I-Crea Academy – Fondazione ITS

Name

I-Crea Academy – Fondazione ITS

Legal name

Fondazione I-Crea Academy - Fondazione ITS per le imprese culturali e il territorio

Website

https://fondazioneicrea.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education and Training

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Fine Arts Schools (611610), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Film, Television & Media Arts Colleges (EDAHAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fashion & Apparel Design Colleges (EDAHAJAF), Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary (EDAGABAM)

Keywords

• Vocational education training
• Creative industries training
• Post-diploma professional courses
• Cultural heritage education
• ITS academy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Grants: Courses are primarily funded through government sources including PNRR (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza) funding, regional financing (Lombardy), and EU funding for ITS Academy development. The I-CREA LAB 4.0 project (Project Code M4C1I1.5-2023-1082-P-27330) is financed by the European Union for laboratory development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Italian non-profit higher technical institute foundation delivering post-diploma professionalizing courses (ITS two-year programs and IFTS one-year specializations) in cultural and creative industries. Course portfolio spans audiovisual production, fashion art direction, photography, sound design, web/digital design, theatrical production, cultural management, beauty & wellness consulting, gastronomy, and digital cultural heritage. Programs combine classroom instruction with mandatory industry internships and lead to EQF level 5 qualifications.

Product overview

I-Crea Academy – Fondazione ITS is an Italian higher technical institute (Fondazione ITS) for cultural and creative enterprises, offering a portfolio of post-diploma professionalizing courses. The institution provides two main program types: ITS (Istituto Tecnico Superiore) two-year courses leading to advanced technical diplomas, and IFTS (Istruzione e Formazione Tecnica Superiore) one-year specialization courses. The course portfolio includes: Film Making and Sound Design for audiovisual production; Fashion Art Direction, Strategic Visual Designer, and Fotografia for visual communication; Web Design and Digital Strategies for digital creation; Backstage 4.0 for theatrical production; Design Digitale, Digital Fashion Heritage, and Digital and Handcraft Culture for fashion and design; Cultural Management and Tecniche Digitali for cultural heritage valorization; Beauty & Wellness and Tecniche Food & Drink for service industries. Programs combine classroom instruction with hands-on labs and company internships, preparing professionals for Italy's cultural and creative economy sectors.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Film Making Two-year ITS course producing audiovisual content for multimedia platforms, training film makers and video editors to create content for various media and distribution platforms. Targeted at post-diploma students seeking careers in audiovisual production.
• Sound Design and Music Production for Media Two-year ITS course training sound design specialists for media and culture applications, capable of integrating audio and video, managing post-production, and creating original sound artifacts for cinema, TV, and video games.
• Strategic Visual Designer per la Cultura e il Territorio Two-year ITS course developing designers capable of creating visual communication strategies to enhance cultural and territorial heritage.
• Fashion Art Direction & Communication Strategies Two-year ITS course forming professionals with interdisciplinary skills in artistic direction, communication strategies, and content production for the fashion sector.
• Fotografia e nuovi linguaggi della comunicazione visiva Two-year ITS course developing image experts skilled in traditional and digital photography, capable of utilizing new visual languages and emerging technologies.
• Web Design e Strategie Digitali Two-year ITS course preparing digital design experts capable of creating innovative web solutions, combining design, programming, and SEO for creative enterprises.
• Backstage 4.0 – Tecnici teatrali per l'industria culturale e creativa Two-year ITS course training theatrical technicians for the cultural and creative industry, covering stage technologies and production management.
• Cultural Management Specialization course forming professionals able to digitally reconstruct, enhance, and make accessible artworks, archaeological sites, and cultural assets through advanced technologies. Priced at EUR 2,000.
• Beauty & Wellness – Tecniche e pratiche di consulenza One-year IFTS course covering beauty and wellness consulting techniques with a multidisciplinary approach to personal care, including holistic, aesthetic, and therapeutic treatments.
• Tecniche Food & Drink per gli Eventi nell'Alta Ristorazione One-year IFTS course delivering gastronomic innovation for excellence events, training technical specialists in kitchen, pastry, and service innovations for high-end catering.
• Design Making One-year IFTS pathway developing advanced skills in design, CAD modeling, digital fabrication, and artisanal manufacturing 4.0.
• Tecniche Digitali per la Valorizzazione Culturale e la Sostenibilità One-year IFTS course forming Digital Creator professionals specialized in multimedia communication for art, culture, and tourism, creating innovative digital projects to enhance cultural heritage and promote sustainable tourism.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AFOL Metropolitana (Agenzia Metropolitana per la Formazione l'Orientamento e il Lavoro)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2023AFOL Metropolitana and Fondazione I-Crea Academy have a joint processing agreement (accordo di contitolarità) dated March 28, 2024 for collaboration. AFOL provides transversal services supporting Fondazione's activities and has signed specific agreements for course implementation. C.F./P.IVA: 08928300964.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera: Historic Milan fine-arts academy offering accredited degrees in visual arts, design, and conservation. Broader and more established than I-Crea, but serves overlapping creative-arts students in the same Lombardy market.

Direct peers

• IED - Istituto Europeo di Design: Italy-wide private design school with strong presence in Milan offering courses in fashion, design, visual communication, and audiovisual — competing directly with I-Crea's Fashion Art Direction, Web Design, Photography, and Film Making programs for the same student segment.
• Polimoda: Florence-based fashion school offering undergraduate and master's programs in fashion design, fashion marketing, and creative direction. Directly comparable to I-Crea's Fashion Art Direction and Digital Fashion Heritage courses, though operating at a higher price point.
• ITS COSMO Fashion: Italian ITS Academy specialized in textile, fashion, and made-in-Italy manufacturing. Operates under the same Ministry of Education ITS framework as I-Crea and competes for the same pool of fashion-focused post-diploma students nationally.
• Fondazione ITS Volta (Trieste): Italian ITS Foundation offering post-diploma technical tracks across creative and digital disciplines under the same national ITS regulatory framework. Regional peer demonstrating the multi-region ITS model that I-Crea could replicate to expand beyond Lombardy.
• Università IULM: Milan-based university specializing in communication, marketing, and cultural industries, offering degree programs in fashion communication, digital communication, and cultural management — overlapping with I-Crea's Strategic Visual Designer and Cultural Management courses.
• ITS Fondazione Benvenuto Cellini: Florence-based ITS Academy focused on cultural heritage, museum communication, and tourism — closest comparable in mission and regulatory category to I-Crea's Tecniche Digitali and Cultural Management tracks, operating under the same national ITS framework.
• NABA - Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti: Milan-based private academy offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs across design, fashion, visual arts, and media — directly overlapping I-Crea's film, fashion, photography, and visual design course portfolio. Both target post-secondary creative students in Lombardy.
• ITS Academy Cinema e Televisione: Italian ITS Academy dedicated to audiovisual production, television, and digital media — directly comparable to I-Crea's Film Making and Sound Design tracks, with similar two-year professional diploma structure and EQF level 5 qualification.

Others

• AFOL Moda: Fashion training arm of AFOL Metropolitana (I-Crea's parent/co-controlling public agency). Partners with I-Crea on Fashion Art Direction project works and Fashion Graduate Italia presentations, sharing the same Lombardy public-training ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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