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Become a tourist entertainers. First part

Tourism jobs : Become a tourist entertainers.

February 17, 2010 | Doing business

“Free time is the most precious thing a man can possess. Socrates said it 2000 years ago and brings it back with pride also the site of the National Association reps

http://www.associazionenazionaleanimatori.it , is an organitation which protects the professional entertainment and related activities, of course, to free time. Animation is an industry that knows no crisis, but that the majority of work-seeking activity is seen as temporary, passing through, waiting for a secure job. Each year, businesses and tourist entertainment facilities , during the year, holidays and summer, recruit 30 thousand animators. It is, therefore, a genuine work by presenting performances in animating during the evenings, with singing, games, music, for hotel guests, adults and children alike. Animation means, in fact, animate, render lively, fun, special evening for an event, bring a smile to the interlocutor, cheer her free time.

The animation is by its nature a thousand faces, from so many facets, is also a service, a professional service that can be done in different ways. There are, in fact, different types of animation: entertainment tourism, held in accommodation, entertainment at home, at the home of the client; entertainment at nursing homes for the elderly and hospitals. Protagonists of the animation may be individuals belonging to different age groups: youth, adults, seniors and children. The own childhood, is the core business of many agencies of animation, often describe themselves as corporate structures in the sector. Children, on the occasion of their birthday are offered musical performances, dressed as a clown and juggling both at home and in restaurant chosen by Mom and Dad to celebrate the event. The excessive professional commitments involving today as now, parents have also increased the need to have available at the facilities where to spend their free time, an entertainment service for children in order that the “large can to enjoy, in freedom, a moment of relaxation away from home. The market, therefore, has expanded and with it the opportunity to do business in the field of animation, which must therefore be seen as a real job. A work that compared to other more conventional occupations, reserves the right to smile and entertain others, to give a smile, perhaps, even certainly, one of the greatest satisfactions that life can give to each of us. To become an animator, and there is no specific training is required, which however can be gained from the training courses developed by industry associations or universities.

Become a tourist entertainers: Getting Started

Many training courses are organized by regions and provinces and are funded by the European Social Fund. Courses in animation, there are highly professional and abroad, in France and Spain for example. The University “Tor Vergata” in Rome, in collaboration with ANA, the National Association of reps, which we discussed in the introduction, established the first university course in “soul of physical activities and leisure.” Also in Rome is the European Higher Institute of Animation and Communication offers courses to achieve at least 26 specialties ranging from animation for children, theatrical animation, learning animation techniques and skills to become entrepreneurs animation. Other training courses are offered by Aiatel, Italian Association reps Leisure Holding of the National School Animators. Even the leaders must respect a specific code of ethics developed by professional organizations and can register on the National Register of mind, always prepared by the same organizations.

Can join the registry, the animators, who have two different qualifications: professional animator polyvalent, that is engaged in entertainment for various sectors, industry and professional entertainer, the one that is engaged in entertainment for older people, community, tourism industry. The requirements for entry to the registry for both profiles are holding a high school diploma and a training course of at least 800 hours, or certification of a public body that certifies the operation for at least 1000 hours for the first profile, and a training course of 300 hours or a certificate of a public body which certifies the operation of the subject for at least 500 hours for the second profile. There are a very broad spectrum of activities and sectors that can affect the service of animation .

Animator working in the tourism sector is a professional regulated by Law 217/1983, that framework law on tourism, which describes the animator as one who professionally entertain organized groups of tourists with recreational activities, sports and cultural . The age of these professionals is generally low, between 18 and 30 years. The tourist entertainer par excellence is what entertains the guests of the tourist villages, in seaside resorts, but can also operate at upland facilities, cruise ships, other accommodations such as hotels, hotel.

Depending on his training, the animator can organize games, sports, yoga, a figure so versatile, that by itself is configured as a free-trader, who can also work as an employee of the same fixed-tourist facility or be recruited by an agency, ie animation companies. To create an animation staff, in fact, a single figure is not enough, is the comic, the costume designer, sports, DJs, organizing all these activities in serving customers, is organized by an animator with experience, which is defined head animator. As you can see, the prerequisites for creating a company, a company composed of several employees and job profiles, there are all.

The tourist entertainer and generally the business of entertainment, since 1993, with Law No. 203 was inserted between the entertainers and providing for the registration and the payment of contributions all’Enpals, the social security fund for workers entertainment. The animator is much more than a showman, an entertainer who is able to capture the attention of the public. In addition to training is is also need a lot of vitality, verve, desire to entertain and have fun, is, in short, be a brilliant person. Precisely these qualities have become successful people, who began his career as an entertainer in holiday villages: Rosario Fiorello.

Other issues to work and create business in this field, later in our reportage.

Link depth from which we took some content:

http://www.associazionenazionaleanimatori.it/formazione.aspx

http://www.aiatel.com/registro.htm

http://www.lavorareturismo.it/figure-professionali/il-lavoro-di-animatore-turistico

Rosalba Mancuso

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