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Confindustria, 'two proposals for young people against the training-work gap'

The association launches 'DecidiPRESTO!' and 'OrientaPRESTO!' to support training and school orientation

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Confindustria proposes two initiatives, 'DecidiPRESTO!' and 'OrientaPRESTO!', to counteract the mismatch between scholastic skills and market demands, asking for stable investments for professional training after the end of the Pnrr.

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The Pnrr has financed training infrastructures that risk losing funds from 2027. The mismatch between skills required by companies and those offered by schools affects half of hirings.

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Young people who choose high school in the dark and companies who cannot find the skills they are looking for: the mismatch affects half of the hirings, and with the end of the Pnrr the drive that in recent years has built a precious infrastructure for training, the job market and innovation risks running out. From here, Confindustria launches two proposals.

The first: "DecidiPRESTO!, invest 208 million euros per year in new national resources to give continuity from 2027 to Its Academy, the 4+2 chain and industrial doctorates, Its-University relations". Confindustria warns: "Without a decision in the Budget Law, the momentum will be lost from 2027".

The second proposal is "OrientaPRESTO!, bringing businesses into middle schools, with tutoring recognized as an ESG activity and rewarded in public tenders".

"The watchword is 'soon'", warns the vice-president of Confindustria for education and open innovation, Riccardo Di Stefano, from the second Education & Open Innovation Forum 2026 of Confindustria in Taormina.

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Request for allocation of 208 million euros in the next Budget Law.
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Open Questions

Will the government accept the request for 208 million in the Budget Law?
How will schools react to the direct involvement of businesses?