Altagamma Forecasts Lack of Workforce in High-End Companies by 2023

MILAN — The Italian high-end companies operating in fashion, design, hospitality, automotive and food categories will face a lack of 236,000 professional profiles by 2023, according to Altagamma. The association, which represents more than 100 Italian cultural and creative high-end firms, on Thursday presented a book highlighting the issue at Rome’s Palazzo Montecitorio, which houses Italy’s chamber of deputies. Dubbed “I Talenti del Fare,” or “The talents of making” in English, the book offers an analysis of the companies’ current situation and forecasts the challenges the industry will have to face in the future. “In the upcoming years, Made in Italy manufacturing companies and those offering services will see a lack of a consistent part of qualified workforce needed to fuel their growth,” said Altagamma’s president Andrea Illy. Out of the 236,000 jobs expected to be missing, 70 percent are technicians, as specialized schools are not enrolling and training enough students to meet the companies’ demand. According to the tome, the gap is a result of institutional and technical issues since schools are managed independently by each region, and also due to the little appeal these types of jobs hold for younger generations. Students opting to attend professional schools or technical institutes account for 15 percent

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