DUAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

THE EXPERIENCE OF EMILIA ROMAGNA

PROF.PATRIZIO BIANCHI

REGIONAL MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND LABOUR EMILIA ROMAGNA

BRUXELLES, 30 JUNE 2016

4 REGIONS IN

BRUXELLES

DUAL EDUCATION

CONFERENCE

Regional government policy:

social cohesion as the real basis

for sustainable development

1. Regional government invests European social fund in New Skills, Competences, and school/firms relations

2.Not only smart specialization strategy but «smart» complementarity among regional policies and social actors’

collective actions

Patto per il Lavoro / a regional agreement among all social actors for a common development goal

Regional government policy:

social cohesion as the real basis for

sustainable development

3. Human resources are the key factor for development for manufacturing economy (INDUSTRY 4.0)

4. Foreign students are a relevant part of an open society, ready to compete in an open economy

3. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: INNOVATIVE START-UPS

•Italia Start-Up Visa - The Italian government supports the creation of innovative companies with a

Start-Up Visa (for foreign entrepreneurs) and the Start-Up Law (for innovative companies) -

startup.registroimprese.it/

•Emilia-Romagna Start-Up - The regional focal point for the creation of innovative enterprises

www.emiliaromagnastartup.it

•Make-ER – the digital manufacturing network of Emilia-Romagna - The first Italian regional network

for digital manufacturing, including Fab-Labs and other organisations that can provide an alternative to traditional methods of production and the organisation of work www.mak-er.it

•Finance-ER - The Finance Market Place for innovative start-ups in Emilia-Romagna - financer.aster.it

•R2B Research to Business - International exhibition dedicated to industrial research and innovation -

www.rdueb.it

Source: startup.registroimprese.it

551 innovative

start-ups in

Emilia-

Romagna (2015)

Second

region in

Italy for

number of

start-ups

Optical Fibre

Connection

HDSL connection

Satellite connection

AGRIFOOD CONSTRUCTION

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

ICT & DESIGN

MECHANICS & MATERIALS

LIFE SCIENCE

• Adopting the most relevant technologies for our country in our times

• Understanding the complexity of present world and the relation between the needs of our country and the dynamics of world economy

• Consolidation of the social intangible capital

Which are the set targets

for specialization and

complementarity of

competences?

Education

and Vocational Training

Polytechnic Network Higher education, research and education grants

Employment and skills

Three-year training paths to achieve a vocational qualification An horizontal integration among complementary education systems

Education and Vocational Training

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Fonte: Regione Emilia-Romagna

Foreign students education and

professional training 2011/2014 VET pupils Pupils Pupils Pupils

1st year at state professional schools 8.294 7.957 8.474

2nd year at state professional schools - 6.499 6.320

3rd year at state professional schools - - 5.665

Total at state professional schools 8.294 14.406 20.459

2nd year at regional vocational training centres

3.824 3.714 3.798

3rd year at regional vocational training centres

- 3.621 3.576

Total at regional vocational training centres

3.824 7.335 7.374

TOTAL NUMBER OF VET PUPILS 12.118 21.741 27.883

Higher Technical Institutes

Higher Technical Education

and Training paths

Higher Education paths

HIGH SCHOOL OF

TECHNOLOGY NETWORK

Polytechnic Network

Research grants

Ph.D. and higher education

courses

Right to higher education

UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH,

SPIN OFF, INTERN.MOBILITY

Higher education, research and education grants

The LAMBORGHINI-DUCATI

Agreement

DESI DUAL EDUCATION SYSTEM ITALY COMPANIES

TRADE UNIONS SCHOOLS

ER GOVT

THE NATIONAL LAW L.107 «LA BUONA SCUOLA»

Learning from the case

ER Professional education reform, with inclusion tailored programmes, is the main policy for integration of Second generation students.

ER 2011 Reform pioneered the National Reform for Professional education (integrated systems of education; 3 years for a qualification; effective dual system for all students; vertical mobility to a tertiary level of education; long-life learning)

A new strategic perspectives for European regions (from volume to value)

Foreign students inclusion challenges an open society vision

Social resilience and the role of

education

Emilia-Romagna experience promotes opportunities for developing skills and rights together through a collaboration between institutions, social organizations and citizens.

The central role of education for improving social belonging and stressing the value of human resources for a social sustainable development.

PABIANCHI@REGIONE.EMILIA-ROMAGNA.IT THANKS

BRUXELLES, 30 JUNE 2016