Abstract
Since the beginning of this century, the European Union’s approach – aimed at increasing labour market flexibility in terms of employment – was intended to be accompanied by a strengthening of social security policies. This approach has gradually led to a growing recognition of the role of vocational training in enhancing workers’ employability. However, training is not necessarily positioned clearly between the right to education and, more broadly, the right to work and the duty to maintain professional competence. In Italy, unless expressly provided for by statute or collective bargaining, this duty still lacks a fully binding legal character and effective justiciability. This paper aims to examine the role of training within both individual and collective labour agreements, exploring the extent to which it may constitute a genuine subjective right.