Format - Audiovisual Centre

Let’s start with a figure: 2,000. That is the number of work-study programme hours the project provided to the Trentino school system in its first year of operation. Around 50 students from ten schools in our region were involved, totalling approximately 60 hours of training and 120 hours of work experience. Three work-study programmes were launched. All this was made possible thanks to the close collaboration between the Press Office and the Department of Education of the Autonomous Province of Trento, which are still working together to give young people the opportunity to gain an insight into the world of communication and information, with a view to perhaps deciding to build a professional future in this field. Each work-study programme lasted for around two months and was structured around an initial training phase, featuring speakers from both within and outside the Province who willingly shared their expertise to train the young people, followed by a practical placement during major events organised by the Province: the Festival of the Economy and the Festival of Sport. Thanks to presentations by the Province’s journalists, the students were able to learn how press offices are organised, how they operate and what their objectives are. Furthermore, thanks to collaboration with graphic arts colleges, students undertaking curricular work placements were hosted at Format – the Province’s Audiovisual Centre: their work was used by the Province both in advertising pages and in videos. The initiative continues into 2026, with an even wider range of courses and activities on offer compared to the first year.

2026 saw a significant increase in work-based learning activities, which took place as part of the Gio.Co. programme. The number of programmes designed – which spanned the entire school year – increased to seven, involving 84 students and totalling approximately 3,500 hours of activity. Twenty schools were involved. The training programme was further enhanced by two major projects: the production of a documentary on Don Milani and five podcasts on human rights, projects made possible through collaboration with journalists from the press office and external trainers and filmmakers.

Once again this year, each work-based learning programme comprised an initial training phase – always featuring speakers from both within and outside the Province, who willingly offered their expertise to train the students – followed by a practical work placement during major events organised by the Province: the Festival of the Economy and the Festival of Sport.

This year’s training programme was further complemented by work placements organised in collaboration with the Artigianelli Institute. The eight young people involved completed around a hundred hours of work experience and produced interesting work, such as a new logo and a new name for the Gio.Co project, as well as graphic designs for both print and online media.

In preparation for the start of the new academic year 2026/2027, both training courses and work placements are already being organised.

Gio.Co. is increasingly becoming a dynamic workshop, a crossroads of ideas, creativity and professionalism, with the aim of bridging the gap between the worlds of education and work.