Insieme per il lavoro

What Insieme per il lavoro does

Insieme per il lavoro is a free, publicly-funded employment service established in 2017 and headquartered in Bologna, Italy. It operates in the Bologna metropolitan area under a public-civic partnership model promoted by the Comune di Bologna, Città metropolitana di Bologna, and Arcidiocesi di Bologna, with participation from Regione Emilia-Romagna, the major trade union confederations (CGIL, CISL, UIL), employer associations (Confindustria, Legacoop, CNA, Confcommercio, Confesercenti, Confartigianato, Confcooperative), national staffing agencies (Adecco, Randstad, Gi Group, Umana, Lavoropiù, Apis, Area), and 28+ training institutions. The service is completely free to both job seekers and employers; it has mediated over 2,000 contracts since inception and engages 800+ partner companies in the network.

The core offering combines human-led job matching and personalized career orientation with structured training programs and event-based outreach. The technology stack is intentionally lightweight: a web-based registration and matching portal built on the MYCMS content management system from ISA srl, supplemented by a physical Help Desk on Via Zamboni 13, mobile Infopoint Lavoro service points in municipalities across the metropolitan area (including the Appennino region), and mobile career events such as Job on Tour, Appennino al lavoro, and the Fiera del Lavoro di Zola Predosa. Product surface includes the Bridges program for long-term unemployed, orientation labs (Bussola del lavoro, Under 30 Lab), and certification courses (OSS Operatore Socio-Sanitario, Bus Driver Patente D/CQC in partnership with Tper, Garage École automotive training with Fondazione Aldini Valeriani and Motul), plus the Premio Barresi award for youth entrepreneurship.

Revenue mechanics are non-commercial: there are no fees to either side of the marketplace. Operating funding flows from public institutions (Comune di Bologna, Città metropolitana, Regione Emilia-Romagna) and supporting non-profit and religious organizations. The organization has 11–50 employees and is governed through a Tavolo di coordinamento and Tavolo tecnico structure. H1 2024 performance was record-setting at 293 work placements with open-ended contracts up 114% year-on-year, and the entity was recognized by Università Bocconi with the 2022 'Valore pubblico' and 'PA innovative Award' for public administration innovation.

Name

Insieme per il lavoro

Legal name

Insieme per il lavoro

Website

https://insiemeperillavoro.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Insieme per il lavoro is a free, publicly-funded employment service in Bologna, Italy, connecting job seekers with 800+ partner companies and 28+ training institutions through personalized matching, vocational training, and mobile career services. Operated by municipal, regional, and religious institutions under a public-civic partnership model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bologna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Publicly funded employment service: The service is completely free for both job seekers and employers. It is sustained by local government entities (Comune di Bologna, Città metropolitana di Bologna), the Archdiocese of Bologna, and regional government (Regione Emilia-Romagna), along with non-profit organizations in the territory.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Insieme per il lavoro is a free public employment service for the Bologna metropolitan area that guides job seekers through personalized orientation, CV preparation, interview coaching, and job matching, connecting them with a network of more than 800 partner companies. The service is sustained by local government entities, the Archdiocese of Bologna, the regional government of Emilia-Romagna, and non-profit organizations, and includes structured training courses and mobile career fair programs.

Product overview

Insieme per il lavoro is a free public employment service for the Bologna metropolitan area that operates as a unified service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering combines job matching/orientation services with structured training programs and career development labs. Key offerings include the Bridges employment program, Job on tour mobile career fairs, Bussola del lavoro orientation workshops, and specialized training courses (OSS certification, bus driver certification, automotive training). The service maintains a network of over 800 partner companies and operates physical Infopoint Lavoro service locations throughout the territory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Insieme per il lavoro Employment Service A free core employment service that accompanies job seekers in the Bologna metropolitan area, providing personalized orientation, CV preparation, interview coaching, and job matching through a network of more than 800 partner companies and 28+ training institutions.
• Bridges Program
• Job on Tour
• Bussola del Lavoro
• Under 30 Lab
• OSS (Operatore Socio-Sanitario) Training
• Bus Driver Training (Patente D/CQC)
• Infopoint Lavoro
• Garage École
• Social Innovation Projects Grant Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2000 contracts mediated since 2017
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

