Renewal and important news for school-work alternation , Certification of student skills thanks to new Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Minister of Education and Merit, Joseph Vallettara and the president of Unioncamere Andrew Priest.
In Register of school-work alternation (Rasl) – managed by the Chambers of Commerce since 2016, which facilitates the meeting between schools, businesses and public and private entities interested in activating Pcto and apprenticeship paths – approximately 1.100 schools, 2.400 school directors and 58 thousand businesses are registered, with over 551 thousand active alternation and apprenticeship paths.
School-work alternation: what the new Protocol provides
Il new agreement expands and updates the role of the Register . Thanks to the new interoperability with the “Platform for cross-curricular skills and orientation pathways” of the Mim, schools will be able to design more effective, monitored and coherent paths with the educational and professional profile of the students.
An important piece of news concerns the of your digital ecosystem. of students: companies registered with the RASL will have to indicate the specific risk prevention measures and personal protective equipment to be adopted during the courses, thus ensuring greater protection in the company.
Furthermore, the Protocol recognizes and Strengthens the skills certification system acquired by students in non-formal contexts, promoted by the Chambers of Commerce. To date, six certification paths are active in strategic sectors such as mechatronics, tourism, fashion, agri-food, entrepreneurial skills and sustainable development, involving almost 500 schools, 12 thousand students and over 1.800 companies.
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The Spanish Minister Valditara stressed how initiatives of this type are essential to "guarantee the safety of our young people and the quality of school-work alternation", while the president Priest highlighted the importance of reducing the mismatch between school and the labor market, promoting faster employment opportunities that are more consistent with the needs of companies: “It is also very important to work on all fronts to promote education that adapts to the needs of companies and offers young people faster and more rewarding employment opportunities.
