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The 9th edition of the Dona TIC Awards 2023 took place on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at the Convent dels Àngels of MACBA. These awards are promoted by the General Directorate of the Knowledge Society of the Department of Business and Labour, in collaboration with the Catalan Institute of Women, the Women’s Observatory, Business and Economics of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and the Digital Tertulia Association.

The awards are divided into eight categories and two subcategories, one of which is for an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) VET student who has developed an outstanding project or initiative in this field.

The winners in the ICT VET student category 2023 have been:

• Emma Casadevall Hernández student of the Higher VET in Computer Systems and Network Administration, profile in cybersecurity, at the Pedralbes Institute in Barcelona. Project: (CarmelIA) an artificial intelligence application connected to a Bluetooth bracelet to help women who are in been harrassed. 
• As a novelty, this year there has been a special mention in requalification:

Yolanda Moreno Arranz, Higher VET student Web Application Development (DAW) at the Pedralbes Institute in Barcelona. Project Picture This, a web application for learning in English.

We also want to highlight the two finalists:

• Júlia Sudan Catalán, student of Higher VET Telecommunication and computer systems at the Escola del Treball. Project development of an app to make the music industry more egalitarian.  

• Marta La Parra Pareja student of Higher VET 3D animation and games and interactive environments at the School of Audiovisual Media (EMAV) in Barcelona. Project Spectrum, a video game with the aim of helping people with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) to integrate into society.

The Foundation has been a member of the jury for the DONA TIC Awards since 2017. This initiative recognizes female talent and leadership in the technology field, with professional training being a crucial component.

Congratulations to all the winners, finalists, centers, teachers, and families involved.

We aim to highlight the role of women in the digital world and make it more visible!

Press release 

October 2023 ends with an increase in the number of people unemployed in Barcelona: 62,414, 1% more than in September. At the same time, however, contracting has continued along the path of growth that began in September, with a notable rise during the month of October: a growth of 20.3% in the city of Barcelona (with 79,619 contracts in the last month, 16,181 more than the previous month) and 1.1% in the rest of the Metropolitan Area.

As for contracting: it has experienced an increase of 20.3% in October, continuing the ascent started in September (31.5%). However, the 79,619 contracts in October in the city of Barcelona are 2.5% less than in the same month of 2022. The group that has been most positively affected has been the one of people aged 45 and over (24.2%), and what has grown at a lower rate, although equally remarkable, is the one of people aged 25 to 29 (15.4%). In relation to the training level, the most benefited profiles have been those with VET training, with a growth of 43.8% for professionals with Initial VET degrees, and with a rise of 34.7% for those with Higher VET degrees. Finally, most of the hiring was temporary (56.6%) and, at the same time, this was the type of hiring that led to the increase compared to the previous month.

With regard to unemployment: Unemployment rises by 1% in October 2023 compared to September, with 622 people unemployed. This increase has affected both men and women alike, who have followed the average pace of the city. The rise in the number of unemployed people affects all age groups, with rhythms relatively similar to the city average.

Regarding the economic activities of reference in Barcelona, the only one that in the last month has decreased its number of unemployed people is education (-3.3%). On the contrary, the activities that have increased the most in number of unemployed are services of buildings and gardening (4%) and food and beverage (2.2%). The rest of the groups are closer to the average values of the city.

All the detailed information: https://lnkd.in/gFvqzkG

Erasmus in Barcelona! Over the next few weeks, students from different cities of the Xarxa FP, such as Viborg and Westerburg, will be carrying out their training stays in BCN. Escola del treball and Baluard Barceloneta are among the institutions involved in this international mobility program.

Mobility never stops! We’re kickstarting European and international relations projects for 2024 with our annual meeting to disseminate international mobility projects.

The group mobility project promoted by the BCN Vocational Training Foundation aims to improve employability and promote the employment of young graduates in vocational training through:

• A language training in German (level 0 to B1).   
• 5 visits to companies of the AMB.   
• 10 social, cultural and civic activities.   
• 1 individual tutoring per month.   
• 6-week professional internship programme in Germany (2,184€ grant).   
• Work contract for training and learning of around 12 months with a German company (salary from 1,600€ to 2,200€ per month, depending on the sector).
• Approval of the Catalan vocational training qualification in Germany (scholarship of 440€ that requires co-financing by the participant).

All the criteria and the timetable are here.

We are looking for young people from 18 to 29 years old, just like Pau, to participate in the project. (see his video of the experience here)

Young people interested must register for one of the information sessions that we will do during the months of November 2023 and February 2024, through the following link: https://forms.gle/Zms9sBt4DprEgu7z6

FOR MORE INFORMATION

mcasas@fundaciobcnfp.cat  o 934132101.

The 13th edition of the Call for grants for measures that promote quality and innovation in the vocational training system for the 2023-2024 academic year is inaugurated.

Applications until 19/12!

All the information here.

We have participated in the Present and Future in the territory of the Cessetania Conference on Work and Professional Qualification, which has put on the table the importance of vocational training and professional qualification in the generation of quality jobs and in the competitiveness of companies in a context of structural changes in the vocational training system, as well as the opportunities of the territories of the Cessetania in this context.

Ángel Tarriño, coordinator of the Observatory of the Foundation, has been able to sustain the importance of the Sectoral Councils and municipal councils of VET to promote VET in the territory of Camp de Tarragona.

On October 31, at the Barcelona Activa Convent, we attended the regular meeting of the Youth Employment Table of the Barcelona Agreement for Quality Employment 2021-2030. The aim of the meeting was to discuss how to continue the work of the TOJ with the new municipal mandate, to see the development of the working groups in progress, as well as to present the schedule and work plan for the coming months for the preparation of the new 2024-2030 Youth Employment Promotion Plan.

As members of the VET Council of Barcelona, with the associative vice-presidency, and together with the Xarxa FP, also members of the Council, on October 30 we attended the Extraordinary Plenary with the vice-presidencies of the councilor Raquel Gil and the councilor Lluís Rabell. The plenary approved the conclusions of the working groups of Educational Planning and Guidance; as well as knowing first-hand from the Department of Education the novelties in the deployment of the new VET regulations.

The meeting was held at the Convent of St. Agustí in Barcelona Activa.