(Finance) – The leaders of 50 large Italian companies in meetings at the construction site. A highly symbolic place chosen to take stock of the project “Italian District “of the Consortium of Company Elis, born in 2023 under the presidency on duty of theCEO of Autostrade per l’Italia, Roberto Tomasiwhich opens the activities of the new year with a first training objective of 941 people on the national territory.
A project to which the great industrial players of the Italian scene have joined, born with the dual objective of making up for the needs of the business world in terms of people and, at the same time, to provide training and job opportunities. In particular, the Energy and data sector and that of transport In 2025 the two areas in which the “District Italy” companies recorded the higher training and professional insertion needs. It follows that of the great works, which focus mainly in the road sector and naval buildings. In detail, the Companies are looking for fiber optic joints, photovoltaic electrical and technical operators, capitreno and drivers in the railway sector, carpenters and sites managers on construction sites. The needs recorded in the hotel sector is also important.
The new works program was shared today, within the construction site of the new San Donato Gallery, a 923 meters long infrastructure, engineering pride of the project Autostrade per l’Italia For the realization of the new track in the south direction of the A1 between Florence South and Incisa.
“The place chosen today is very significant for us – he explains Roberto Tomasi, CEO of Autostrade per l’Italia – Because it tells people’s ability to translate the great projects in reality thanks to skills, work and with a good dose of determination. In this construction site they are busy every day over 300 people, Some of which are formed and inserted thanks to the district of Italy project, an initiative capable of putting companies and young people in contact to introduce them to the technical crafts that today we need more and more and to guarantee them qualified and safe job opportunities “.
In the last and a half year, over 60 free training courses have been completed in the “district of Italy”. The project guaranteed an insertion rate of 97%, with 854 people included in the companies that adhere to the initiative. In particular, more than 150 are more than 150. Autostrade group for Italyof which almost a third operational in construction sites and in the Tuscan offices of Aspi.
“A sign that when training is designed and made together with the companies – he underlines Pietro Cum, CEO of Elis – He really opens the doors to the world of work and offers young people the opportunity to build a life project “.
The theme of orientation is also central in the objectives of “district”. “More than half of the children choose high school in our country after middle schools – observes Valeria Bonilauri, head of the project for Elis – but Italy is a tail light in Europe By number of graduates, while companies are looking for technical skills on the labor market they do not find “.
It is in this context that the Consortium has entered into a collaboration agreement with the Ministry of Education and merit within “District Italy” To provide Italian schools with support in the realization of the 30 hours of orientation per year provided by the national school system. The agreement gave birth to a network of public and private schools active throughout Italy and coordinated at national level by the Cavour high school in Rome.