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Institution:
Ministry of
Public Education
Rome
Address:
Ministero
della Pubblica Istruzione
Viale Trastevere, 76/A
00153 Rome
Tel.: 06 5849.1
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Compulsory
schooling obligation until the age of 16 years
Synthesis of the Italian Minister of Public Education's speech
Rome, 6 September 2007
"Through the new
schooling obligation, Italy points to Europe by adopting and implementing the key
competences for lifelong learning recommended by the EU on 18 December 2006.
[...]
The eight key competences for active citizenship which all the students
must acquire by 16 years of age are needed for personal fulfilment, the building
and the full development of all individuals, of fair and relevant relations with
others, of a positive interaction with natural and social reality.The poor
attention given to these competences is one of the main causes of the
disorientation and uneasiness of young people.
That's what everyone must acquire and know today in order to go forward into
adult life tomorrow as leaders.
The eight key competences for active citizenship:
1. Learning to learn
2. Planning and managing projects
3. Communicating
4. Collaborating and participating
5. Acting autonomously and responsibly
6. Problem solving
7. Identifying links and relations
8. Acquiring and interpreting
information: every young man/woman must be able to critically acquire and
interpret information by evaluating its reliability and usefulness,
distinguishing facts and opinions.
(Today many young people are passive addressees of a huge volume of messages
because they lack devices for evaluating those messages)
Four cultural axes
"Young people can acquire the key competences for active citizenship
through knowledge and skills related to basic competences referring to the
following four cultural axes:
- axis of languages
- mathematical axis
- scientific-technological axis
- historical-social axis"
Annexes:
The new schooling obligation: what is changing at school? Italian rules and
regulations from 2007
Keywords: policy document - new compulsory schooling obligation - key
competences for lifelong learning - key competences for active citizenship - key
competences - lifelong learning - active citizenship - personal fulfilment -
personal development - leadership skills - interpersonal skills - learning to
learn - independent learning - project management - learning skills - project
management skills - communication skills - collaborative skills - problem
solving - independent work skills - responsibility skills - information skills -
critical use of information - evaluation of information - critical thinking -
basic competences - four cultural axes - new Italian rules
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