38 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• AdeccocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017Adecco is one of the major staffing agencies participating in the Insieme per il lavoro network, providing job matching services and recruitment support.
• RandstadcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017Randstad is part of the partner network, contributing to job placement activities for people registered with the service.
• AIDP (Associazione Italiana per la Direzione del Personale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017HR professionals association that contributes expertise and networking opportunities for job placement.
• Gi GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017Staffing agency partner for recruitment and job matching services.
• UmanacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017HR services company participating in the employment network.
• LavoropiùcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017Staffing company partner for job placement activities.
• Fondazione AdeccocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Foundation focused on labor inclusion that supports the network with training and job placement programs.
• Fondazione Aldini ValerianicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Foundation contributing to vocational training and professional development programs.
• Ecipar BolognacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Training and consulting organization providing professional education services.
• NomismaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Research institute contributing to labor market analysis and studies.
• Apis - Agenzia per il lavorocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017Employment agency participating in the network for job matching.
• Area - agenzia per il lavorocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017Staffing agency partner in the network.
• Social seedminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Social innovation organization contributing to project development.
• Comune di BolognaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017City of Bologna - one of the founding promoters of the project, providing public institutional support.
• Città metropolitana di BolognaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Metropolitan City of Bologna - co-promoter with coordination responsibility assigned to Servizio politiche e servizi per il lavoro dell'Ufficio comune.
• Arcidiocesi di BolognaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Archdiocese of Bologna - institutional promoter of the project.
• Regione Emilia-RomagnaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Regional government of Emilia-Romagna - participating in the coordination and funding.
• CGIL Camera Metropolitana del Lavoro BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Major trade union confederation participating in the coordination table.
• CISL Area Metropolitana BolognesecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Trade union confederation part of the coordination structure.
• Uil BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Trade union confederation participating in the coordination.
• Legacoop BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Cooperative association member of the coordination table.
• CNA BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Artisan and SME association participating in the coordination.
• Confartigianato Imprese di Bologna e ImolacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Small business association member of the coordination.
• Confcommercio ASCOM BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Commerce and services association participating in the network.
• Confesercenti BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Business association contributing to the employment network.
• Confcooperative BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Cooperative federation participating in the coordination.
• Confindustria Emilia Area CentrocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Industrial employers association - key partner for connecting with manufacturing and enterprise sector.
• CescotcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Training organization providing vocational courses.
• CFP FUTURAcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Vocational training provider.
• Demetra FormazionecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Training organization providing professional development courses.
• IAL Emilia-RomagnacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Professional training institution.
• Irecoop Emilia RomagnacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Cooperative training organization.
• FORMartcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Training provider operating in the Bologna area.
• Azienda sanitaria locale di Bologna (AUSL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Local health authority providing support for employment of people with health-related barriers.
• Fondazione innovazione urbanacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Foundation focused on urban innovation contributing to the project.
• FedermanagercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Managers association providing professional development programs, especially for women over 40.
• Fondazione Opera Madonna del Lavoro (Fomal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Foundation providing close synergy through the Convention for implementation of the Protocol.
• Fondazione Opera dell'Immacolata (Opimm)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Foundation operating in synergy through the Convention for protocol implementation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Manpower Italia: Global workforce solutions provider with a large Italian footprint. Offers staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, and career development services that broadly overlap Insieme's employer-matching and training-oriented reintegration mission.
• ANPAL Servizi: National public agency supporting active labor market policies in Italy. Operates at a national scale the kind of public-interest employment services that Insieme delivers locally, making it a higher-level public-sector peer.

Direct peers

• Adecco Italia: Global staffing leader with a major Italian operation and a network channel partner of Insieme per il lavoro. Provides temporary staffing, permanent placement, and career transition services overlapping directly with Insieme's employer-matching focus in the Bologna area.
• Randstad Italia: Major global staffing firm operating in Italy, partner of Insieme per il lavoro. Offers HR services, staffing, and talent development that compete for the same employer relationships and job seeker pools in the Emilia-Romagna region.
• Synergie Italia: Italian staffing agency providing temporary work, permanent placement, training, and outplacement services. Operates a network of branches across Italy comparable to Insieme's multi-municipality service point model.
• Umana: Italian staffing and HR services firm operating a national network of branches, partnered with Insieme per il lavoro. Delivers temporary staffing, permanent placement, and training programs to employers and job seekers in similar sectors.
• Orienta: Italian employment agency offering staffing, training, and career advisory services. Operates branches in Emilia-Romagna and other regions, competing with Insieme for both employer relationships and job seeker registrations.
• Lavoropiù: Italian staffing firm partnered with Insieme per il lavoro, providing temporary staffing and permanent placement. Operates branches across Emilia-Romagna, overlapping directly with Insieme's employer and candidate coverage.
• Gi Group: Italian-headquartered global staffing company and Insieme network partner. Provides temporary and permanent placement, training, and career advisory across multiple sectors, directly overlapping Insieme's job-matching and training offerings.
• Quanta: Italian staffing and workforce solutions company operating in technical, logistics, and administrative segments. Competes with Insieme for employer relationships in the broader Emilia-Romagna region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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