NEWS

During the 2021 edition of the event JOB&Orienta focused on schools and jobs (JOB&Orienta), on November 25, the Italian Ministry of Education organized the Dual Career event “Experimental project elite high school student-athlete: Job orienteering in and through sport”, offering a precious opportunity to debate the latest policies and programmes for the implementation of effective alliances between institutions and stakeholders, as well as providing useful and practical guidance for youth and families on dual career opportunities.

Dr. Paola Deiana and dr. Fabio Saverio Romito (Italian Ministry of Education) welcomed the participants, and Prof, Federica Pilotti moderated the lectures, which addressed the added value of individualized dual career (Prof. Immacolata Messuri, Telematic University IUL), the cultural challenge of dual career (Prof. Chiara D’Angelo, Catholic University of Milan), and the translation of European policies into practices (Prof. Laura Capranica, EAS). Furthermore, Ambra Sabatini (2021 Paralympic gold medal 100m dash) and Zeno Martini (international athlete of rafting) presented the student-athlete’s voices.

JOB&Orienta represented a tremendous opportunity to disseminate the outcomes of the EMPATIA and EdMedia Collaborative partnerships and the platform to help parents/tutors in supporting dual career athletes and student-athletes to increase their visibility as role models for talented athletes.