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Your Italian year.Live in Italy for a year and learn a profession the Italian way.

Cook, design, weld or care for people, in a real Italian course in Molise, with a student visa and Italian lessons included. Live a year of Italian life and leave with a qualification valid across the EU. Then stay and work, or take it home.

Next intakesMarch 2027September 2027

David as a traveller in front of the Colosseum, with a camera and a travel guide
Ciao, Italia!
Duration12 months, with internship
QualificationApproved by the Molise Region, valid in the EU
ClassesUsually 9:00 to 13:00
Who can applyAges 18 to 65, high school completed
What it is

The legal door into Italy.

You enter Italy with a student visa, study a real profession for one year and leave with an Italian qualification. It is the path we built for people who want to work in Italy, not just visit.

The course is taught by an accredited training institution approved by the Molise Region, with ISO 9001 certification.

What we do for you

  • Guidance on the student visa and every document
  • Your place in the course
  • Intensive Italian, as a subject of the course
  • 10 days in our support house when you arrive
  • Support at the consulate and for the permesso di soggiorno
  • Help on the path to a job after the course
Four courses

Pick your
Italian craft.

Every course lasts 12 months, includes an internship in an Italian workplace and ends with the Italian professional qualification. A class opens with at least 15 students, so we always ask for a first choice and a second option.

David tossing pasta in a pan in the course kitchen

Food production

Operatore della Produzione Pasti · 800 hours · 300 of internship

Cook in Italy, professionally: prepare, cook and portion meals with quality and food safety. This is large-scale cooking, not restaurant chef training.

You study HACCP and hygiene, plating, culinary specialities, menus and recipe development.

You work in school and company canteens, hospitals, care homes, catering and banquets.

David pinning a dress on a mannequin in a fashion atelier

Fashion design

Progettista di moda · 800 hours · 320 of internship

Create collections of clothes and accessories in the country of Italian fashion, turning ideas into real pieces.

You study research and design of collection pieces, product parameters, building a collection, fashion drawing.

You work in ateliers and fashion houses, style and pattern studios, clothing companies, or your own label.

David as a healthcare assistant pushing an elderly woman in a wheelchair

Healthcare assistant

Operatore Socio-Sanitario (OSS) · 1,200 hours · 450 of internship

Give direct care to people in physical or social frailty, alongside nurses and other health professionals.

You study health and social law, ethics, psychology, hygiene and nutrition, pharmacology, care techniques.

You work in care homes, hospitals, home care, day centres and therapeutic communities.

Work permit conversion and a job vacancy guaranteed (you still pass the interview).

David welding in a workshop

Welding

Operatore di saldatura · 800 hours · 360 of internship

Join metal parts with professional welding processes, following safety rules and quality standards.

You study Italian and English, metals, TIG, MIG/MAG and stick welding, technical drawing, safety.

You work in metalworking shops, construction, shipbuilding and heavy industry, installation companies.

A year of Italian life

Mornings in class.
Afternoons in Italy.

Classes usually run from 9:00 to 13:00. The rest of the day is yours, in a region most tourists have not discovered yet.

SummerAdriatic beaches in Termoli, about an hour from Campobasso by bus.
WinterSki and snowboard at Campitello Matese.
~2hto Naples, under 3 hours to the Amalfi Coast, ~3h to Rome.
Every dayMedieval villages, real Italian food, and neighbours who will teach you more Italian than any book.
David on a deckchair on the beach in Termoli with a spritz, the old town behind
Summer in Termoli
David snowboarding at Campitello Matese
Winter in Campitello Matese
David having an espresso and a croissant in a piazza
Espresso in the piazza
David shopping for tomatoes and basil at a market
Market morning
David eating a margherita pizza at an outdoor table
Pizza night
David hiking in the mountains above a lake and a castle
Weekend hikes
David on the bus from Campobasso to Termoli with a map
Bus to the coast
David hunting truffles with a dog in the Molise countryside
Truffle season
The language

No Italian yet? Start anyway.

