The rate of school dropouts has fallen from 20.8% ten years ago to 13.8% in 2016. The numbers are going down, but Italy is still above the 10% Europe 2020 objective and its southern regions exceed national averages
Born in a Paris banlieu, within just a few years he created an empire, thanks to internet services that shook up the market - first in France, now in Italy
Giovanni Biondi, leader of INDIRE, believes it should be up to schools to decide whether the right conditions are in place for the scheme to complement the students' curricula. The distinction lies in making it a joint effort between schools and companies
So says Nadia Cattaneo, headmistress at the Enrico Tosi technical college in Northern Italy, said to be the best school in the country
Qualified teachers, technology, teaching methods: here are the people we can learn from to improve our schools
It is a slow process, but even the most sceptical teachers are beginning to understand that teaching needs to be updated . These are the words of Chiara Burberi, CEO of Redooc, a digital teaching platform dedicated to scientific subjects
Martin Laba is an expert in communication. He teaches young people the skills they need to fully prepare themselves for the working world of the future
Millennials are the generation with the highest level of education and training to date. They have the soft skills the market asks for and yet companies see them as aliens. As children they were mollycoddled, as a generation they're over criticised; yet as we emerge from the economic crisis, millennials want to show their worth. These are the words of Alessandro Rosina.
In 2004 Turin saw the establishment of the foundation presided over by Dario Odifreddi, who said: There is an enormous demand for traditional trades. The difference today is that they have to be rehashed, modernised and upgraded technologically. Doing the job of a maitre or chef cannot be the same as it was ten years ago.
The European Training Foundation has listed this organisation established in Como as one of the ten best in Europe. The secret to ensuring employment rates above the average? Put the students literally to work
