Chi looking for work, knows how difficult it can be to orient yourself between ads, portals and bureaucratic practices. And, for young people who do not study and do not work, the so -called Neet, one of the most fragile categories, this effort becomes even bigger. It is to them that it turnsabove all, Appli, The new virtual assistant developed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies in collaboration with INPS. A “digital coach” who promises to drive step by step those who are still on the margins. In other words, it helps to order in a labyrinth which, without a point of reference, risks seeming inaccessible.
Appli, a digital “coach” to find work
Appli is not a simple chatbot, But a real web coach. It works as an assistant always available online, capable of accompanying young people on a personalized path, which goes from orientation to training, to the inclusion in the world of work. By consulting Appli you can receive advice on refresher courses, professional opportunities and useful tools to face interviews. The goal is to build a tailor -made path, adapted to the needs and skills of each user.
Help for Neet, but who are they?
The service was designed above all for i Neetterm with which that band is indicated of young people who do not study, do not work and do not follow any training path. In Italy they are over two million peoplea fact that places us among the European countries with the highest percentages. Behind the abbreviation, however, there are very different stories: there is the boy who left high school without a diploma and cannot fit into the world of work; The graduate who, after years of studies, does not find adequate outlets and stops looking for; The young mother who renounces training for lack of support services.
A free digital service designed for Neet: orientation, training and opportunities just acknowledged. (Getty Images)
Among the most affected by unemployment
Most focus in the band between 15 and 29 years old, with peaks in the south of the country, But all of them in common have a risk: to be blocked in a condition that self -fullybecause the more time passes without experiences or training, the more difficult it becomes to start again. With Appli, it is not that the answer will be immediate, but at least it will try to make you feel less lost, offering constant accompaniment, step by step, for those who often do not even know where to start. The basic idea is simple: help the boys to discover training and employment opportunities that, without support, would risk never intercepting.
Free and accessible to everyone
A strong point of Appli is accessibility. It is, in fact, a free service open to all: To start, just an internet connection and a few minutes of time. The virtual assistant responds in a simple language, avoiding technicalities, and guides the user step by step in the various options available. The system was designed not to exclude anyonenot even those who are not very familiar with institutional portals or online bureaucracy. This precisely to reduce, Not only the distances from the labor market, but also digital oneswhich often represent a further obstacle for the youngest and for those who live in less served contexts.
A step forward in the encounter between technology and work
With Appli, The public administration tries to use digital in a different way: that is, not as a simple online counter, but as a real accompanying tool. The idea is to simplify a passage that, for many young people, remains complicated: come into contact with training and job opportunities without getting lost among modules, portals and incomprehensible acronyms. It is not the magic wand that solves youth unemployment, but an experiment. If it works, It will also depend on the ability to update the contentsmaking them really useful to ensure that the suggested paths do not remain only on paper.