In the 15 years of FondItalia’s activity, Sicily has positioned itself among the Italian regions where attention to the continuous training of workers has been undertaken by local companies with perseverance and participation. In fact, over 65 thousand Sicilian workers have joined FondItalia since July 2009 – the first month in which it was possible to join the Fund – for a total of 13,229 companies. In percentages, 7% of workers and 9% of companies adhering to the Fund promoted by UGL and FederTerziario are located in Sicily, confirming the region as one of the most virtuous, being in fourth place behind Puglia, Campania and Lombardy.
The data emerged from the 2024 edition of the FondItalia Report which, every two years, is published by the Fund to track the progress of continuous training in our country and which was presented this morning in the Mattarella Room of the Ars, during the fourth stage of the roadshow organized by the Fund to meet the territories and shed light on the progress of training for companies and workers in Italy.
In detail, 93% of the Sicilian companies that have joined FondItalia are “micro-businesses”, with fewer than nine employees (for a total of over 36 thousand workers) while 6% are small businesses with a number of employees between 10 and the 49 professional units (for a total of over 16 thousand employees).
The most represented province is that of Palermo with 35% of businesses and 33% of workers, followed by that of Catania (17% of businesses and 19% of workers) and that of Ragusa (11% of businesses and 11% of workers). Therefore, Trapani follows with just under 10%.
