Electronics open to new markets

In Umbria, the only technical institute that has decided to adhere to the 4+2 experimentation is the Volta di Perugia, 1,800 students (the largest in the region) and seven courses ranging from chemistry to electronics to information technology, which had already launched the four-year course introduced by former minister Bianchi. "We adhered to Minister Valditara's 4+2 linked to the Its in order to realise the dream of an Italian school that would allow students to graduate in four years, as is the case in many European countries," explains Volta's headmistress, Fabiana Cruciani. "It is also a way of experimenting with teaching spread over four years without reducing the number of subjects, but enriching the educational offer with new methodologies. For now, the formula will involve 20 students, all male, from the electronics course, which traditionally provides good professional outlets in the area. "It is a new vision of the school," continues the headmaster, "chosen for its drive towards internationalisation and openness to the complexity of the world. The 4+2 class started lessons on 5 September (and will conclude them a week later in June) and will have a se.rie of afternoon returns to companies and laboratories. The relationship with the Its Umbria Academy (15 courses from mechatronics to cybersecurity) is tried and tested, as Volta is among its founders and the two institutes collaborate through the exchange of teachers, visions and programmes. "The great thing," concludes the headmaster, "is that at the end of the four years the students will face their high school graduation in the same way as those who have done the five-year course, they will have a fast track to the Its, but they can also decide to go to university or stop studying. It is one more opportunity that we are giving them, even though the path is all to be built in synergy with the territory and the Region'.