ProfAgri Salerno

What ProfAgri Salerno does

Istituto Professionale Servizi per l'Agricoltura e lo Sviluppo Rurale ProfAgri Salerno (ProfAgri) is a publicly funded Italian state secondary school specializing in vocational education for agriculture and rural development. Operating under the Italian Ministry of Education (Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito), it serves upper-secondary students (typically ages 14-19) through the IPSASR Profagri curriculum, which delivers technical and vocational training in agricultural services, farm technical assistance, and rural product valorization. The institution also runs adult evening courses (corso serale) at the Salerno and Castel San Giorgio campuses for diploma completion. Additional programming includes PNRR-funded teacher training in digital transition, STEM, multilingualism, and AI/digital sustainability, plus international student and staff mobility through the Erasmus programme (Tenerife Back to Nature & Mental Welfare exchange).

The institution operates across seven physical campuses in the Salerno province (Salerno, Angri, Battipaglia, Capaccio Paestum, Castel San Giorgio, Fisciano, and Sarno/Episcopio), delivering in-person instruction to a distributed student body. Its digital infrastructure is built on Argo Software's Portale Scuola platform, which provides electronic registers for teachers (Registro Elettronico Docenti), a family portal (Registro Elettronico Famiglie) for student progress access, an online public notice board (Albo Online), and transparency compliance under D.Lgs. 33/2013. The institution is a registered Italian state school (Codice meccanografico SARA010005, Codice fiscale 80020140655), overseen by a Dirigente Scolastico and governed under national education standards set by Invalsi and the Ministry.

ProfAgri Salerno's revenue model is entirely public: it is funded through the Italian national education budget via the Ministry of Education, supplemented by project-based PNRR grants and municipal support. There is no tuition; education is provided free of charge to enrolled students. The school does not generate commercial revenue, has no private shareholders or external investors, and is not listed on any exchange. End-user customers (students, families, adult learners) are served free at the point of delivery, while the principal revenue counterpart is a single government funder, with PNRR acting as a secondary, programmatic grant channel.

Name

ProfAgri Salerno

Legal name

Istituto Professionale Servizi per l'Agricoltura e lo Sviluppo Rurale ProfAgri Salerno

Website

https://profagrisalerno.edu.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ProfAgri Salerno is a publicly funded Italian state secondary school specializing in vocational education for agriculture and rural development, operating seven campuses across the Salerno province under the Italian Ministry of Education and serving upper-secondary students and adult learners.

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Product category

Vocational Secondary Education (Agricultural Services and Rural Development)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Vocational agricultural education
• Secondary education services
• Rural development training
• Adult education programs
• School administration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Salerno

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: Publicly funded secondary school operating under the Italian Ministry of Education (Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito), funded through national education budgets

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Istituto Professionale Servizi per l'Agricoltura e lo Sviluppo Rurale ProfAgri Salerno is a publicly funded Italian state secondary vocational institute delivering the IPSASR Profagri curriculum in agricultural services and rural development for students aged 14-19. It complements core teaching with administrative services (electronic registers, online albo, transparency portal), an evening adult diploma program (Corso Serale), and PNRR-funded teacher/student training in digital transition, STEM and multilingualism across seven campuses in the Salerno province.

Product overview

ProfAgri Salerno is a vocational school (Istituto Professionale per i Servizi all'Agricoltura e lo Sviluppo Rurale) offering the IPSASR Profagri program focused on agricultural services and rural development. The institution provides administrative services including electronic registers (Registro Elettronico) for families and teachers, online public notice board (Albo Online), and transparency compliance services (Amministrazione Trasparente). Additional offerings include adult evening education courses and PNRR-funded training programs through Scuola Futura. The school operates across multiple campuses in the Salerno province.

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Products and services

• IPSASR Profagri — Servizi per l'Agricoltura e lo Sviluppo Rurale Main upper-secondary vocational program (IPSASR) offering technical skills for agricultural businesses and rural development, including technical assistance for farms and product valorization, designed for students aged 14-19 in the Salerno province. Delivered across seven campuses and aligned with the national Italian school curriculum, leading to a state-recognized diploma.
• Corso Serale per Adulti — Evening Adult Diploma Program Evening adult education program (corso serale) for obtaining the Servizi per l'Agricoltura e lo Sviluppo Rurale diploma, intended for working adults who have not completed upper secondary education. Delivered in evening hours at the Salerno and Castel San Giorgio campuses.
• PNRR Formazione (Scuola Futura) Government-funded training program delivered through the national Scuola Futura platform under PNRR Mission Istruzione, offering courses in digital transition, STEM education, and multilingualism for the institute's teaching staff and students.
• PNRR DM 219 — Scuola Futura AI and Educational Innovation Training for Agrotechnicians Specialized PNRR DM 219 training program for agricultural technicians (agrotecnici) and teaching staff, focused on artificial intelligence, educational innovation and digital sustainability, delivered through the Scuola Futura platform under PNRR Mission 4 Component 1 Investment 2.1.
• Erasmus+ Tenerife "Back to Nature & Mental Welfare" Exchange Program International Erasmus+ mobility exchange in Tenerife focused on sustainable agriculture and mental welfare, open to the institute's students and staff under project reference PNRR_2023-1-IT02-KA122-SCH-000113889.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, significant and minor.

