La formazione continua ed i Fondi paritetici interprofessionali dopo la legge 28 giugno 2012, n. 92. Il caso di Fondoprofessioni

Lifelong learning policies are essential for the individuals employability at a European and Italian level. For this reason at both levels exist many tools to guarantee their financing. In Italy interprofessional training funds are the most important instruments. They are effective and free of charge for the State budget. However recent legislative developments can badly affect their financial activity. Aim of the research is to investigate the discipline of Italian interprofessional training funds and their possible evolution, focusing the attention on the professional field. The author conducts the analysis of the professional field and its link with lifelong learning supported by statistical data and interviews to employers (companies and professionals) and trade unionists. The purpose of this choice is to link interprofessional training funds with the context where they are active. The results of the research contain ideas for supporting interprofessional training funds as financing entities of lifelong learning. This is in contrast with the recent legislative evolution that stands for the use of financial resourses of interprofessional funds to finance unemployment benefits, notwithstanding the opposite will of all stakeholders.