Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1992, published 79th ILC session (1992)

Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142) - Italy (Ratification: 1979)

The Committee notes the Government's report, which covers the period ending June 1990, the attached information and the comments of the General Confederation of Italian Agriculture (CONFAFRICOLTURA), the General Confederation of Commerce, Tourism and Service Industries (CONFCOMMERCIO), the General Confederation of Italian Managers (CIDA) and the Association of Petrochemical Enterprises in the Public Sector (ASAP). It would be grateful if the Government would supply further information in its next report on the following points:

1. The Committee refers to its 1992 observation under Convention No. 122, in which it notes with interest the information concerning the development of the use of employment/training contracts as an additional means of training young persons and integrating them into employment. It notes the legal and collective agreement provisions that are intended to simplify administrative procedures, improve the content of training courses and concentrate financing on the South of the country where the unemployment rate of young persons is the highest. The Committee also notes that the draft reform of the employment/training contract provides for the establishment of a preparatory employment contract which is intended in particular for young persons aged between 15 and 25 years. To the extent that it is not supplied in the reports on the application of Convention No. 122, please continue to supply information on the way in which these measures are developed, the manner in which they are coordinated with employment objectives and the results achieved.

2. The Committee notes the Bill on the independence of schools, which issues regulations concerning courses intended to give young persons leaving school a qualification that is adapted to the needs of the labour market. It also notes that, according to the General Confederation of Italian Managers (CIDA), the transition from the world of work to that of education should be made possible at all levels of training, and that intra- and extra-mural training should be accorded the same status. In this respect, the Committee requests the Government to continue supplying information on the manner in which open, flexible and complementary systems of education and educational and vocational guidance and training are provided within the system of formal education or outside it (Article 2 of the Convention).

3. The Government states that the Regions, which are responsible for vocational training, tend to concentrate on training for young persons leaving school and adults who are in employment. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would supply information on the extension of vocational guidance and training systems to respond to the needs of all individuals and of particular categories of the population, such as women and disabled workers (Articles 3 and 4 of the Convention). The Committee also notes that, according to the CIDA, continuing training in management and supervisory functions should be strengthened, if necessary by legislative means. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would state whether measures have been taken or are envisaged in this field, in which Part V of Recommendation No. 150 may provide useful indications.

4. The Committee notes with interest the conclusion of collective agreements between the social partners for the implementation of employment/training contracts. It notes that the General Agreement of 16 November 1988 set up a bilateral commission to plan the establishment of joint regional bodies responsible for the promotion of training activities and the improvement of guidance services. The Committee also notes the agreement concluded between the Ministry of Education and the General Confederation of Commerce, Tourism and Service Industries (CONFCOMMERCIO) to strengthen links between school and work. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to supply information on the cooperation procedures with employers' and workers' organisations in the formulation and implementation of vocational guidance and vocational training policies and programmes, in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention.