Research · 12 June 2025
Mapping the skills companies need
Twenty-five academic and practitioner documents plus five interviews with companies in the Frignano area, to understand which skills the twin transition — digital and environmental — demands in a mountain district.
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- Forty-six abilities, fifteen skills, five areas: cognitive, interpersonal, self-leadership, digital, sustainability.
- In Frignano companies hire for soft skills more than hard ones: the technical part can be taught later.
- Here relational skills point outwards: they are what helps newcomers settle into a district that struggles to welcome them.
- More than artificial intelligence, companies need to handle and protect their data: on AI the uncertainty is still high.
- People who stay in the mountains rarely change jobs for money — they change looking for a better place to work.
A research report by OPERA, the research unit of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, using a multi-method approach. The full skills matrix, the local priorities area by area and the challenges set by the territory are in the complete document.