Information to facilitate the relocation of talents accompanied by their families, including educational services and activities for children and teenagers.

The learning and training education system in Italy

Preschool Education (ages 0 to 6)

• Nursery Schools: For children aged 0 to 3, public and private nursery services are available.
• Kindergarten: For children aged 3 to 5, school is not mandatory, but both public and private kindergarten schools are available.

Compulsory Education System in Italy (ages 6 to 16), divided into two cycles of education:

• First Cycle of Education, compulsory, which lasts a total of 8 years:
  • Elementary School: A 5-year duration, for children aged 6 to 11.
  • Middle school: A 3-year duration, for children aged 11 to 14.
• Second Cycle of Education, divided into two types of educational paths:
  • Highschool: A 5-year duration, for students who have successfully completed the first cycle of education. Schools include different pathways: high school, technical institutes, and vocational institutes for students aged 14 to 19.
  • Three-year and four-year paths of Vocational Education and Training (IeFP), under regional responsibility, aimed at students who have successfully completed the first cycle of education.
  • Higher Education offered by universities, institutions of Higher Artistic, Musical and Choreutic Education (AFAM), and Higher Technical Institutes (ITS), with various types of tertiary education programs offered by universities.