Turin, Italy - September 2023 - On 5 September, the almost 500 employees of the 13 CNOS-FAP centres in Piedmont gathered at the Teatro Grande in Valdocco for the Association's annual assembly. The day was opened by Fr Stefano Martoglio, Vicar of the Rector Major, who brought greetings from the Salesian Congregation. Fr Leonardo Mancini, Superior of the Special Circumscription of Piedmont and Aosta Valley (ICP), as President, listed the news of the year just begun and mentioned the Strenna 2024, then briefly explaining the Overall Provincial Project (OPP), ICP 2023-2028, and gave an account of his visits to schools, focusing on the professionalism he encountered in the various locations and the importance of the team as a formative and educational tool. This was followed by Carlo Vallero, director of the Planning and Development and Employment Services area, who emphasised that the budget was very healthy, with a net increase in the last budget and a further increase planned for the next one, stressing the investments planned in the short and medium term. Fabrizio Berta, Director of Planning and Innovation, explained how it will be a period of novelty, linked in part to the reform of Vocational Education and innovation as an element that, like Don Bosco, needs to remain in step with the times. Don Claudio Belfiore, Director of Valuing and Managing People and Organisational Models, spoke about how the Oratorian heart has accompanied him in all his experiences. Piero Fabris, Executive Director of DB Tech Europe, the network that brings together all the Salesian vocational schools in Europe, explained what DB Tech is and what it is based on, and the ever-increasing need for internationalisation.
Source: salesianipiemonte.info