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On June 16, a new edition of the Fundació BCN FP Entrepreneurship Night was held, a day full of talent, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit, where the best projects promoted by vocational training in the Barcelona metropolitan area were awarded.

The event began with speeches by:

• Marta Rodríguez, Director of the BCN FP Foundation
• Nadia Quevedo, Barcelona City Council
• Ester Pujol, Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB)
• José Luís Duran, FPCat Agency

All of them highlighted the transformative role of vocational training and the need to continue supporting young people in their entrepreneurial and innovation projects.

After the FPconsolida Award was presented by Alejandro Ribó from Netmentora Catalunya, the event continued with an inspiring round table discussion, moderated by Neus Pons, with the participation of three entrepreneurs who have turned their ideas into reality: Ivan Figueredo (Neriva Labs), Noè Alexandre (Kölder), and Ivan Romero (Blue Containers Company).

This was followed by the presentation of the FPemprèn 2025 awards, with a total of 10 categories and 23 winning projects, demonstrating the capacity of vocational training to generate initiatives with a high social, economic, and technological impact.

Among the winning projects, the following stand out:

• PANICILIO (Institut Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia – CFGM) and PlastiK.O. (Institut Hospital del Mar FP Sanitària – CFGS) in Energy and Environment
• VENORELAX and HormoniTest in Health and Personal Care
• STUDENTBOARD and GLOBALMINDS (Institut TIC de Barcelona) in Education and Culture
• Octopus SFX Studio (Escola Thuya) as best commercial proposal
• CAVA ESSENCE (Centre d’Estudis Prat) with the ICIL Award – Logistics Management
• Croma Terra and GR Test, recognized with the FPemprèn Award for Female Talent

And finally, the Entrepreneur Award went to the following projects:

• Hands to the Wood (Institut Mediterrània – CFGM), which promotes the craft and art of woodworking
• Clearance App (EMAV – CFGS), a digital application focused on optimization and communication efficiency

The event concluded with the participation of Ricard Coma, from the Directorate-General for Vocational Training, and Paco Ramos, from the Ministry of Labor, who emphasized the value of vocational training as a lever for innovation and social cohesion.

Thank you to all the centers, students, teachers, and collaborators who made this edition possible!
We remain committed to connected, creative, and transformative vocational training.

#NitEmprenedoria2025 #FPemprèn #FPconsolida #FundacioBCNFP

This Thursday saw the closing ceremony of the 7th edition of MetròpolisFPLab, an open innovation initiative in which young vocational training students work together with companies and institutions to respond to real challenges in the world of work. The project, promoted by the BCN Vocational Training Foundation with the support of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB), Barcelona City Council, and Barcelona Provincial Council, involved more than 1,600 students and the collaboration of 12 companies and institutions this year.

The event was held at the Bellvitge-Gornal Cultural Center in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat and brought together representatives from the promoting entities, educational centers, and participating companies.

During the event, the winning projects were announced, recognized for their creativity, feasibility, and quality of execution. The selected teams will receive a paid scholarship to develop their proposals within the companies that set the challenges, working side by side with their professional teams.

The challenges set and the winning teams are detailed below:

ecoHUB	New strategy to boost a business community in the sustainable construction sector	TICBuilding	Institut TIC de Barcelona	Marc Mimbrero, Verónica Pardo Maldonado, Maria Isabel Ferrachol, Josué López
Ametller Origen	Prevention and detection of food loss and waste	ALNA CONSULTING	EMT Granollers	Manel Valle, Alberto Navarro, Maliha Chohan, Akram Ouhai
MB92	Reuse of leftover plastic for new products	Econautes	Hospital del Mar Vocational Training Institute	Paula Carrascosa, Laia Vives Tardà, Giulia Colombo Caccia, Marina Catalán Chacón
Hospital de Granollers	Optimization of wheelchair management to ensure availability	IT Services	Col·legi Cultural de Badalona	Paula Douton Comabella, Pol Moreno Tenor, Sergio Vilches Bernal, Nicolás Gómez
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	Design of innovative and educational green points within the venue	Sustainable Drivers	Escola d’Art i Disseny de Rubí	Valeria Escobar, Carla Martínez, Pablo Alexei Martínez
Seditesa	Development of a marketing campaign for the Spanish market	Poblenou-capibara	Institut Poblenou	Micaela Arevalo, Roger Balleter, Mariia Khomenko
Port de Barcelona	Design of visual materials to share historical and current information	BARCINO	Institut Lluïsa Cura de Barcelona	Valery Nathalia Alvarez, Emilianny Dotel, Héctor Malpartida, Voney del Rosario Abanto
Powerdot	Improving accessibility at charging stations for people with reduced mobility	Magos eléctricos	Institut Provençana de l’Hospitalet	Eric Coloma Pajares, Ian Moliner Mayor, Teo Palma Coromina
Consorci de Residus del Maresme	Awareness campaign on waste reduction with support from local entities	Studio 3	CIC Cicles Formatius Barcelona	Nur Allertz, Judit Vila, Clàudia Trullàs
CZF (Consorci Zona Franca)	Communication of District 4.0 and technological initiatives among young people	TechUp	Escola Pia Nostra Senyora de Barcelona	Ivan Vega, Miquel Palmé, Pere Seguí, Oscar Sierra
Mesoestetic	How to position the brand as a reference for young talent	Estètica 4.0	Escola Pia Santa Anna de Mataró	Claudia Pérez Vinuesa, Marina Ros Sierra, Lidia Gutiérrez Nieto, Vera Ortiz
Aigües de Barcelona	Creation of a water fountain for events, with technical and branding criteria	BlueCycle	Col·legi Cultural de Badalona	Joel Caballero Lucía, Ivan Puertas Macías

In addition, the work of the tutors has been recognized, as they play a key role in guiding students through the process of devising and developing solutions. The Innobus Award, presented by the Baix Llobregat Innovation Agency (Innobaix), was also given to the proposal that stood out most for its transformative capacity and potential impact.

