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The National Institute for Public Policy Analysis (Inapp) is a public research body of national relevance, under the supervision of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies. The institute deals with the study, research, monitoring and evaluation of public policies in the fields of labour, education and training, social protection, active and passive labour policies, the third sector, social inclusion, and policies with effects on the labour market.
Inapp inherits the legacy of two research bodies: the Institute for Professional Training (ISFOL), established in 1972 as a body for research, experimentation and technical assistance in the field of vocational training, and the Institute for Social Affairs (IAS, formerly the Italian Institute of Social Medicine – IIMS), founded in 1922 as a study and research centre and health education body aimed at improving living and labour standards.
Inapp is the National Agency of the Erasmus+ Programme for the Education and Vocational Training Scope and, since 1 January 2018, it operates as the Intermediate Body of the ESF+ National Programme Youth, Women and Work 2021-2027, delegated by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies, the Managing Authority of the aforementioned Programme, to the implementation of specific actions (Inapp Plan 2023-2026). It is part of the National Statistical System (SISTAN).
The Institute is also the National Reference Point for Quality Assurance of the Education System, in connection with the European EQAVET network; it is the lead partner for Italy in the CEDEFOP ReferNet project; it coordinates the implementation of the European Agenda for Adult Learning; it participates in the OECD-PIAAC survey. Finally, Inapp is a member of the European Consortium ERIC-ESS and manages the European Social Survey for Italy.