Training and Development

In response to the growing shortage of skilled labor—particularly felt in the heavy industry sector—we have developed recruitment, training, and onboarding initiatives for personnel from non-EU countries. These initiatives leverage the opportunities offered by the Italian Immigration Consolidation Act (Testo Unico sull’Immigrazione) and the Mattei Plan, of which we are an active participant within the Steering Committee. We also promote the integration of foreign workers in the territories where our production sites are located. By investing in schools, training centers, professional courses, and civic-linguistic pathways, we facilitate the professional and cultural integration of future foreign employees, guiding them towards full inclusion in both the corporate and social contexts. We also provide logistical support upon arrival in Italy and during the initial working period to ease their integration.

Among the initiatives we are particularly proud of is our contribution to establishing the Italian shipbuilding school in Ghana. This project enabled the completion of a technical-professional and civic-linguistic training pathway in Ghana, followed by the subsequent onboarding of skilled workers at our Italian production sites.

Another ongoing project involves the selection, training, and onboarding of specialized workers in Tunisia.

We pursue training activities not only for our employees but also with a view to creating value for the community and future generations, supporting their employability and preserving skills vital to the shipbuilding sector. Maestri del Mare is an active labor policy initiative aimed at selecting, training, and directly hiring specialized workers within the Company. The project focuses on developing technical-specialist skills, including new digital, automation, and robotics competences necessary to contribute to and accelerate the digitalization process of shipyards.

The training includes alternating modules of classroom instruction and hands-on laboratory activities. Additionally, an experiential residential training model supports the development of organizational and interpersonal skills, such as teamwork and goal orientation, through recreational and sports activities. All participants receive a training allowance of €1,000 per month for the entire duration of the courses. For participants coming from regions different from the training location, room and board are provided throughout the training and initial onboarding period. Selected candidates are directly hired by Fincantieri during the training program, following an initial evaluation stage, under either permanent contracts or professional apprenticeship agreements.

We are deeply committed to ensuring that young people gain access to the world of work. In particular, we focus on:

• addressing the mismatch between labor demand and supply;

• maintaining an active virtuous cycle and fostering ever-closer ties with our reference communities, creating growth opportunities and enhancing individual talents.

Within this perspective, we participate in the ELIS Consortium, through which we carry forward the “Distretto Italia” project. This initiative aims to guide young people in their educational and career choices, helping to prevent the escalation of the NEET phenomenon (Not engaged in Education, Employment or Training). Additionally, we contribute to the “School4Life” and “Sistema Scuola Impresa” projects, targeting the reduction of school dropout rates, combating gender stereotypes, and promoting interest among youth in STEM subjects and professions.

Aligned with this vision is our commitment to creating synergy between the world of work, education, and training, maintaining stable collaborations with schools, Technical Institutes, Higher Technical Institutes (ITS), Universities, and Business Schools. Through social responsibility projects, we engage our professionals as skilled masters, role models, and mentors, transmitting both technical and transversal skills to students while stimulating their curiosity and passion. Our partnerships are structured as follows:

• Technical Institutes: We organize orientation sessions, visits to production facilities, mock interviews, thematic lessons, and host students within the company during their educational path.

• ITS Academy: We collaborate to train highly specialized technical figures through targeted courses aligned with the needs of our sector, complemented by on-the-job experiences within our operational sites.

• Universities: We offer seminars, workshops, corporate testimonials, curricular internships, and scholarships primarily aimed at engineering students. We also participate in university career days, including those dedicated to people with disabilities, promoting inclusion and equal opportunities.

• Business Schools: We strengthen our presence through initiatives supporting the development of teaching, scientific research, and advanced education.