New Courses for Training Technicians for Industry 4.0

The initiative is by Unindustria Reggio Emilia, Fondazione Augurusa, and CIS. The lessons, in collaboration with the Virtus Lab project, aim to meet the employment needs of businesses

October 14, 2021 – by Mario Agostino

In Italy’s 4.0 transition, there is no shortage of work, but rather a lack of capacity to adequately qualify those who could enter or re-enter the labor market, especially in the mechanical and technological fields. This is clearly demonstrated by data emerging from the 26th Orientagiovani event promoted by Confindustria and Luiss with the support of Umana and the participation of Unindustria in January 2020. Already at the dawn of the pandemic, Italian entrepreneurs were urgently seeking professional profiles that in more than 1 out of 3 cases were difficult to find. Today, for those under 29, it is even difficult to select 1 out of 2 available positions, because the training offer is lacking especially in the medium-high scientific and technical fields. An opportunity that constitutes a striking example comes from the so-called MotorValley of Emilia Romagna: …