More than 550 vocational training teachers have actively participated in the 9th VET Congress, organized by “FP Empresa” and “CaixaBank Dualiza”. All of them have promoted the new collaboration between VET centers and companies that will take place following the implementation of the VET law. The Congress took place at the Cidade da Cultura, Galicia, in Santiago de Compostela.

The discussions during these two days has been focused on the challenges that society will have to face for the proper development of the new legislation, the role that business and trade union organisations will play to try to facilitate the training involvement of companies and the relationship with VET centres, as well as the role of business tutors in Dual training.

Els debats durant aquests dos dies s’han centrat en els reptes que la societat haurà d’afrontar per al desenvolupament adequat de la nova normativa, el paper que jugaran les organitzacions empresarials i sindicals per facilitar l’implicació formativa de les empreses i la relació amb els centres de formació, així com el rol del tutor o tutoressa empresarial en la formació dual.

The Minister of Culture, Education and Universities of Xunta de Galicia, Román Rodríguez, has stressed the importance of companies’ confidence in the VET, stating that “business will have to rely even more on the VET” with the introduction of the new law that dualises all training. Rodríguez has also emphasized that “business trust Vocational Education and Training initiatives to recruit professional resources to expand the workforce”, as 85% of students who take up VET in Galicia find work immediately, and regarding dual training, the percentage reaches 100%.

Among the companies that were prominent participants in the congress were Iberdrola, Spain Nestlé and the Pescanova Group, which have highlighted their responsibility under the new regulations.

During May, 34 VET students from centers of Barcelona, Alcoy and Madrid have completed professional internships in Lisbon, Munich or Toulouse. Through this experience, students have been able to improve their employability, acquiring and strengthening their technical, personal and linguistic skills.

During the 24th and the 25th of May, the final presentations of the MetropolisFPLab were held, where the 36 finalist teams of the 12 challenges showed their final proposal to the jury, consisting of the company or entity launching the challenge, innovation experts, and the project’s instigators. Students have presented the most innovative ideas, which they have been working on for more than 5 months, in order to find the most attractive proposal that best solves the challenge. On June 1st, the closing act will be held, where the winning teams will be elected in situ and a new edition of the project will be closed.

Within the framework of the collaboration between the BCN Vocational Training Foundation and the Basilica of the Sagrada Família, the young people participating in the Singular Compeuropa 2023 project have presented their proposals for improving the content and design of the education section of the temple website.

On April 27, at the headquarters of the Palau de Pedralbes in Barcelona, the FPCAT Awards were awarded to the good practices promoted in the field of vocational training. The Awards, which have already reached their 4th edition, include the following categories:

a) Individual trajectories: recognition of the actions carried out by individuals in the exercise of their professions.

b) Careers in training centres: recognition of notable experiences carried out by centres that provide initial or occupational vocational training.

c) Companies and other entities: recognition of significant contributions to the construction of quality vocational training carried out by public and private entities.

d) Award for research in the field of vocational training.

e) Good practices in the individual trajectory of the user of vocational training centers.

On April 25, at the headquarters of the “Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional”, the study promoted by the “Consejo Económico y Social de Espa’a” (Economic and Social Council of Spain) was presented: “La Formación Dual en Espa’a, situación y prespectivas”.

The report highlights the contribution that a wide development of dual training can make to contribute to a lasting, sustainable and inclusive economic recovery, generating more jobs and higher quality.

Report document: https://www.ces.es/documents/10180/5306984/Inf0123.pdf