Work, here are the figures most sought after by large companies
The District of Italy study shows that the most requested profile is that of an operator responsible for laying fiber optic cables, which today represents 35% of open positions. All the details
Over 10,000 specialized technical figures to be trained and placed on the job market.
This is what the research carried out by the study center of the “Distretto Italia” (Italy District), the project of the ELIS Consortium, promoted under the presidency of Autostrade per l'Italia and which sees the participation of 29 large companies, illustrates.
The identified need is concentrated in the Telecommunications, Construction, Energy and utilities, Metalworking and ICT sectors. Above all, the missing are fiber optic installers and splicers, construction site managers, technicians and software programmers and electrical installers. There are over 5,000 positions requiring to be filled in the 12 large companies that participated in the first needs analysis. Another 4,800 vacant positions are registered in related industries.
The founding companies of “Distretto Italia” are Autostrade per l'Italia, BNL BNP Paribas, Cdp, Enel, Eni, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Poste Italiane, Open Fiber, FNM Group and Trenord and Bain & Company. In total, the 29 companies that have joined the project have around 400,000 employees in Italy.
The study is the first step of the programme, which provides for the collection of the needs of specialized technical figures, to then kick off a series of orientation and training actions in collaboration with universities and higher technical institutes.
According to the study conducted, the greatest need of the companies mapped is in the north of the country (31%), followed by the islands (12%), the center (6%) and the south (4%). 47%, on the other hand, is the demand for requirements coming from related industries throughout the national territory.
The study shows that the most requested profile is that of an operator responsible for laying fiber optic cables, which today represents 35% of open positions. More specifically, in the Telecommunications sector (TLC), this figure represents around 85% of the profiles sought. In the Construction sector, the profile most in demand is instead that of site manager, with 761 open positions. In the Energy and Utilities field, approximately 80% of the profiles sought by companies concern operational technicians and line operators. For Mechanics, Electronics, Mechatronics and Metallurgy, 70% of the open positions concern related industries, with requests registered mainly in Northern Italy. More than half of the profiles sought in these sectors concern software programmer technicians and consultants in the ICT sector (466 and 224 units respectively). In the Transport sector, the demand for driver-driver profiles mainly affects related industries (140 units). In the Sales/Retail sector, most of the profiles required are retail sales assistants (150 units). In the oil, petrochemical, power and environmental production sector, demand arises directly from the mapped companies and mainly affects Northern Italy (134 units). The same goes for Logistics, with over 75% of open positions in Northern Italy (116 units).
The study centre, which also made use of the contribution of the employment agencies that adhere to the “District of Italy”, points out that in the last 15 years we have witnessed an increase in market inefficiency. In fact, higher unemployment rates do not correspond to a decrease in vacant positions. This figure, in line with the sector literature, fully describes the difficulty of companies in meeting their personnel needs. Lack of skills is confirmed as one of the main causes of this phenomenon. In fact, the study highlights a clear correlation between the results of the Invalsi tests and the rate of unemployed and discouraged people. In fact, the increase in negative test results in the various territorial contexts of the country corresponds to a higher rate of unemployment and discouragement.
A widespread prejudice among young people and families against practical professions also contributes to the difficulties in finding specialized technicians. Aspirations are rather concentrated on high school and university but are not often crowned with the achievement of a degree, if one considers that among the countries of the European Union, Italy is second to last for the rate of graduates between the ages of 25 and 34 (27% against 41% of the European average, source Eurostat).
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/economia/lavoro-ecco-quali-sono-le-figure-piu-ricercate-dalle-grandi-aziende/ on Fri, 10 Mar 2023 06:53:05 +0000.