Centro Provinciale Istruzione Adulti 1 Brescia
The Centro Provinciale Istruzione Adulti 1 Brescia (CPIA 1 Brescia) is a state educational institution, which provides formal and informal education paths for adults with and without Italian citizenship in the metropolitan and provincial areas of Brescia.
The formal education paths are aimed at the achievement of final educational qualifications of the first and second instruction cycles, of the basic competencies which are connected to compulsory education and the learning of Italian language as L2 for migrants.
The informal education paths are aimed at the achievement and enhancement of basic competencies for lifelong learning and foreign languages, particularly in regard to the EU languages English and German. In such context, there are also Psychology, Philosophy, Literature, Ancient, Medieval, Modern and Contemporary History, Archaeology, History of Religions, Anthropology, Astronomy, Music and IT courses.
Our organization also manages education in prisons here in Brescia and carries out session of civic training in order to encourage social cohesion, active and democratic citizenry, care and respect of common goods, and taking on responsability and awareness of rights and duties for migrants (DPR 179/2011).
Besides that, it is commissioned by the Foreigners University of Siena as the seat for the administration of the CILS (Certification for Italian as Foreign Language) and DITALS (Certification for Teaching Italian as Foreign Language) exams and seat for the certification of knowledge of Italian level A2 of the CEFR (DM 04/06/2010).
The CPIA 1 Brescia is an istitutional reference point for coordinating and bringing about reception, orientation and mentoring actions addressed to the adults, particularly in regard to disadvantaged groups. All these activities are aimed at supporting the realization of personalized learning paths and at the recognition and certification of acquired skills in order to increase the access to educational opportunities and foster the return to school.
Contact person:
Alessandra Cottignoli