A “reform with a very high cultural value,” is how the President of Lombardy, Roberto Formigoni, presented the apprenticeship agreement he signed on Monday, September 27th with the Minister of Education, Mariastella Gelmini, and the Minister of Labor, Maurizio Sacconi. This agreement is part of the “Italia 2020” plan tackled head-on by the two Ministers (see our dispatch No. 100037), while for the region it is part of the process launched earlier this year with the signature of an agreement with the social partners in the craft industry to revive apprenticeship. This agreement aims to “limit school drop-out and the exploitation of youth” while encouraging alternation between school and work to “quicken they entry into the business world” Mrs. Gelmini pointed out. This way, the signatories are hoping to “get back” the approximately 300,000 young people in the region that leave school but don’t have an “official” job.
t and the exploitation of youth” while encouraging alternation between school and work to “quicken they entry into the business world” Mrs. Gelmini pointed out. This way, the signatories are hoping to “get back” the approximately 300,000 young people in the region that leave school but don’t have an “official” job.
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