The terna group launches “Terna Accademy”, training and research hub
Terna launches “Terna Academy”, the new training and research hub of the national electricity grid operator, aimed at developing the expertise of personnel within the Group ecosystem. In line with the goals established with the update of the 2021-2025 “Driving Energy” Industrial Plan, Terna wants to strengthen and promote new skills through an innovative cultural and training offer capable of supporting the energy transition.
Creation of the Academy forms part of NexTerna, the cultural evolution programme aimed at offering new ways of working through active engagement and increased personnel awareness. To develop the training offer, currently focused primarily on technical content, Terna Academy promotes projects for the innovation, strengthening and updating of skills.
“The Academy is the result of a process of cultural and social change that began two years ago, and which continues to evolve for the professional and personal needs of our colleagues” explained Valentina Bosetti, Chairwoman of Terna. “The key training area dedicated to sustainability aims to support and further increase the impact of our actions, aimed not only at protecting the environment but also at the development of sustainable practices from a social and economic perspective.”
“Terna Academy is a space for research and for the growth of our people, promoting a culture of continuous learning and a new approach to training, aligned with the strategic approach set out in the updated 2021–2025 Industrial Plan”, said Stefano Donnarumma, CEO of Terna. “This innovative training platform is designed to be an effective tool to enable a transition that, primarily, must be cultural, for the development of distinctive skills needed for the achievement of the challenging sustainability goals ahead.”
To guarantee the highest levels of scientific rigour in the training approach, the authority of content and the interdisciplinary cooperation, Terna Academy has equipped itself with a governance model involving a Scientific Committee with a top academic profile, including three important figures from the academic world, in addition to Valentina Bosetti and Stefano Donnarumma: Prof. Francesco Profumo from the Politecnico di Torino University (Turin), Prof. Maurizio Delfanti, Chief Executive Officer of RSE – Ricerca Sistema Energetico, and Prof. Gustavo Piga from Rome’s “Tor Vergata” University. The Scientific Committee is completed by three Terna managers, Emilia Rio, Head of People Organization and Change, Massimiliano Garri, Head of Innovation & Market Solutions, and Massimiliano Paolucci, Head of External Relations, Institutional Affairs and Sustainability. Governance of the Academy also involves Expert Leads to guide planning, in addition to structures and specialists in training within the company.
Nasce nuovo hub – Terna Accademy – di ricerca e formazione del gruppo
In accordance with the guidelines of the updated 2021–2025 Industrial Plan, which sets out € 10 billion total capital expenditure in order to achieve decarbonisation targets, the Academy has structured the training offer for Terna personnel into three strategic areas: Energy Transition, Sustainability and New Ways of Working.
In particular, in the area of Energy Transition, the Academy offers specific, professional and specialist technical training on emerging technological and market trends, strengthening Terna’s action in its role as director of the transition.
For Sustainability, a pillar of the Group’s activity, the offer includes training on environmental, business and social sustainability, along with quality management. This macroarea also includes Compliance and HSE training aimed at developing and promoting excellence in the sphere of safety.
Finally, with New Ways of Working, supporting the cultural necessary evolution, triggered by the pandemic, Terna Academy will promote training in new ways of working and learning, management skills and conduct for improved performance and well-being at work.
For the launch of the Terna Academy, a dedicated web page was also created on the company’s website at the following link: https://www.terna.it/en/
For Terna, with its 5,100 personnel, training and excellence are of central importance and translate into a commitment to operate with professionalism and innovation in all aspects of its operations. With the goal of raising awareness amongst young people regarding the energy transition and sustainability, the operator of the national electricity grid has recently launched the Tyrrhenian Lab. This project, which will see the company investing a total of € 100 million over the next five years, involves a training centre of excellence developed in close collaboration with the Universities of Cagliari, Salerno and Palermo and located across the cities that are the landing sites of the Tyrrhenian Link, Terna’s undersea power line that will link Campania, Sicily and Sardinia, for a total of 950 km of connection and € 3.7 billion in investments.
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