GPN Academy Training Courses

For quite some time, the GPN Association has been collaborating with its instructors within Hospitality and Culinary Arts Schools under the Ministry of Education, University and Research. This collaboration takes place in State Vocational Institutes for Food, Wine, and Hospitality Services (I.P.S.S.E.O.A.), including the Secondary School “Raffaele Viviani,” within the programs “Viva Crea…ttività Viva” and “Scuola Viva.”

A partnership agreement has been established with the Associazione Napoletana GPN – La Piccola Napoli. Legal name: Associazione Napoletana GPN La Piccola Napoli Legal representative: President Pasquale Telese Tax Code: 95269670634 Postal Code: 80126 Phone: +39 351 256 2438

The Association is committed to the “Crea… to the “Crea…ttività Viva” – “ttività Viva” – “Scuola Viva” projectScuola Viva” project, approved by the, approved by the Campania Region Campania Region. Special thanks. Special thanks go to the Hospitality go to the Hospitality School Raffaele School Raffaele Viviani, to Principal Viviani, to Principal Giuseppina Prin Giuseppina Principe, and to Programcipe, and to Program Director Enrica Director Enrica Varone for the Varone for the trust placed in trust placed in the **GPN – Neap the GPN – Neapolitan Academy inolitan Academy in the World.

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Impastare, Creare, Gustare, Creare, Gustare 1 – Castellammare 1 – Castellammare di Stabia Campus

For training and development at the Castellammare di Stabia campus, the GPN Association has appointed as at the Castellamm instructor Master Pizzaiolo Francesco Conato, owner of Pizzeria Ò Maharaja in Sant’Antonio Abate (NA), Via Casa Aniello 129.

Impastare, Creare, Gustare 2 – Agerola Campus

For the Agerola campus, the appointed GPN Master Instructor is Giuseppe Castellano, owner of Ristorante L’Incanto Furore in Furore (SA).

After three hours of theoretical instruction following the STC guidelines, the first practical lesson begins in the school’s professional laboratory. The program includes 8 lessons with 25 students at the main campus of the Viviani Hospitality Institute in Castellammare di Stabia, followed by three educational field trips to GPN partner companies:

• Caputo – Il Mulino di Napoli

• Latticini Orchidea

• La Fiammante Pomodoro

• Goeldlin Collection

The program concludes with a seminar dedicated to the Mediterranean Diet, connected to the culture of pizza.

Future Vision

GPN – Associazione Napoletana La Piccola Napoli will become a founding partner of a state hospitality school. Through its instructors—such as Francesco Conato and many others—the Association will train new generations of students in classrooms and professional laboratories, guiding them toward the profession of pizzaiolo.

For years, the GPN Association has been committed to promoting and elevating the role of the pizzaiolo, transforming it into a recognized educational path and a meaningful professional choice.