The first operational stage of the project — which foresees the hiring of around ten people — began with the selection, carried out together with the DAP and the employment agency Randstad, of the first four candidates.
Within the framework of the “Cantiere Lavoro Italia” programme, a free training and employment pathway offered by Webuild, they were given the opportunity to gain new professional qualifications in order to work safely on the Group’s major worksites.
After completing the “Scuola del Territorio”, a pre-employment training course delivered directly inside the prison, the participants went on to attend the “Scuola dei Mestieri”, an intensive training programme.
Once trained, they were employed on the Apice–Hirpinia section of the high-speed rail under construction between Naples and Bari, commissioned by RFI (Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Group).
After Benevento Prison, the programme moved to Ariano Irpino (Avellino), where selection interviews are currently underway for five new participants who will be trained and employed on the Hirpinia–Orsara section, also part of the Naples–Bari high-speed train route.