Data show that Italy is lagging behind the rest of Europe on digital skills. The project announced by the Labour Minister Catalfo as part of the country's Recovery Plan will have a budget of 11.2 billion euro. Giovanni Biondi, President of Indire: These funds should be used properly
Due to the impact of the pandemic, as tourism levels dropped and remote work entered the mainstream, many countries began to introduce special visas to attract foreign workers. Estonia was the first, but the list is getting longer everyday
U.S. companies spend over 70 billion dollars a year on training programmes. And they often prove to be fruitless. To turn things around, they have placed their trust in the words of the legendary coach Vince Lombardi
The Italian government has presented the goals to be included in its Recovery Plan, which hinges on Next Generation EU funding. The target is to increase the employment rate by ten percentage points
A StarNet report provides a snapshot of the situation: more than 2 million Italian youngsters are not in employment, education or training and over the past six years, the policies to help them have only gone halfway to solving the problem
Online platforms will enable remote meetings in virtual workspaces with almost no latency. And employment contracts will need some adjustment to allow for continued education
A wide variety of online training courses were available during quarantine - some people have even managed to turn their passion into a career or turned around their business
In the experts' opinion, four things need to de done: digitalise the country, update education, support the more innovative SMEs and reform the justice system These will be crucial steps in the post-Covid recovery.
The digital transformation was already changing the world of work. Then came Covid-19 and the change accelerated. The key to dealing with this revolution lies in the new skills that the market is demanding. An event organized by the Automation & Testing specialist trade fair together with the Adecco Group covered this very topic: Skills in the digital age .
They were among those essential workers who were still active during the lockdown. In Italy, for several years now their fate has been decided in the Courts, but the 2019 Salva Imprese' decree is seeking to bring order. Many answers are still needed, and the first is about their safety.
