New POC Notice “Per la Scuola”: Innovative Labs in Technical and Vocational Institutes

Who the New POC Call “Per la Scuola” is aimed at

The call is aimed at upper secondary schools, both state schools and non-commercial state-recognised private schools (paritarie), offering technical or vocational programmes.

Eligible regions:

• Transition regions: Abruzzo, Marche, Umbria
• More developed regions: Emilia-Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont, Tuscany, Aosta Valley, Veneto, Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano
• Less developed regions: Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sardinia, Sicily (non-commercial state-recognised private schools only)

Schools must have students duly enrolled for the 2024-2025 school year. State-recognised private schools must have obtained recognition of their “non-commercial nature” before the notice was published.

Objective of the notice

To foster the development of vocational skills directly linked to the programmes of study. The labs must simulate real-world activities in the following sectors:

• Industrial and craft production
• Maintenance and installation
• Logistics and goods handling
• Purchasing management and the sales cycle
• After-sales services and customer care

The labs must be versatile, inclusive, accessible, cloud-connected and equipped with digital tools and innovative methods.

Fundable amount

Each school can access a maximum grant of €201,000, including design, implementation and management costs. Changes to the cost breakdown are only permitted after authorisation.

Deadlines and how to apply

Applications must be submitted on the GPU platform:

• Opening: 9 June 2025 – 10:00
• Closing: 5 July 2025 – 18:00

All official documentation, including the templates for submitting the CUP, is available on the Structural Funds website of the Ministry of Education:

📄 Official Public Notice

https://www.istruzione.it/pon

Source: Ministry of Education and Merit – Mission Unit for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR)