{"id":35369,"date":"2025-10-15T10:47:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T08:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/uncategorized\/zintek-a-voice-for-the-hands-that-build\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T17:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:25:07","slug":"zintek-a-voice-for-the-hands-that-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/en\/focus-on-en\/zintek-a-voice-for-the-hands-that-build\/","title":{"rendered":"Zintek: A Voice for the Hands That Build"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35369\" class=\"elementor elementor-35369 elementor-35363\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c366a74 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c366a74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f24d54\" data-id=\"6f24d54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac2df0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac2df0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In Venice, a conference celebrating the first Italian licenses for Specialized sheet metal workers under UNI Standard 11966:2024 and recognized by Accredia.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f750696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f750696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The conference <em>The Sheet Metal Worker Profession. Training, Certifications and Future Scenarios<\/em>, held on 3 October at the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice \u2013 and featured in our previous newsletter \u2013 was a <strong>unique event for many reasons<\/strong>. First and foremost, <strong>it placed metal working professionals at the centre of attention<\/strong> not as mere spectators in a discussion on construction, but as the true protagonists of the day. Secondly, it offered the <strong>opportunity to celebrate a historic milestone<\/strong> \u2014 the presentation of the first licences in Italy for <strong>UNI 11966:2024 Specialized Sheet Metal Worker<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6b1913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6b1913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-391.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzUzMjAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuemludGVrLml0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvRXZlbnRvLVppbnRlay1WZW5lemlhLTM5MS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-391.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35320\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-391.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-391-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-391-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-391-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a4981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5a4981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throughout the day, <strong>the sheet metal workers\u2019 voices authentically conveyed the complexity and beauty of a craft that combines technical expertise with artisanal sensitivity<\/strong>. As they reminded us, each worksite tells its own story \u2014 a balance between material knowledge, adaptability, and dialogue with architects and clients. The sheet metal worker is not a simple executor, but an interpreter of the project, capable of communicating with designers and clients, translating ideas into matter, and giving tangible form to architectural vision.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f5f7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01f5f7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-371.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzUzMDYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuemludGVrLml0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvRXZlbnRvLVppbnRlay1WZW5lemlhLTM3MS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-371.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35306\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-371.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-371-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-371-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-371-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fffbb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fffbb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All contributions highlighted <strong>the importance of continuous dialogue with Zintek and its technical support<\/strong> \u2014 available even remotely \u2014 as part of a virtuous synergy between craftsmanship and industry. This collaboration solves problems and nurtures technical knowledge and strengthens the overall quality of building.<\/p>\n<p>A shared message emerged from all testimonies: <strong>training is the key to the future<\/strong>. What is learned through the <strong>Zintek Academy<\/strong> becomes valuable know-how to bring back to the workshop and pass on to the next generations, fostering a culture of skilled craftsmanship that renews itself over time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2036a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2036a06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-354.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzUyOTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuemludGVrLml0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvRXZlbnRvLVppbnRlay1WZW5lemlhLTM1NC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-354.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35296\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-354.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-354-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-354-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-354-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1253d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a1253d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The day culminated in the <strong>official presentation of the UNI 11966:2024 certificates<\/strong>, <strong>the first ever issued in Italy<\/strong>. The role of the construction sheet metal worker is now formally recognized by UNI, and certification marks an essential step towards the acknowledgment of professional competence.<br \/>\nZintek supports craftsmen on this path through its Academy, the first institution in Italy certified to provide preparatory training for the exam validated by Accredia.<\/p>\n<p>At its headquarters in Porto Marghera, the Zintek Academy offers outstanding facilities: a dedicated classroom, a 300-square-metre showroom featuring models and mock-ups, and a fully equipped workshop with professional machinery. Certified under UNI ISO 21001:2019, the Academy <strong>is unique in the metal industry landscape<\/strong> \u2014 a centre for training, research, and technical culture that places people at its core.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-036b43e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"036b43e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-347.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzUyODQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuemludGVrLml0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvRXZlbnRvLVppbnRlay1WZW5lemlhLTM0Ny5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-347.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35284\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-347.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-347-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-347-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-347-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bcec1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bcec1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Investing in education today means investing in the future of the field<\/strong> \u2014 restoring dignity and appeal to manual professions that combine intelligence, creativity and responsibility. In many European countries, tinsmiths are highly respected professionals. Thanks to initiatives such as those promoted by the Zintek Academy, this awareness is returning to Italy: manual skill is knowledge, and knowledge, when certified, becomes value.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd8c840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd8c840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-319.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzUyNDYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuemludGVrLml0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvRXZlbnRvLVppbnRlay1WZW5lemlhLTMxOS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-319.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-319.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-319-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-319-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Evento-Zintek-Venezia-319-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f08a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37f08a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The atmosphere of the event was one of great participation and collective pride. In a world that moves fast, taking the time to listen to those who work with both hands and mind is a precious gesture \u2014 a reminder that <strong>the future of construction will always depend on them: the sheet metal workers, artisans of time and matter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5412cc9 elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5412cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zintek.it\/en\/events\/convention-the-value-of-a-unique-craft-in-contemporary-construction-processes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">\u2014 View the photo gallery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Venice, a conference celebrating the first Italian licenses for Specialized sheet metal workers under UNI Standard 11966:2024 and recognized by Accredia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":35274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[231],"tags":[253,558,552],"class_list":["post-35369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-focus-on-en","tag-conference","tag-sheet-metal-worker-licenses","tag-sheet-metal-workers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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