These new facilities are the result of a joint initiative made possible by the collaboration between the Salesians of Don Bosco, public bodies, the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Fossano and various other private partners, who have signed an agreement that consolidates the role of the Salesian VTC as a key educational and vocational centre.
The new facility reinforces a formation model that has achieved particularly significant results in Piedmont: the success rate of CNOS-FAP courses stands at around 95%, confirming the effectiveness of a system centred on the pedagogy of Don Bosco, practical learning and integration into the workforce.
The inauguration, held at the premises in Via Verdi, was attended by numerous institutional authorities and representatives from the economic and social spheres: the President of the Piedmont Region, Alberto Cirio, Senator Giorgio Maria Bergesio and MP Chiara Gribaudo expressed great satisfaction with the initiative, reaffirming their full support for the Salesian model and for investment in the formation of young people, considered a strategic lever for the region’s development.
Also present were the main employers’ associations and numerous local businesses, bearing witness to the structured dialogue between formation and business that characterises the Salesian experience.
A concrete sign of the Salesian network was also the reception and catering service, entirely organised by the vocational training centres (VTCs) in Savigliano, Bra and Saluzzo, an example of collaboration between local organisations and the promotion of students’ skills.
The Salesian centre in Fossano, active since 1890 and founded by Fr Michael Rua, Don Bosco’s successor, has evolved over time, moving from traditional craft workshops to the current fields of mechanics, technology, wellness and services, whilst keeping Don Bosco’s educational method at its heart: a holistic formation of the person, capable of combining human growth, professional skills and integration into the workforce.
The opening of the new wing on the feast day of St Joseph, symbolically highlighted the value of work and formation, reviving a vision that looks to the future even in complex times: investing in young people as an educational, social and economic choice, in full continuity with the charism of Don Bosco.
