Training is one of the traditional tasks carried out by Chambers of Commerce; they provide training either directly (through specific services and dedicated management) or through suitably established Special agencies. At a national level, among the training agencies of the Chambers system, the following stand out: AsseforCamere (based in Rome and Florence), the Guglielmo Tagliacarne Institute (based in Rome), 'Ifoa (Institute for the training of business operators, based in Reggio Emilia), Formaper (based in Milano).

Lifelong learning
The training initiatives of the Chambers of Commerce target different entrepreneurial categories, ranging from service sector operators (from traditional trade to advanced services) to small entrepreneurs operating in the manufacturing sector, managers of agricultural activities, operators in the environmental and energy sector, etc. Sectors of intervention are identified where the training demand is not met by other agencies. Furthermore, the Chambers of Commerce direct contact of with enterprises allows seizing the needs for professional growth and training existing throughout the territory.
The users of the training services provided by the Chambers system can be grouped into two groups, namely entrepreneur and direct collaborators of entrepreneurs and Aspiring entrepreneurs.

School-job alternation
After the coming into force of Law no. 53 of March 28, 2003 (art.4), and following the Memorandum of Understanding between Unioncamere and the Ministry of Education, the Chambers of Commerce, while coming into contact with the student world, actively participate in the promotion of joint initiatives favouring the development of links between the education system and world of enterprises, with a view to carrying out research studies and experiments in the field of school-job alternation. The Chambers System intervenes in two of the phases concerning training and stage on the job, envisaged for students attending secondary schools. Firstly, in the planning, implementation and evaluation of training pathways; secondly, as potential subjects in a regime of convention. Within this framework, it is possible to include the Polaris (The Portal for Job Orientation, Alternation and Linkage between Enterprises and Information systems), that provides a full picture by collecting students’ CVs and stage offers made by companies, thus also allowing sharing the tools and contents supporting alternation pathways.