Regione Liguria, with its Job Sector, has realized the Pact for Job in Tourism. It’s a system created in 2018 to offer support to a strategic sector for the socio-economy of Liguria, favouring seasonal adjustment processes and the hiring of seasonal workers. In agreement with workers’ unions, private companies in the tourism sector can thus apply for employment bonuses for hires lasting at least 6 months a year. This Pact has produced good results and has become a best practice for other regions. Regione Liguria intends to continue with this pact to favour the employment level of the tourism sector and the quality of tourist reception. 

Each year at least an amount from 3 to 5 million euros is needed to adequately finance the public notice.

For skills in tourism there is not a “Pact Agreement”, but actions towards training of tourism professions and improvement of skills, especially in the sustainable field. Regione Liguria, with its Training Sector, Alfa (Regional Agency for Employment, Training and Accreditation) and with the main associations of tourism professions, works for the qualification of outdoor professionals, as a necessary improvement of the reception in Liguria destination and a support to the increase of sustainable tourism. Professional figures related to the outdoor segment include GAE (Hiking Guide), Tourist Cycling Instructor, Off-road Cycling Mountain bike Instructor and Marine Naturalist Tour Guide. Regione Liguria commits to continue raising awareness among training institutes and listening to training needs, especially of young people, in order to have new specialized figures who can lead to the conscious discovery of the territory. 18 training courses have been activated for specific professions relating to the outdoor segment, so new professionals of these typologies will be trained in 2023.