Programs
Learn. Work. Innovate.
Virtus Lab is a social innovation model that invests in human capital through training and socio-occupational inclusion processes, working to reduce inequalities and combat economic and educational poverty. With a flexible, people-centered, and need-based approach, Virtus Lab bridges the skill mismatch that prevents companies from finding qualified personnel and individuals from securing dignified employment.
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Learning by doing
Comprehensive Training – From Hard to Soft Skills
designWe build free vocational training programs competency certification. Through a practical and experiential approach, these programs combine technical skills with the development of soft skills to ensure the best possible social and professional integration.
Person-Centered Approach
People, before professionals
Focused to the personal development of each participant, we provide free board and lodging, psychological support, mentoring with specialized tutors, as well as workshops and recreational, cultural, social, and sports activities. Our goal is to meet individual needs and foster relationships based on affinity, respect, and solidarity among participants.
"We work driven by the belief that the growth of society begins with the growth of the individual. We believe in dreams, merit, and in the enhancement of personal abilities as tools for self-empowerment"
Francesco Silvaggio, Chief Operating Officer, Virtus Lab.
Dignified work
Work at the Service of Humanity
We match the needs and aspirations of both businesses and future professionals by structuring pathways aligned with UN Agenda 2030 Goals No. 8 and No. 10. These pathways consist of six phases: labor market needs analysis, online and offline recruitment, candidate selection, advanced training, job placement, and post-placement support.
Generative Giving
A Collaborative Platform
We engage stakeholders within a Steering Committee to build strategic partnerships focused on training, aligning skills with market demands, employment opportunities, and securing material, in-kind, or financial donations for the sustainability of the model—each contribution being proportional to the capabilities and resources of the actors involved.
They say about us
"Virtus Lab, a training project [...] involving two pathways for training, mobility and social inclusion andcollaboration."
"A pathway that can offer the unemployed the opportunity to train for free and create a professional profile in line with the needs of companies"
"Virtus Lab, a connector of three entities: the diocese, the enterprise, the parish or associational bodies in the area."
"Virtus Lab, a good practice of synergy between various actors, from businesses to civil society, through institutions and church entities, has greatly affected the serious discrepancy between supply and demand."
"Virtus Lab, [...] after about 3 years disperimentation has guaranteed about 1,300 people, out of 1,500 participants, a stable job and a decent salary, [...] thanks to the interest dimolte companies engaged in strategic sectors for the country"
"Interventions aim to support a person's autonomy, enhance their potential and promote pathways to social cohesion."
"Virtus Lab represents an extraordinary opportunity for growth and redemption for so many young people."
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"Virtus Lab revolutionizes the relationship between labor supply and demand"