Ready4Future

According to the OECD's Skills Outlook 2021 report, the "education-work-retirement" process is to be considered extremely outdated.

The megatrends that characterize the post-pandemic labor market determine the rapid obsolescence of many skills and knowledge, opening up to "new" professional roles, those that will soon be in greater demand.

In this scenario marked by profound transformations, starting from the trades means looking at what will be, clearly tracing the occupational needs of the future, and guiding the youngest towards a full understanding of the professions they could face as adults.

A revolutionary reversal of the classic process "training -> work", following a route that Gianna Martinengo, founder of Women&Tech - Women and Technologies Association, had identified and traced twelve years ago.

As Gianna Martinengo recounts:

"With our project, we aim to make known the new opportunities offered by the world of work, awaken vocations and interests in young people, and open their eyes to an integrated view of study disciplines. Our Association was the first in Italy to promote the transition from STEM to STEAM: the A stands for the humanities, integrated into the heart of the technical-scientific ones."

It is no coincidence that the sectors that offer the greatest opportunities for development are structured in a multidisciplinary key: digital technologies (such as AI, robotics, video games, virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D, blockchain, machine learning, digital twins, big data analysis, Internet of things, quantum computing), biotechnologies (such as bioinformatics, bioelectronics, industrial biotechnologies, health, environmental biotechnologies, neurotechnologies), new materials (such as nanomaterials, e-textiles, smart materials, flexible electronics, photonics), energy and environment (biological fuels, hydrogen technologies, bioplastics, smart grids, solar energy).

Ready4Future is not only aimed at the youngest, but also at all those social and emotional actors who support and advise them: teachers, parents, family in general, and the world of work (companies, public entities, trade unions, third sector).

The ultimate goal is to build a physical and virtual place, global and local, where the actors involved in the project can meet, get to know each other, and exchange valuable information. A welcoming and inclusive space, where to connect to create value, looking towards the future with proactivity and awareness.