Artificial Intelligence is no longer a promise of the future; it is a daily presence in the classroom. However, its spread raises challenges that technology alone cannot solve: we need method, vision, and a deep sense of educational responsibility. It is from this urgency that the collaboration between Scuola Etica Digitale and C&C was born—a strategic alliance to bring quality training back to the heart of innovation.

The point, which is becoming increasingly evident, is not so much if we should use Artificial Intelligence in schools, but how to do so without losing sight of the centrality of the person. In a context where tools and applications evolve rapidly, the quality of educational innovation depends largely on the preparation of teachers and trainers—specifically, their ability to integrate technology while preserving critical thinking, educational relationships, and the role of the school itself.

The collaboration between Scuola Etica Digitale and C&C fits into this scenario, born from a shared desire to strengthen the focus on training for those working in school environments and to promote an approach that puts the human at the center of innovation processes.

"Innovation, especially in the educational field, requires attention and preparation," emphasizes Joshua Miolli, Head of Education Business at C&C. "Supporting schools with prepared trainers and rigorous programs means valuing appropriate skills and serious pathways capable of responding to the real needs of teaching and the future."

C&C has worked alongside schools for years and relies on a network of over 100 trainers active throughout Italy.

Every day it becomes clearer that using Artificial Intelligence does not simply mean knowing how to write a prompt or use a tool; it means understanding its limits, evaluating its effects, and governing its impact. This approach requires critical thinking, ethical awareness, and educational responsibility.

For this reason, several C&C trainers have chosen to undertake the path to obtain the FAIES™ certification (Trainer in Ethical AI for Schools). This certification is promoted by Scuola Etica Digitale and developed under the patronage and validation of the Fondazione Ente Nazionale Intelligenza Artificiale, through an independent scientific committee led by Dr. Valeria Lazzaroli.

This pathway is designed to strengthen professional skills, awareness, and responsibility in response to an increasingly attentive and demanding training market. The goal is to build a model that can also be replicated within the broader C&C network across various European countries, while respecting the specificities of local educational contexts.

"Artificial Intelligence is not a technical issue, but an educational one," observes Claudio Silvestri, founder of Scuola Etica Digitale. "The difference is not made by the tools, but by the people who use them in the classroom. Without method, awareness, and structured skills, the risk is that innovation remains superficial and loses its educational value."

The collaboration between Scuola Etica Digitale and C&C thus fits into a broader context where Artificial Intelligence presents schools—and society at large—with a challenge that is cultural before it is technological: putting the human back at the center of the future.