UNESCO Chairs Network, CONFINDUSTRIA AND THE ITALIAN NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNESCO TOGETHER FOR LONG LIFE LEARNING
Training seminar on lifelong learning at Confindustria headquarters today

 
Rome, 31 October 2023 - In the context of a rapidly changing labour market, lifelong learning plays a crucial role in Italy's development, especially in the manufacturing sector. With this in mind, the Network of Italian UNESCO Chairs, Confindustria and the Italian National Commission for UNESCO today promoted a training seminar dedicated to lifelong learning, which took place at the Confindustria headquarters. The initiative focused on an in-depth analysis of lifelong learning in the country and presented a Road Map outlining future strategies and identifying areas where gaps need to be filled. Lifelong learning is seen as a key element in enhancing the competitiveness of institutions and companies, promoting the individual growth of workers and the continuous acquisition of skills.
 
The seminar coincides with the 10th anniversary of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities, a network involving 292 cities in 76 countries and over 310 million citizens. The event, promoted by the UNESCO Institute Hamburg and UNESCO, invites all institutional and business actors to join the #ImALifelongLearner campaign. This commitment aims to uphold the right to education at all ages and to promote a paradigm shift in learning and education systems, ensuring access to knowledge for all to contribute to a more equitable, just and sustainable society.
 
"UNESCO plays a commendable role in promoting Life Long Learning and we hope that Italy can follow its lead in order to strengthen this important educational sector," said Franco Bernabè, President of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO.

"It is an honour that UNESCO has chosen Confindustria as a partner to celebrate an anniversary in Italy that shows the value of continuous learning, a value that our companies experience every day, participating in the training processes of schools, ITS and universities, or through interprofessional funds. This is the beginning of a UNESCO-Confindustria collaboration that we will make available to the country and its institutions," said Giovani Brugnoli, Vice President for Human Capital of Confindustria.

"In this complex and uncertain phase, ensuring pathways of education and continuous growth for all is the only way to support economic development and social inclusion, hence democracy. The Italian UNESCO Chairs are once again in the front line in making all their skills, knowledge and passion available to our country and to peace," he added Patrizio Bianchi, Spokesperson for the Network of Italian UNESCO Chairs (ReCUI).