You do not need to speak Italian to begin. You do need to pass Italian as a subject of the course, because that is what opens doors at work.

1A simple admission test. Italian and a skills assessment. Our preparation covers it.
2Intensive Italian in class. Every day, as part of the course.
3Italian in real life. At the market, at your internship, with your neighbours in Campobasso.
After the course

Then,
your choice.

Some of our students come for the experience. Others come to build a new life. The qualification works for both.

Take it home

An Italian qualification

A regional professional qualification valid across the European Union, a year of Italian on your CV, and an internship in an Italian workplace.

Stay and work

Work permit

You can ask to convert your study permit into a work permit. In healthcare the conversion is guaranteed. In the other courses it depends on an employer, a contract and the Questura, and we help you on the way.

Already have experience in your area? It counts in the admission assessment and helps you find work later. The course length stays the same.

How it works

From your country
to your first job.

1

Choose

Your course and a second option, and the intake: March or September 2027.

2

Documents

Diploma, Declaration of Value, translations. We send the checklist and check everything.

3

Financial proof

Show you can support yourself for the year. We tell you the best way for your case.

4

Visa

We prepare you for the consulate. The consulate decides.

5

Arrive

Ten days in our support house, then the permesso di soggiorno with us beside you.

6

Study, then work

Twelve months of course and internship. Then the work permit.

How payment works

Pay most of it in Italy.

The price depends on your course and your country, and our team gives you the full amount in the first conversation, before you decide anything.

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  • Two partsVisa assistance and access to the course, and the course itself.
  • Most of the course in ItalyOnly the enrollment is paid before you travel. The rest of the course is paid once you are in Italy, in installments.
  • Installments availableOur team confirms the options in your country.
  • If the visa is deniedWe refund 40% of what you paid before travelling. The enrollment fee is not refundable.
Before you apply

What you need.

Who can apply

  • Ages 18 to 65 (18 on the day you enroll)
  • High school completed (12 years of school)
  • Declaration of Value of your diploma

Financial proof for the visa

€10,179.85 per year · about €783 a month

Reference set by the Italian Government for 2026/2027. Bank statements of the last 6 months, a tax return, a sponsor in your family, or a fixed income such as a pension.

Living in Campobasso

~€200 a month for a single room

A room in a shared house costs from about €200 to €220. A studio up to about €400. Utilities are usually apart, and a one-month deposit is common.

Not included: consulate visa fee, sworn translations and apostille, Declaration of Value, health insurance, permesso di soggiorno fees, flight and living costs. We send you the updated list with values.

Transparency is part of the plan

No.

  • No guaranteed visa.We prepare every document with you. The consulate decides.
  • No guaranteed work permit outside healthcare.In the other courses it depends on an employer, a contract and the Questura.
  • No class under 15 students.That is why we ask for a second option: you always have a plan B.
  • No shortcuts.Experience helps, but the course keeps its full length and the qualification is earned.
Questions

Straight answers.

Can I come just for the experience?

Yes. Many people choose the 1 Year as an Italian year: they live in Molise, learn a craft and the language, and go home with a qualification valid in the EU. The requirements for the student visa are the same for everyone.

Which course is best for me?

The one that fits what you love doing. If your goal is to stay and work in Italy, healthcare is the safest path: the work permit conversion is guaranteed and we guarantee a job vacancy. The other courses also have demand, depending more on the employer.

Is the qualification valid outside Italy?

Yes. It is a regional professional qualification approved by the Molise Region and valid across the European Union.

Do I need to speak Italian before I start?

No. The admission test is simple and our preparation covers it. Intensive Italian is part of the course, and you need to pass it for the qualification.

What are the class hours?

As a rule, mornings from 9:00 to 13:00, which leaves the afternoon free. In some classes the schedule can change.

What happens if my visa is denied?

We refund 40% of what you paid before travelling. The enrollment fee is not refundable, and you have not paid the part of the course due in Italy.

Can I apply if I am over 50?

Yes, up to 65 years old. Many people change their life in Italy after 40.

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