She stands as one of 50 Best’s Champions of Change. Her latest project is a Milan-based ice-cream parlour staffed by women victims of domestic violence
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Young entrepreneurs have a host of ideas in times of crisis to facilitate entrance into the workforce, especially for the most vulnerable sectors of the population. Here are some of the most innovative ones
The new minister gave Parliament an outline of his ministry’s policies. Here are some highlights also in light of the redrafting of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan
The Biden administration’s new labour secretary, a former mayor of Boston, has an extensive record as a trade union member. He now faces the challenge of post-pandemic job recovery
Increasingly prevalent in every aspect of our lives, social networks are shaping lots of new roles: from Gif designers to TikTok managers, these are just some of the careers of the future
Academic qualifications and hard skills will no longer be enough says the World Economic Forum. Companies require problem-solving skills, an eye for detail and a capacity for continuous learning, even without that piece of paper’
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
More and more people are looking for motivation and purpose in a job that’s different to their primary occupation. It is not just a matter of income. Why is that? We spoke with Ivana Pais, sociologist at Milan’s Università Cattolica
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
LinkedIn’s latest insights on labour market trends: The number of sustainability professionals has increased by 13%. The demand for green jobs in Europe has grown 49% over the last year . And Milan ranks in the world’s top ten
This new role was first introduced during the lockdown by the regional administration of Veneto on May 12
Curiosity, organisation skills, flexibility, local knowledge and a gift for storytelling: these are the skills of the trade. Then, today more than ever, explains Pierpaolo Di Nardo, a pioneer in the sector, you also have to be a bit of a psychologist with your clients.
Our country should stop selling cars with diesel or petrol engines by 2035 and switch to electric cars. New skills, new professional profiles and more research will be needed
“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Software developers, engineers and computer scientists will be leading the first phase of creating a virtual reality for avatars. But eventually a detailed world will have to be created, and this will only be possible with architects, designers, mathematicians and many other professional profiles.