Institute for Training, Employability and Learning Mobility

IFOM (Institute for Training, Employment and Mobile learning) is a Vocational Education and Training centre that strongly believes in and fosters work-based learning, mobile learning, apprenticeships and vocational trainings schemes both at local and European level. IFOM aims to foster quality improvements and excellence in education and training, focusing especially on those that have less chance to find a job. IFOM uses training and mobility as tools to foster employability and reduce the skill gap between education and labour market. IFOM is active both at national and at international level where it cooperates with like-minded VET providers, companies and intermediary organizations to foster youth employability and improve the quality of education and training, notably developing innovative learning paths and implementing work-based learning mobility schemes. IFOM main activity is to provide vocational education and training opportunities both to young people and professionals especially teachers and trainers. IFOM establishes apprenticeships and traineeships schemes focusing especially on vocational students, apprentices and young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs). IFOM organises high-quality and tailored work experience for its students, for the students of fellow Italian and European institutions and for NEETs. IFOM supports the European Alliance for Apprenticeships in its mission to promote apprenticeship schemes and initiatives across Europe. IFOM designs and organises in-service training courses and structured training events for teachers and trainers in order to support the educational staff to improve their competences and the quality of education provided by acquiring transversal skills and specific knowledge on innovative teaching methods and practices. IFOM runs entrepreneurship education projects with specific focus on social entrepreneurship.