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AI-ENTR4YOUTH at ITST Enrico Fermi — AI Prototyping in Puglia's Vocational Classrooms

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JA Europe's Erasmus+-funded AI-ENTR4YOUTH gave 100+ students and 10+ teachers at ITST Enrico Fermi (Francavilla Fontana) a 52-hour AI-prototyping curriculum, part of a 10-country rollout reaching 12,000 pupils, backed by Intel and the European Commission.

100 students
Students participating at ITST Enrico Fermi (programme to date)
10 teachers
Teachers participating at ITST Enrico Fermi (programme to date)
12,000 students
Students reached across 10 countries (2023-2026 to date)
30,000 students
Target students by 2026 (target by 2026)
52 hours
Curriculum length (per cohort)
AI-ENTR4YOUTH at ITST Enrico Fermi — AI Prototyping in Puglia's Vocational Classrooms

Details

Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
JA Italy — ITST Enrico Fermi (AI-ENTR4YOUTH / JA Europe)
Period
2023–2026
Region (NUTS)
ITF4
Keywords
vocational education, entrepreneurship education, AI literacy, K-12

Context

AI-ENTR4YOUTH is a three-year (2023-2026) entrepreneurship-education programme coordinated by JA Europe, co-funded by the EU's Erasmus+ programme and supported by Intel, delivering a 52-hour hands-on AI curriculum in secondary and vocational classrooms; at ITST Enrico Fermi in Francavilla Fontana, Puglia, over 100 students and 10+ teachers took part.

Objectives

The programme has students progress from identifying real-world problems to building working AI prototypes, testing them, and pitching business ideas, covering data literacy, AI ethics, Python programming, computer vision, and no-code AI tools.

Activities

The programme piloted in Italy, Portugal, and Spain before expanding to Albania, Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Greece, Romania, and Ukraine; at ITST Enrico Fermi, Intel AI expert Walter Riviera collaborated directly with the school, in a partnership involving JA Italy and the University of Salento.

Results

Across the ten participating countries the programme reports reaching 12,000 students to date against a 30,000-student target by 2026; teachers at ITST Enrico Fermi reported that the hands-on format fully engaged students, and participation led to further joint projects with the University of Salento, though documentation centres on reach and qualitative testimony rather than standardised learning assessments or employment outcomes.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k) — EU Erasmus+ co-funding plus Intel corporate support across a 10-country, 10-partner consortium; no per-student cost has been published.
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years) — Three-year programme (2023-2026); piloted in Italy, Portugal, and Spain in 2023-24 before expanding to seven more countries.
Staffing & skills
JA Europe (coordinator), JA Italy, ITST Enrico Fermi, Intel (corporate partner, incl. AI expert Walter Riviera), University of Salento

Conditions for success

  • Corporate expert involvement (e.g. an Intel AI specialist) working directly with schools
  • Hands-on, prototype-building curriculum format that visibly engages students
  • University partnership enabling follow-on projects

Where it fits

Governance type
EU multi-country consortium, vocational/secondary education
Scale
multi-country (10 EU/candidate countries)
Income level
high-income (EU)

Commonly funded by

Erasmus+

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