In December 2022, the Ministry approved new Guidelines for the guidance of students (Linee guida per l'orientamento) which aim at strengthening the connection between lower and upper secondary education, tackle early school leaving and promote access to tertiary education.

The main new features of the Guidelines are:

- From the 2023/2024 school year, 30 hours of guidance are introduced in lower and upper secondary schools, organised in modules and managed autonomously by the school. Each guidance module involves personalised learning that is recorded in the student's digital portfolio (E-Portfolio).

- Each school identifies tutor teachers to help students review key parts of each personal E-Portfolio and to help families in their choice of educational paths and/or career prospects.

- In the coming years, guidance will be a strategic priority within the initial training and CPD of teachers of all grades and in the induction year, and specific training initiatives will be planned for tutor teachers.

- On an experimental basis, 'training campuses' will be set up to offer a complete overview of all secondary study paths.

- Students and families will be able to make use of a digital platform that provides information and data on upper secondary education, on tertiary education and data useful for the transition into the world of work.

Finally, schools will provide specific references to leaving students that will facilitate the choice between continuing their studies or entering the world of work, while at the same time facilitating the match between students' skills and the demand for work.

Additional information (in Italian): https://www.miur.gov.it/documents/20182/6735034/linee+guida+orientamento-signed.pdf/d02014c6-4b76-7a11-9dbf-1dc9b495de38?version=1.0&t=1672213371208

Source: Eurydice Unit Italy