THE ITALIAN
SCHOOL SYSTEM
I.T.I.S. “F. SEVERI” - PADOVA
Italy, in terms of both compulsory and higher
education, is currently undergoing a period of
transition through which the basic structure of
the state system, as a whole, is being
overhauled.
These changes are designed not only to bring
Italian education in line with the rest of the
European Union but also to create a more
flexible system, which better and more broadly
educates those who study in Italy.
A long Reform 'season'
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The Reform 'season' of the Italian school system has
been going on for 40 years.
Our school system seems to be 'stuck' in continuing
and inconclusive reforms which actually began well although amidst enormous difficulties – but have ended
up in 'nothing conclusive' because of the continuous
governmental changing!
On one side, many Italian teachers from State schools
feel ready for reform, but many others are still 'clinging'
to traditional and rigid norms, refusing to be involved in
the research for new contents, methodologies and
organisations that fit the requirements of our
contemporary society.
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STRUCTURE
• The Italian educational system is strongly
centralized
- Compulsory education begins at the age of
six and ends at the age of sixteen, after the
Middle School Diploma and the second year
of upper secondary school
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After Middle School exam (grade 8) students can
choose among various types of upper secondary
schools:
- Lyceum (classical or scientific high schools which
prepare for University)
- Technical high schools (split into various tracks:
industrial, agricultural, chemical, commercial)
- Vocational high schools (also split into many
tracks).
High schools last FIVE years and conclude at the end
of grade 13 with a national final exam (“State Exam”)
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Specific aspects of the
Italian school system
- At the beginning of the first year of each school
level (elementary, middle, high school), pupils are
split up into class groups which will be the same for
several years*. Pupils of the same age do not mix to
form different class groups; they have lessons
always in the same classroom and laboratories where
the different teachers turn over.
* Unless they fail!
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- That is because once students have chosen their track,
syllabi are fixed, there are no (or very limited) options. (i.e.
different languages, or religion vs. individual study or
optional subjects);
- Classes last from 50 to 60 minutes and take place (on
average) only in the morning;
- One teacher (or two teachers, in the case of subjects like
Chemistry, Maths, Physics, Electronics and IT studies that
have practical training in labs) for each subject
accompanies the same group of pupils for more than a
year (three in middle school, between two and five in high
school)
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- The number of teaching hours per subject and the
curricula are defined by ministerial decree in the whole
country.
- While the subjects and hours must be the same for
every school, the curricula are only a sort of concise
guide-line in order to reach the educational objectives
required by the system, through the didactic planning,
which is mainly the teachers’ tasks.
IFTS courses
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IFTS is the acronym referring to
Higher Technical Education and Training
IFTS courses, which last an average of 1200
hours, in fact a school year, allow you to
develop professional skills through the use of
group work, analysis of specific cases,
elaborations on the field and an extended
period of practical training in the company.
At the end of IFTS courses an examination is
scheduled to issue the Regional Certificate of
Higher Technical Specialization recognized,
in Italy and Europe, with a list of skills
acquired.
IFTS in ITIS Severi before 2005
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since 1999 ITIS is committed to the
design and implementation of IFTS
courses
Key themes:
QUALITY CERTIFICATION AND SAFETY
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Stakeholders:
Electrical and electronics industries
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2005
Defining the aims of IFTS courses
Regional consultation
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Schools and universities administrators,
local officials and representatives of
industry associations form a committee
whose task is to detect the needs of the
local production system and define the
directions in which to plan the training
courses.
July 2005
Regional Education of Veneto identified I.T.I.S. "Severi" as
leader of a Training Center for the province of Padua
I.T.I.S. “F.SEVERI” di Padova (Ente capofila)
I.T.I.S. “A.Meucci” di Cittadella (Pd)
I.T.I.S. “G.Natta” di Padova
I.I.S. “I.Newton” di Camposampiero (Pd)
I.T.A.S. “P.Scalcerle” di Padova
Università degli Studi di Padova
Confindustria di Padova
Unione Provinciale Artigiani di Padova
Polo formativo
“TECNOLOGIA AVANZATA
NELL’INDUSTRIA ED ARTIGIANATO”
Provincia di Padova
Dipartimento
Ingegneria
dell’Informazione
(DEI)
Università di Padova
Agenfor Veneto sez. Padova
ASCOM Servizi Padova
CFP Prov.le “E.Bentsik” Padova
CIOFS/FP Don Bosco di Padova
DIEFFE
En.A.I.P. Veneto di Padova
Fòrema S.c.a.r.l.
Form&r srl
Needs of our local area
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In recent years two types of technician were
identified as the needs of our local area:
Responsible for the environment,
energy and safety in factories
Technician in computer systems
and IT skills
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What about ITIS and Liceo Scientifico
Tecnologico Francesco Severi?
The school is named after the Italian
Mathematician Francesco Severi and it is
regarded as a “strict” school; it is, of course, a
pun as in Italian severi is a synonim for strict.
Let’s connect to www.itiseveri.it
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Second-cycle school
Age of students: from 14 to 19
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A big school with three branches:
- Liceo Scientifico Tecnologico (Science and
Technology Lyceum);
- Electronics & Telecommunications:
- Information Technology
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Electronics and
Telecommunications
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Aims of this course are
- understanding analog and digital electronic
circuits
- knowledge about telecommunication systems
- design of control systems based on
microcontrollers
- mastery in IT tools involved in electronic design
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
At the end of this
course the student
can
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design and test electronic
equipment
And he knows the
importance …
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To be versatile
To update his technical
knowledge
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Job opportunities
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In electronic factories he can take part in
manufacturing, in design and quality control of
final products.
In other factories he often manages automation
systems for production.
He also is a good salesman of consuming
electronic systems
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
… but he can also complete his
educational pathway at university
He generally becomes an electronic engineer
WORKING AS AN INDEPENDENT WORKER
Leaving school after getting the final diploma, a
student can undergo a two year specific training. This
opportunity offers the possibility to work as an
independent worker provided one passes a further final
State examination. He then has to record his
qualification in a special register before starting work
as a designer,as a manager, as a tester, a mantainer and
an installer in the following fields:
Electrical, electronic, radio-TV, antenna, lightning
rod, heating and hydro sistems
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
experimental methodology
school-work cross curricular
experiences
students learn in school and factory
Diploma di perito industriale per Elettronica e
Telecomunicazioni
Orari e Materie
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