Istituto tecnico per le attività sociali

[1] This specialized institute has contributed, in Italy and in Switzerland, to the professional and technical training of executive and senior staff in the economic sector of services,[2][3] with particular regard to the link between management and social sciences and their legislative framework.

In 2012, according to a study conducted in four regions of Italy by the business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore and the Agnelli Foundation, a number of Istituti tecnici per le attività sociali were between the best secondary schools in terms of quality in Lombardy,[8][9][10] Emilia-Romagna[11] and Calabria.

[12] The curriculum is devised by the Ministry of Education, and emphasises the link between management, law, economy and social sciences.

[1] After a common biennium, the course was divided into three specializing paths:[13] The education given offers both a wide theoretical education and an accurate specialization in a field of studies (management, administration, law, humanities), often integrated with a six months internship in a company, association or university, during the fifth and last year of study.

At the end of the fifth year all students sit for the esame di maturità ("maturity exam"), a wide final examination which gave access to every university course.