• PNRR DM 219 - Scuola Futura PlatformcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Training initiative under PNRR Mission 4 Component 1 Investment 2.1 focused on artificial intelligence, educational innovation, and digital sustainability for agricultural technicians (agrotecnici). Involves tutor recruitment for program delivery.
• Erasmus Programme (European Union)significantStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025International exchange program enabling student and staff mobility. Current initiative includes Tenerife Back to Nature & Mental Welfare exchange with 6 units of school staff and 3 teachers participating. Project reference: PNRR_2023-1-IT02-KA122-SCH-000113889
• Ministero dell'Istruzione e del MeritocoreOthersThe Italian Ministry of Education provides institutional oversight, funding, and policy framework within which ProfAgri Salerno operates as a public secondary school. All educational activities, curricula, and certifications align with national standards set by the Ministry.
• PNRR (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza)coreOthersNational Recovery and Resilience Plan funding supporting digital transition, STEM education, and multilingualism initiatives. ProfAgri participates in Scuola Futura platform for teacher professional development under PNRR Mission Istruzione.
• Argo Software (Portale Scuola)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology provider for school management systems including electronic registry, family portals, and administrative platforms. Hosts the school's digital infrastructure on their cloud platform.
• InvalsiminorOthersNational institute for valuation of the education system providing standardized testing and assessment frameworks that ProfAgri participates in.
• Local Municipalities (Salerno, Battipaglia, Angri, etc.)minorOthersLocal government entities in the various municipalities where school branches are located, providing facilities and local support for educational services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IIS Cavour: Italian state secondary institute in Verona with an established IPSASR branch. Directly comparable as a multi-site Italian state vocational school specializing in agriculture and rural development under the same ministerial regulation.
• IIS Blaise Pascal: Italian state secondary institute hosting one of the larger IPSASR tracks in Emilia-Romagna. Directly comparable to ProfAgri Salerno in offering upper-secondary agricultural vocational curricula, work-based learning, and digital registry-driven administration.
• IIS Fratelli Agosti: Italian state secondary institute in Brescia focused on agriculture and rural development, offering IPSASR curricula and adult education tracks. Operates under the same ministerial funding framework and uses similar Argo-style administrative platforms.
• IIS Calvi: Italian state secondary institute in Padova offering the IPSASR agricultural vocational track alongside other professional programs. Operates under the same Italian Ministry of Education framework as ProfAgri Salerno with comparable curricula, diploma pathways, and PCTO partnerships.
• IIS Antonio Zanelli: Italian state secondary school in Reggio Emilia with a long-established IPSASR (agricultural and rural development vocational) program. Operates multiple campuses and offers PCTO and adult education pathways analogous to ProfAgri Salerno, making it the closest comparable public-sector agricultural vocational institute.

Regional players

• Maison Familiale Rurale (MFR): Federation of French rural vocational training centers offering alternance-based agricultural diplomas with strong residential and work-based-learning components. Comparable in mission (rural youth vocational training) but operates in France under a different governance and funding model.
• Lycée Agricole (France): Network of French state agricultural lycées under the Ministry of Agriculture delivering upper-secondary and BTS-level agricultural diplomas. Comparable to ProfAgri Salerno in offering state-recognized agricultural vocational credentials, but serving the French system rather than Italian.

Others

• Argo Software: Italian school management software vendor whose platform (electronic register, family portal, communications) is used by ProfAgri Salerno. Not a peer in terms of student-facing services, but the dominant technology infrastructure provider for similar Italian state schools.

Emerging players

• Fondazione ITS Agroalimentare: Italian higher technical institutes (ITS) specializing in agri-food and rural development post-secondary training. Represents an adjacent rather than directly competing level of education (tertiary vs upper-secondary), but competes for the same student demographic interested in agricultural careers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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