State Vocational School for Industry and Craftsmanship The IPSIA Primo Levi school organizes courses 3 - or 5- years with programmes, teachers and laboratories based on long experience and thorough knowledge of the social and working environment The school provides professional competences appreciated by the world of works as well as a broad cultural curriculum which gives the students the opportunity to attend the last two year courses and get the diploma in order to attend further education courses or the university T he school provides vocational training in different areas such as · Mechanical · Thermic · Electrical · Electronic · Telecommunication · Chemical- Biological · Fashion

The school aims to take care of the growth of individual personality as well as of the professional abilities which are needed in the world of work POF Course Aims 1.preventing school leaving motivating the pupils to the study, engaging them more into school projects like legality, health etc 2.refreshing courses for teachers 3.activities planned and monitored by tutors for the integration of students. vocational training 4.projects to help students with special needs 5.activities able to meet both the request of the job market in the area and the expectations of the parents. Particular importance is given to vocational course activities, to the training in firms and to cultural exchanges. A very important goal in the international field is the cooperation with partner schools in Europe. This gives the students the opportunities to build up a personal, professional and European identity.

Fashion Operator: Professional Qualification 3 Year Course Jobs in public or private fashion industries Self-employment in handicraft sector After the diploma students are able to Draw fashion illustration Create patterns made of paper or fabric Know how to make handicraft garments or garments for the industry Use P.C. and the programmes related to the sector Training in firms Work in leather laboratories Tex- Design Work on images Fashion Sector : Professional Profile

SETTORE MODA profilo professionale Fashion Technician 2 Year Course Vocational Diploma and Specilizing Certification Specialised teachers in the school laboratories University Courses Qualifying Courses Jobs in public or private fashion industries Self-employment in handicraft sector Flexibility on the request of the producing world Skills in making projects Management in the manufacturing process and the business administration Knowledge of the materials, the different types of tools and the computerized machineries Ability in finding the most suitable solutions in the different production periods Knowledge of technical terms and the sector symbology Qualifying Course Training in firms Part-time school project

Alice & Pinocchio Projects (for students in the 1st and 2nd classes) These two projects have been realized for four years and the handicraft products, made by students with special needs, are shown in the exhibition entitled In the wonderful world. Students are deeply involved to work together with their schoolmates and teachers of the fashion area

European Union Programme Socrates- Comenius 1 Modamillennium Image Music Europe (2002/2004) M&M - Fashion andMobility Fashion and art the myth of speed in a moving Europe (2004/2006) Fashion & Tradition The relationship between the local traditions and the world fashion (2007/2010) International Projects (For the students in the 4th and the 5th years)

Sculpture-Gown Costumes inspired to Midsummer nights dream by William Shakespeares (1595)