Corporate academies, the way to stem the mismatch of labour supply and demand
According to a study by Assolombarda, they are configured as true 'lifelong' and 'life-wide' schools, with a broad focus, from technical updating and employee growth, to soft-skills, approach to work, and corporate culture
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Ensuring the continuous updating of skills; managing, preserving and transmitting the organisation's knowledge, both explicit and tacit; governing the growing demand for professional development on the part of employees. It is through these lenses that Assolombarda presented an in-depth research dedicated to corporate academies, in the light of the progressive spread of such realities among member companies, including small and medium-sized ones. The research analyses the 'best practices' of 15 companies in order to reconstruct the state of the art and the prospects for the future evolution of corporate academies.
"In a changing labour market, investing in people, skills, and new managerial and organisational models is fundamental for the growth of human capital within companies,' said Assolombarda Vice-President in charge of University, Research and Human Capital, Monica Poggio. 'It is not surprising, therefore, that corporate academies are spreading in our area, both in large companies and SMEs. It is a sign of initiative aimed at developing and updating the skills of employees that, at the same time, contributes to qualifying the human capital of our country to support economic growth. It is plain for all to see that the rapidity of change in technologies and skills requires companies to collaborate with the education system to build the employability of the new generations. With the '4+2' reform and the provision of business professionals as teachers, academies can thus become a privileged partner of schools. There are many Academies that, in order to meet the needs of entry-level training, upskilling and employee engagement, have become 'all-round players', dialoguing with the education system. the research, on the other hand, reveals a multifaceted picture. Companies interested in developing their own Academy can therefore find good practices to inspire them in structuring it according to their organisational goals and corporate culture'.
In effect, corporate academies are configured as true 'lifelong' and 'life-wide' schools, given the increasingly broader focus and deeper function they fulfil, ranging from technical training and the growth of employees to a perspective that also relates to soft-skills, the approach to work, and corporate culture.