MetròpolisFPLab is a clear commitment to bringing vocational training talent closer to the productive sector and promoting a culture of innovation among young people, generating new opportunities for professional development and connection with business.

Below, you can watch a video compilation of the final presentations, where students, teachers, and companies share their testimonials:

Link to all the photos from the gala:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iWDJEYYSk8RpEH9Ok-yicjo0Eh36XzzZ?usp=drive_link

On May 28th and 30th, at the Convent of Barcelona Activa, we celebrated the presentations of the final projects of the participating groups of the 7th edition of the MetropolisFPLab. These presentations were innovative and addressed challenges that reflect today’s social issues and improvement goals. On June 5th, 2025, we will celebrate the award ceremony and the end of the Metropolis project of this edition.

During the week of May 12-16, a training stay focused on leisure and wellness took place in the French city of Toulouse. Seventeen vocational training teachers from schools in Barcelona and its metropolitan area were able to see firsthand how French vocational training works and, specifically, how the professional families of hospitality and tourism, personal image, and physical and sports activities are structured.

The training stay was organized by the BCN Vocational Training Foundation and Toulouse Metropole (both members of the European Vocational Training Network Association) and included visits to various vocational training centers such as CFA Blagnac (a leading center in hospitality), Campus Jasmin – Métiers de la beauté Coiffure te Esthétique (a leading center for personal image), and the CREPS Toulouse Occitanie professional and high-performance sports center.

At the same time, the government of the Occitanie Region explained the fundamental aspects of the French vocational training system, as well as the most significant differences between it and the Spanish vocational training system.

The following vocational training centers participated in the training stay: Institut de l’Esport de Barcelona, Institut Ferran Tallada, Institut Les Salines, Institut Escola d’Hoteleria i Turisme de BCN, Institut eCAT Lluïsa Cura, Institut Salvador Seguí i l’Institut Marti Dot.

On May 7, we held the Foundation’s Board of Trustees meeting, where the change in executive chairmanship was formalized: Marta Rodríguez, Director of Organization, People, and Culture at Mercabarna, takes over from Sara Berbel. The new executive chairwoman is very excited to take on this new responsibility. We sincerely thanked Sara Berbel for her great work and all the help and support she gave us during her term of office. The annual accounts for the 2024 financial year were also presented and approved.
Find the interview with Marta Rodríguez here.

On May 8, we attended the final gala of the Professional Life Project (ProVP), which is a program for academic and professional guidance, the dissemination of entrepreneurial culture and work values, aimed at students in secondary schools, high schools, and vocational training centers. This program is promoted by Barcelona Activa, and we are partners in it along with the Barcelona Education Consortium and Femcat. At the gala, we evaluated the finalist projects and then awarded the prizes.

Between March and May 2025, four groups of PFI and IFE students participated in 10-day training stays in various European cities: Toulouse and Dijon (France), Munich (Germany), and Vejle (Denmark). This initiative, part of the Erasmus+ program, has been a transformative experience both personally and educationally.

During their stay, the students had the opportunity to discover new cultures, live with young people from other countries, and face the challenge of living away from home for the first time. This experience helped them gain autonomy, responsibility, and self-confidence.

Living with other students has promoted values of inclusion, respect, and cooperation. In addition, joint activities and participation in small projects have allowed them to establish personal bonds and learn about realities different from their own.

They also visited training centers and local companies, where they were able to see how people work in other countries and compare methodologies, trades, and work environments. This contact with the international professional world has been very enriching.

The accompanying teachers have evaluated the experience very positively, highlighting the evolution that the students have undergone: “They have returned more mature, open, and participatory. It is an experience that has left a mark on them and that they will remember for the rest of their lives.”

These trips have been much more than just a journey: they have been a unique opportunity for personal growth, coexistence, and learning in an international environment.

We would like to thank all the educational centers, the parties involved, the cities that belong to the FP Network, and the accompanying persons who have made this project possible.

During the month of April we kicked off a new edition of the Singular project. The Singular project, coordinated by the BCN Vocational Training Foundation and funded by the Catalan Employment Service (SOC), allows 60 young graduates in vocational training to carry out a personalized training itinerary based on continuous professional orientation and extensive linguistic training. 

Subsequently, young participants can carry out professional internships of up to 12 months in the German cities of Munich, Hanover, Stuttgart and Bremen. Finally, young participants can validate their vocational training qualification in Germany. 

The last few weeks, represented by the Hanover Chamber of Commerce (IHK) and the Pedagogical Institute of the City of Munich, among others, have carried out the informative sessions and selection interviews in Barcelona.