From 5 to 10 October 2026, VET teachers, SMEs, and start-ups from the Western Balkans and consortium partners will participate in a study visit aimed at transferring innovative agri-tech practices developed by VET schools in Turin, Italy. The seven-day VET learning mobility is organised by Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini in cooperation with all project partners.
The mobility is part of FARMER’s work package ‘Building skills and competences for future-ready VET’ and will bring together representatives from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.
The visit will provide participants with first-hand insight into Italian approaches to vocational education and training, with a focus on cooperation mechanisms between VET providers and employers, curriculum innovation and mechanisms that enable education systems to respond more rapidly to evolving skills needs.
The learning mobility includes visits to:
- Bonafous agricultural training hub — a VET ecosystem integrating agricultural training, agritech innovation and applied research.
- Lombriasco’s agricultural VET model — built on strong employer partnerships, hands‑on learning and an active alumni network.
- ITS Agroalimentare Academy Piemonte — a post‑secondary institute offering high‑specialisation programmes for the agri‑food sector.
For FARMER, this learning mobility is closely connected to one of the project’s core objectives: strengthening the capacity of VET providers in the Western Balkans to update curricula in response to technological, green and labour-market change. The project places particular emphasis on digital and green skills, stronger links between education and the agri-food sector, and greater involvement of businesses in curriculum development and delivery.
The Turin study visit will therefore provide more than an opportunity for exchange. VET teachers, employers, start-ups and project partners will examine practices that can inform the next stages of the FARMER project, including curriculum co-creation and adaptation to develop stronger links between schools, employers and innovation actors.
The mobility forms part of a broader FARMER peer-learning process combining in-person mobility with further exchange of European good practices in curriculum innovation.
