Castelnuovo Don Bosco
Castelnuovo Don Bosco is a municipality (comune) in the northern part of the Asti area (Astigiano), on the border with the Turin area. The town is home to the «Pietro Andriano» secondary school (Istituto di Istruzione Superiore), a vocational school that in recent years has developed dual apprenticeship partnerships with local businesses [1].
The Andriano institute and the dual apprenticeship
The dual apprenticeship is an educational model that lets secondary-school students alternate classroom lessons with work at a company, with the chance to earn the vocational school-leaving diploma while taking their first steps into work [1]. The IIS «Pietro Andriano» has started six partnerships with local businesses, including Atla s.r.l., Casale Impianti S.r.l., Za.Ma. S.n.c., Meccanica S.R.L.S. and Polo Unico Progetti [1].
The partnership with Sfoglia Torino
On 10 November 2026 representatives of the food company Sfoglia Torino s.r.l. held a session of introductory interviews with students in the school's premises, the first step in the partnership between the institute and the company, aimed at bringing new candidates into the dual apprenticeship scheme [1]. The school's site manager, Silvia Tagliaferro, said that the students involved combine the theoretical grounding gained at school with the professional attitude companies look for, standing out for their seriousness and motivation [1]. According to Tagliaferro, the dual apprenticeship model lets students gain skills they can use in the job market and gives the local economy the chance to invest in the area's young people [1].
Its role in the area
According to reports, the Andriano institute is a key player in the northern Asti area and the Turin area in aligning vocational education with the world of work [1].
Timeline
- — In Castelnuovo Don Bosco the «Pietro Andriano» institute begins a first dual apprenticeship partnership with the food company Sfoglia Torino, meeting students for selection interviews. → ATnews
Sources
- Giovani e lavoro: apprendistato duale fra l'Andriano di Castelnuovo Don Bosco e l'azienda Sfoglia Torino — ATnews, 12 November 2026