Lifelong learning is the key to increasing our opportunities for professional development and entry the working world. In a constantly changing scenario it is essential to enhance skills, attitudes and mindsets.

The labour market evolves rapidly and opens up spaces for new skills, for a better ability to respond to the needs of the current situation.

Several studies have highlighted the importance of vocational training; among the most relevant supporters is Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, who stresses the need to implement efficient systems for the training of the workforce, especially those who have not attended university and who are at great risk of being excluded from the labour market.

In addition, Anthony Carnevale provides a clear analysis of the US employment landscape that can help us to reflect on the European situation, in fact, the American expert has pointed out that there is a large percentage of excellent middle-skill jobs, which do not require degrees, but which nevertheless require specific professional skills.

Therefore, attending vocational training courses means to prepare oneself to face the future, to have a capacity to respond to modern needs, to better face possible crises and to increase the number of successful chances in the so complex challenge of job search.