Through the impetus given by the EU, in Italy the focus of interest has shifted from initial training towards further training because, even if their interests are not always the same, companies, workers and administrative bodies understand better than before that vocational training is an investment which benefits everyone; in this their interests do coincide.
The most recent contracts pay more attention to these issues. It is interesting to note that agreements tend to provide for new ways of exercising the right to education outside the school system (vocational training and retraining, language training, etc.).
There is no reliable source, based on systematic surveys, as far as the training of personnel of companies is concerned.
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