AnciLab, in partnership with CSBNO, the Municipality of Arese, the Municipality of Cinisello Balsamo, the Municipality of Paderno Dugnano, the Municipality of Sesto San Giovanni, and the Municipality of Rho, with the support of the Municipalities of Novate Milanese, Canegrate, Legnano, Pero, Solaro, Senago, Lainate, Baranzate, Pogliano Milanese, Rescaldina, Vanzago, Assorestauro Servizi srl, the Consortium Special Company “Insieme per il Sociale”, and the Fondazione Museo di Fotografia di Cinisello Balsamo, has promoted a project proposal entitled “CultAction. From NEET to Protagonists: Culture as Activation” (CUP: E81D26000110004), under the call “ZeroNeet. Networks of Opportunities for Employment Integration and Skills”, included in the Lombardy Regional Programme — European Social Fund Plus 2021–2027 (Priority 4 — Specific Objective ESO 4.1 — Action a.4.).
CultAction. From NEET to Protagonists: Culture as Activation
The project is developed within the cultural sector, understood here as encompassing all those professions — in continuous evolution — involved in the management of cultural activities, spaces, events, and institutions open to the public. This is a broad and diverse category of professionals, including both highly qualified figures (such as production directors, curators, and artistic directors) and technical and operational profiles with specific and essential competencies for the management of events or cultural heritage (audio-visual technicians, production assistants, heritage conservation officers, visitor services and information staff, etc.).
The decision to focus on this sector also stems from a cultural and social wager: the world of culture, thanks to the breadth of both technical and transversal competencies it offers and demands, can engage personal dimensions that differ from the purely competitive or performative dynamics of other professional fields. It can therefore represent a positive experiential platform, capable of offering young people a context in which to rediscover confidence, self-esteem, and motivation in their engagement with the world of work.
The variety of experiences offered by cultural settings such as libraries, theatres, museums, and historic villas — so often characterised by the beauty of their surroundings, the richness of their stimuli, and the quality of human relations — can help young people to surface competencies they did not know they possessed and would not know how to name. It is for this reason that CultAction. From NEET to Protagonists: Culture as Activation was conceived.
Call for Applications 1/2026
The public call for applications 1/2026 for CultAction is aimed at the assignment of 29 internship projects activatable from 15 June 2026 at the Host Organisations specified in the call. Applications may be submitted for one project at one Organisation only. To participate in CultAction, the following documents must be completed:
- Allegato 2 – Domanda di partecipazione;
- Allegato A.24_Domanda di iscrizione agli interventi FSE;
- Annex A.27 — Self-Declaration by Beneficiary.
Applications must be submitted in accordance with the procedures set out in the Call, no later than 3 June 2026 at 12:00.
For further information, please write to neet@ancilab.it.
