MITICA’s free courses for MSMEs are starting

Registrations are now open for blended training courses for businesses

The partners of the Interreg Italy–Switzerland project “MITICA – Innovative Models for Transferring Advanced Skills to Businesses” are ready to launch the first online training programmes on the platform www.mitica-interreg.org, developed by the Lecco Campus (Polo territoriale di Lecco) of the Politecnico di Milano in collaboration with the project partnership.

Following the analysis of the training needs of cross-border micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) carried out in recent months, the training programme is now taking concrete shape with the first two proposals aimed at entrepreneurs, managers, professionals and employees who want to strengthen the strategic, digital and organisational skills of their companies.

UPCOMING COURSES

Practical Artificial Intelligence: From Idea to Project

Instructors: Marco Tarabini and Manuel Roveri, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano

A programme designed for companies that want to understand and integrate AI into their processes. The course covers both strategic aspects (opportunities, data, project management) and the practical dimension through activities focused on regression, classification and document analysis with LLMs – Large Language Models. The goal is to enable participants to design a first AI pilot project by identifying objectives, KPIs, risks and concrete use cases.

• Asynchronous online modules starting 28 January

• Live webinars: 11 February, 25 February

• In-person workshop: 11 March

Next will be the course Practical Artificial Intelligence: Analysis and Production of Technical Documentation, whose dates are currently being finalised.

Leading Growth: Strategic Planning and Management Control

Instructor: Andrea Boaretto, Personalive s.r.l.

A hands-on programme for those who want to strengthen their company’s strategic vision. The course provides tools to analyse the competitive environment, define a distinctive positioning, build a business model, and translate it into a business plan supported by KPIs and management dashboards.

• Asynchronous online modules starting 5 February

• Live webinars: 19 February, 5 March

• In-person workshop: 19 March

   

HOW TO TAKE PART

The courses are open to all MSMEs in the cross-border area and are fully funded thanks to the Interreg programme. To participate, you must submit an application immediately through the call for applications available on the Lecco Campus website via the link provided there. Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. To view the full training offer, you can consult the online catalogue.

All information is available on the project platform: www.mitica-interreg.org

Full list of courses

1. Data-driven decision making: how to collect, structure and read data for strategic business decisions

2. Smart flows: optimising logistics and supply chain

3. Flexible Automation for SMEs: when and how to introduce a Collaborative Robot (Cobot)

4. Practical artificial intelligence: from idea to project

5. Practical artificial intelligence: analysis and production of technical documentation

6. Security Awareness – digital awareness to protect the business

7. Leading growth: strategic planning and management control

8. Managing a business through numbers: from financial statements to investment decisions

9. Winning the market: B2B marketing strategies

10. The company of the future: corporate culture, attractiveness, leadership and change management

11. Technical Drawing in Product Development: skills for manufacturing SMEs

12. Interpreting and understanding the properties of metallic materials for industrial use

13. Machining by chip removal: technologies and process parameters