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ZAMPERLA: A BRIDGE BETWEEN EDUCATION AND THE WORK WORLD
The company is looking to the future, in patnership with local high schools.
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Written by Valentina Corona HR Specialist
Zamperla has a long history of collaboration with schools and universities in the local area, from guided tours to discover how a ride is made - and perhaps even ignite a passion for the industry in someone - to operational partnerships in degree theses and research projects. A further step to consolidate this mentality is to make our resources available to some high schools in the area to develop synergistically the paths of orientation and development of the skills of their students provided by the national school system. The first step is mutual listening between school and organization. What are the skills required by companies? What are the needs of the school to achieve optimal results in the preparation of its students? The answer to these questions gave rise to structured internship plans, thus converging the energies of school and our organization in the shared goal of preparing students for the world of work, allowing them to work, make mistakes and learn. With a path articulated over the years of high school, the boys and girls involved in the projects will be trained on the job by Zamperla’s professionals on the technical skills included in their curriculum, with particular attention to transversal skills. Therefore, not only training on mechanical design, automation, assembly, and quality control skills but also responsibility, organizational awareness, active listening, and communication. This project translates into a real orientation plan for students, allowing Zamperla to let them get to know what professional opportunities they might find and plant the seeds of some of the key skills for the organization with
a view to generational turnover and empowering work teams. “The company is a skills training ground where kids can exercise muscles that they don’t get to use often at school - says Lara Facchinetti, HRD. We commit ourselves to make school and work converge as much as possible, two worlds that are still too far apart, and thus help young people to discover first what it is strategic to learn to be effective in the professional world. We do this not only to anticipate and build valuable skills in time but also to keep the dialogue with young people open, to get to know them, to understand what we can learn from them and how we can better contribute to the growth of our country and our territory. Let’s build a bridge to the future.” We commit ourselves to make school and work converge as much as possible, two worlds that are still too far apart, and thus help young people to discover first what it is strategic to learn to be effective in the professional world.
