Consensus Conference 3H

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Brescia – AULA 3 Via della Garzetta, 48 25133 Brescia

Vocational education and training, like the education system in general, runs the risk of providing young people with a curriculum that prioritizes cognitive aspects, neglecting integral human formation, with “the three languages that a mature person must know how to speak: the language of the mind, the language of the heart, and the language of the hands (Pope Francis).”

While the roots of Western education (Paideia) were based on virtues, and the great educational charisms recommended training good citizens, for a long time schools lost sight of the richness of their tradition, educating “from the neck up.” In recent years, all international organizations have recommended providing young people with social-emotional skills, considered a compass for tomorrow (Learning Compass) and the foundation of any profession.

The event, the result of research carried out as part of an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership, is designed to present a pedagogical, didactic, and organizational guideline on this specific mission of educational institutions to the scientific community and the community of practice for their approval.