MANAGING VOCATIONAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES IN THE PORT SECTOR

As stated by the Livorno Port Committee since 1998, Livorno Port Authority has to play a role also in the Vocational Training and Human Resources development sectors, in order to provide solutions for:

• Optimizing District-level and County-level financing and resources devised to implement the labour policies for port workers;
• Developing a common system among the port companies for recognizing professions, devoted to guaranteeing, as requested by the Ministry of Welfare, the best integration between local labour policies and EU indications and requirements;
• Implementing EU policies on employment and Human Resources development, by planning and carrying out EU funded projects or through joining partnerships related to issues like goods handling, logistics, shipbuilding and ship-repair sectors;
• Cooperating with Universities and Research Centres in order to facilitate the transfer of knowhow and technological innovations to the port sector;
• Combating potential risk of exclusion for port workers from being excluded from the job market by certifying and accrediting their professional skills and expertise and facilitating mobility;
• Improving the “port system” and its overall competitiveness by trying to guarantee a high human-factor quality level.