School and career guidance initiatives
Poste Italiane’s commitment to future generations is a defining value for the Group. Particular interest is placed on the subject with the desire to contribute to the growth of young people in relation to the social fabric of reference. The focus of the programme is on fostering an alliance between the corporate and educational worlds with new opportunities for school, career and soft skills development for the children of employees and students also from vulnerable social backgrounds, through the active involvement of corporate professionals.
On the basis of this approach, the following were realised in the year 2024:
- "Next Generation" programme, in continuity with past editions, aimed at school orientation and the development of soft skills for young people from vulnerable social backgrounds, divided into "Pathways for Transversal Skills and Orientation" (PCTO), which involved students from classes IV and V of secondary schools, in workshops to develop so-called transversal skills and to explore the new opportunities arising from artificial intelligence, and in a residential Creathon where they worked in teams to foster the development of innovative solutions in response to the challenge identified by the Company;
- experiential workshop programmes called "Future Lab", "Life Skills Lab" and "Mind Building Lab" aimed at the children of employees to stimulate reflection on their personal development plan and develop the ability to design a study and career path based on individual characteristics;
- awarding 18 scholarships abroad to deserving children of employees with the aim to promoting intercultural exchange.
The Group has also renewed its commitment to the second edition of the two-year project “School4Life 2.0”, developed in synergy with other large companies, with the aim of helping combat school dropout rates by supporting educational quality through intervention plans by Company professionals as role models, mentors and masters of trades in secondary and high schools throughout Italy.