During the month of October, the BCN VET Foundation has organized a new internship for teachers from Barcelona and the AMB in relation to the renewable energy sector and the electric vehicle in the city of Tartu, Estonia.

During the international stay, the participating teachers have been able to learn how their vocational training are performed at Tartu Vocational College, the centre of excellence in Vocational Training, and to be able to know first-hand companies that manage innovative technologies such as alternative fuel vehicles, hydrogen technologies, solar energy, electric cars, etc.

During the month of September, and thanks to the collaboration with Xarxa FP, more than twenty students and graduates in Intermediate and Advanced VET from various professional families, have started their training stays in different European cities.

Surely the stay will make a difference in their professional future!

• Vocation Educational Training is progressing as a route to employment in a country with high youth unemployment.
  Article: https://elpais.com/opinion/2023-08-19/la-formacion-profesional-crece.html?ssm=TW_CC
  Vacant places in Middle Grade Formative Cycles. Around 14,000 VET places available!
  More information: https://fp.gencat.cat
• October 6: ‘Prospect 2023-26 FPCAT System’ Conference, at the same time that integrated VET centers will get going. https://diarifp.cat/2023/09/20/les-dates-clau-de-lfp-daquest-ultim-trimestre/.
• The FP CAT Agency organizes training seminars aimed at people who perform guidance functions, with the aim of implementing the new Model of Professional Orientation Protocol. Registrations here: https://fp.gencat.cat/ca/orientacio-365/soc-professional-de-lorientacio/seminaris-de-formacio/.

The Foundation participates as a member of the jury of the DonaTIC Awards 2023, promoted by the Digital Policies Secretary of the Government of Catalonia.

These awards have a double objective:

• To recognise and make visible the fundamental role of women in the professional, business and academic world of new technologies.
• To offer references to girls and teens who doubt whether or not to devote themselves to the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in the future.

On Thursday 14 September of 2023, at the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce in Barcelona, the jury of the Honorary Committee met, responsible of selecting from among the 86 semi-finalists, the three finalist candidates and the winner of each of the 10 categories.

The award ceremony for the DonaTIC Awards 2023 will take place on November 16 2023, where we will know who will be the winner in the VET TIC category.

Since its first edition in 2015, the DonaTIC Awards have received a total of 621 nominations and have established themselves as a reference in the recognition and dissemination of the role and talent of women in the technological and digital field.

Our managing director Neus Pons Pena, and the director of the Bertelsmann Foundation, with Clara Bassols, participated at the Menéndez Pelayo International University providing experience about the Dual VET; lifelong learning requires a global look at the entire education system.

The winning teams of the MetropolisFPLab5 are currently staying in the chosen company to respond to their posed challenge.

A total of 44 students from 12 different teams were the winners of the fifth edition of the program. The prize consists on the development of their idea in a company through a paid scholarship that allows them to carry out their proposal, and to learn and know more about the company.

We provide you with the latest VET news:

–Decree 137/2023, of July 25, of integrated vocational training centres.

–GOV/159/2023 agreement, of July 25, promoting the creation of the Integrated Map of VET.

On the other hand, we also attach the:

–Royal Decree of Organization of the Vocational Training System of July 18.