4+2 Technological/professional training route

The aim is to offer students a training programme that is in line with the needs of the world of work and, at the same time, facilitates the continuation of their studies in the tertiary education pathways of the ITS, with the ultimate attainment, in six years, of a highly specialised technical qualification.

Starting with the 2024/2025 school year, it is possible to enrol in the courses of this sector thanks to the activation of a national experiment. These programmes envisage four-year courses of study of technical and professional secondary education that will ensure students achieve the specific learning objectives and competences already established for the normal five-year courses, with the early attainment of the secondary school diploma following the State Examination. The 4-year course encourages the consolidation of on-the-job experiences, the strengthening of STEM disciplines, hours dedicated to Pathways for Transversal Skills and Orientation (PCTO), the internationalisation process, laboratory teaching, and the adoption of innovative methodologies. It will involve expert teachers from the world of work. At the end of the four-year period it will be possible to enrol at university directly, continue the programme in an ITS Academy or enter the world of work.