Liguria, la Regione rafforza gli investimenti sugli Its

The Liguria region is increasing investments in its technical high schools, allocating 6.73 million euros and supporting the integration of people with disabilities into the workforce with an additional 6.34 million euros. The entity led by Marco Bucci has recently bolstered professional training investments, raising the funds allocated for Its programs and interventions to place young people with disabilities in companies.

The extension of the programming for 2026, financed under the Pr Fse+ 2021-2027 instrument (which also uses EU funds), will ensure full coverage of projects submitted for two already scheduled interventions. For the Its Academy courses, an additional 1.73 million euros are earmarked, complementing the 5 million euros already planned.

The increase, according to the region, will enable the full funding of projects submitted in response to the regional public call, including six courses that would have been excluded with the initial available resources. Resources for training pathways aimed at placing young people with disabilities in the workforce are also growing: the 6 million euros already planned are supplemented by 348,376 euros.

This integration will finance the activities outlined in projects for the entire cohort of 630 students. "Training," explained the region's vice president (and assessment advisor for training) Simona Ferro and her counterpart for the Fse programming, Marco Scajola, "is one of the most important tools we have to transform people's capabilities and talents into concrete opportunities for autonomy and work.

That is why we have decided to increase the available resources and fully fund the submitted projects, leaving no valid pathways outside the programming." The Its are described as a strategic link between specialist training and companies' needs, while the pathways for young people with disabilities have a value that extends beyond training: they signify inclusion, personal growth, and the possibility of building one's future through work.

The region collectively refers to the additional 2 million euros; an investment that confirms the commitment to putting skills, employment, and equal opportunities at the center of regional policies. The aim is to continue building a Liguria where training accompanies people concretely towards the workforce and simultaneously responds to the needs of our productive system.

Investing in skills means investing in the territory's competitiveness, young people, and the possibility for each individual to find their place in the community and the labor market.