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The courses of Collaborator Restorer
Palazzo Spinelli organises the professional courses for Collaborator Restorer. The Institute’s professional training courses are authorised by the Regione Toscana according to the National Law no. 32 of the year 2002, and on respect of the standards approved by the Conference of the Italian Regions of 27 October 2011 which finally approved the three years format of the courses ( 2.700 hours, whose 60% have to be reserved to the practical training carried out for at least the 60% on artworks officially recognised according to the Italian Code of Cultural Heritage.
The three year format
The current organisation of the professional courses is based on a the three year format as defined by the Law 32/2002 of the Regione Toscana:
• Biennium of basic training (duration: 1800 hours) which ends with the issue of the title of Qualified Technician in Restoration.
• Specialisation year (duration: 900 hours), which ends with the issue of the title of Expert Technician in Restoration.
The three year didactic organisation 2013-16
Graduates who have attended the three-year courses, after passing the final exam of Expert Technician will be automatically included in the National List of Restorers of Cultural Heritage (Collaborator Restorers) managed by the Ministry.
How to short the training duration through the entry credits system
Applicants could apply for a reduction of their training duration through a direct admission to the second or to the third year of the academic courses. The Institute Director, authorised according to the DGR 532/09 of the Regione Toscana as responsible of the entry credits system policy, will grant the validation of the entry credits, on the basis of the documentation received and of an eventual integrative meeting. The sum of the whole applicant’s entry credits (included the professional titles obtained in other schools or public institutions) will be used to calculate the final reduction of the course duration and of the applicant tuition fee. Applicants, in order to define a better customization of their studies, are kindly required to send their updated résumé and the copy of all their certifications (study titles, etc.) and of their certified professional experiences.
Acknowledgement of the Study Title
Our Institute is part of the Regional training system which has recognised its courses from 1980 (Act no. 1881 of 12.06.1980 and subsequent until the current Act no. 4137 of the 05.11.2012). The acknowledgements were granted by the Province of Florence due to the art. 17 comma 1 lett.b of the L.R. 32/2002. The Institute is accredited by the Regione Toscana under Law no. 1722 of the 25.03.2003 and subsequent. Accreditation code nr. FI0269. Certified ISO 9001:2008 IMQ/CSQ 9175.IPAR of the 16.05.2005 and subsequent.
The triennial professional qualification title, as issued by a Regional institution, officially delegated by the Italian State due to the National Law no. 845 of 21st 12 1978, is valid on the whole National territory. The triennial title is also valid in all the European countries thanks to the validation of the GS General System adopted with the European acts (89/48/CEE and 92/51/CEE), changed by the act 2001/19/CE implemented by the Italian State through the Legislative Decree no. 277 of the 8 July2003, art no. 1 letter b.
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Admission to the courses
The Institute accepts the applications only after an evaluation of the individual motivations, of the study titles and of the applicant references and certifications. The Institute reserves the right to ask a preliminary individual talk with the Direction, to be held in Florence. In particular limited cases the Institute can require the organization of an admission preliminary exam.
In order to be enrolled at the professional courses is compulsory to have a secondary school Diploma, or at least a three year professional qualification, also issued by the Sistema di Istruzione e Formazione.
The study titles obtained in foreign countries have to be integrated by a declaration of conformity or by any other different declaration which officially certifies the equivalence of their value with the Italian corresponding titles.
Admission to the professional courses 2013-14
Language of the Training
All the courses are held in Italian. Foreign students must have a knowledge of the Italian language equivalent to the second Basic Level (Basic grammatical elements. Italian Core Vocabulary. Basic phonetic ability. Exercises of oral and written comprehension. Basic conversation.) which can allow them to easily take part to the training sessions. This knowledge will be checked by the teacher responsible of the entry level procedures through two dedicated entry tests to be held before the beginning of the courses and before the official admission to the final exams of Diploma. The Institute has been organising some courses of Italian before the academic courses start.
The sending of the Request of Evaluation Form
Applicants interested in the three year courses are required to fill the Online Request of Evaluation Form and to send their personal updated résumé to the following email admissions@spinelli.it.
The Secretariat will send to all applicants the list of the courses, the available places, the tuition fees and the necessary instructions on how to complete the enrolment procedure.
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