History

Built as memorial of Mr. Piero Pirelli, who has been the President of Pirelli from 1932 since  1956, Istituto Piero Pirelli was opened  on November 28th, 1958.

It was opened in order to meet  the  perceived requirement of  that period : to create qualified and skilled workforce according to the needs of a modern industrial structure like Pirelli.

The meaning of  skill  has  changed during the time :  the staff  the Istituto Piero Pirelli had to prepare for the future (at the beginning of the 60s)  was very different in skill comparing to the past, when  only  experience on a particular machine was required for which the workman  was assigned.
The worker of the "future" was a specialist in a particular technique and in a specific field. He  was able to face new and unforeseen situations  with skill  and suitable  tools.  It is this type of skilled worker that Istituto Piero Pirelli was aimed at preparing by  means of a three-year  course. They were   attended by young people with a secondary school-leaving certificate and were aimed at giving them a technical education.

The Istituto Piero Pirelli  had not only the above mentioned  activity but also another one as important as the first : the organization of updating courses  for electricians, metal workers and instrument designers allowing them to follow the rapid development of the equipment in particular of the "machine", which was central to both the industrial revolution  and  the working world.

After the  transfer  of  competence  from  state to regions as far as professional education is concerned,  since 1972  Istituto Piero Pirelli  has been cooperating  with the region of Lombardy to become  an institute at the forefront of professional training.

Istituto Piero Pirelli  became ideal in organising and carrying out courses both for the staff of Italian and foreign companies of Pirelli group and  for the staff  of other companies, that use the institute to solve their problems of professional training.

Istituto Piero Pirelli  had a staff of  skilled people  having  both  great professional experience  and a continuous bond with the working world in the sector. It  dealt with  skills in different specialisations to meet the companies requirements of high level consulting in every field. BASIC TECHNOLOGIES (i.e. Electronics, Electrotechnics, Mechanics, Fluidics),  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY divided in Automation (including Informatics of  Processes, Cad/Cam  and  Factory Automation) and MANAGEMENT (production and innovation management) were the specific fields of intervention.

There was a long project of re-organisation of  areas including warehouses/factories  which began  in the middle of the 80s. Since 1992 Istituto Piero Pirelli has been renting also to external people new spaces having at the disposal modern and functional rooms on an area of about 5.000 msq.