The 2nd Baix Llobregat Vocational Training Fair will be held on 3, 4, 5 and 6 February 2026 at the Granja de la Ricarda in Prat de Llobregat, with the aim of connecting students, families, guidance counsellors and companies with the vocational training of the future through workshops, talks and practical activities on career opportunities and labour market integration. In this new edition, the BCN Vocational Training Foundation is actively participating in various activities at the fair, with a special focus on the space where detailed information will be provided about the new dual vocational training accelerator service of the Llobregat Delta, an initiative aimed at fostering links between training centres and companies to promote innovative dual training programmes with real career opportunities for young people.

Check activities and agenda:

www.firafpbaixllobregat.cat 

On 19 January, the BCN Vocational Training Foundation took part in the inaugural meeting of the Dual Vocational Training Steering Council, an initiative promoted by the Bertelsmann Foundation that brings together institutions, educational centres, companies and other key stakeholders linked to Vocational Education and Training.

The Steering Council was created as a space for monitoring, reflection and proposals, with the aim of addressing the main challenges associated with the implementation of the dual nature of vocational training and contributing to the improvement of its quality. Its lines of work include the generation of improvement proposals, the identification and dissemination of good practices, and the promotion of debate at territorial and sectoral levels.

The participation of the BCN Vocational Training Foundation in this body aligns with our commitment to promoting high-quality, equitable dual vocational training that is connected to the needs of the productive sector and educational centres. Through this collaboration, we contribute the perspective and experience of the Barcelona ecosystem to the national debate on the future of vocational education and training.

On 19 January, the Foundation attended the celebration event marking the 18th anniversary of the In-Forma’t 2026 campaign, promoted by the Youth Department of the Barcelona City Council, with whom we collaborate to promote academic guidance for young people in the city.

In this special edition, the campaign’s trajectory was reviewed through a video covering its 18 years, the latest developments of the In-Forma’t campaign were presented, and we were able to share learnings and reflections on the future of guidance, delivered by the Bofill Foundation, El Despertador and the SEER Foundation – Emotional Health and Education. The event concluded with a monologue by Fran Rojas featuring a dynamic proposal entitled “Academic Guidance as a Competition”.

During the month of January, we launched the MetròpolisFPLab creativity workshops, in collaboration with SDLI. More than 1,100 students took part in the 7 workshops held, with the aim of developing their projects through various creativity techniques and shaping their ideas to address real challenges faced by participating companies and organisations.

The workshops were held at the Citilab in Cornellà and at the Roca Umbert space in Granollers, bringing together sessions of more than 150 students at a time to work jointly on innovative solutions.

From this point onwards, the teams will be able to present their first proposals and start creating their first prototypes.

We keep innovating!

The BCN Vocational Training Foundation is launching the second edition of the ALMA project, a European mobility initiative with an inclusive approach aimed at young people aged between 18 and 29 who are in vulnerable situations. The project is part of the ALMA Programme promoted by the Public Employment Service of Catalonia and financed by the European Social Fund, with the aim of fostering labour market integration, returning to the education system and progressing towards full social inclusion.

This new edition offers 15 places and foresees two-month professional traineeships in companies or organisations in Germany, France or Italy, expanding the project’s international scope.

The programme is structured in three phases:

1. Preparation in Catalonia, including face-to-face language training, pedagogical and intercultural preparation, social and civic activities, and individual and group mentoring;
2. International mobility, with the traineeship period in the destination countries;
3. Return and follow-up, aimed at transforming the experience into real employment opportunities or educational pathways.

The Foundation is undertaking this second edition following the positive results of the first one. At the closing event of the previous edition, the impact of the project on the personal autonomy, self-esteem, resilience, and social and professional skills of the participating young people was highlighted, as well as the networking carried out by institutional stakeholders and collaborating organisations that made it possible.

All information about the project, participation requirements and the steps to follow to formalise registration can be found on our website: ALMA Program – BCN FP Foundation

On January 14, we published the resolution of the ERASMUS+ Basic Vocational Education and Training project: Professional traineeships in Europe, corresponding to the 2025 call (code 2025-1-ES01-KA121-VET-000336264).

This project offers Basic VET students the opportunity to undertake professional traineeships in European environments, fostering the development of personal and professional competencies, promoting international mobility, and improving their future employability.

With the aim of providing information and answering questions, next Wednesday, February 4 at 3:30 p.m., we will hold an information session addressed to the selected students and their families, where we will explain the details of the project, the professional traineeships in Europe, and the next steps to follow.

In recent weeks, the students participating in Metròpolis FP Lab have visited the companies and entities that have posed the challenges for this edition, with the aim of gaining deeper knowledge of each organization and contextualizing the project they will work on throughout the academic year.

In total, more than 500 vocational education and training students have visited the facilities of the participating companies, where they have been able to learn first-hand how they operate, their fields of activity, and the real challenges they propose.

At the same time, an innovation workshop aimed at teachers was held, with the objective of facilitating the implementation of the project in the classroom. During the workshop, teachers put themselves in their students’ shoes and went through, in a concise manner, all the phases of the MetròpolisFPLab innovation process, working as a team and actively participating in the proposed dynamics.

Below is audiovisual material produced during the visits, as well as enriching experiences from students who have won the challenge in previous years.

The 15th edition of the Innovation Measures Plan in Vocational Education and Training (2025–2026) has closed its call with the submission of 91 innovation projects from vocational education and training centres in the Barcelona area. Of the total proposals received, 83 correspond to Line of Action A and 8 to Line of Action B.

The Innovation Measures Plan in VET aims to recognize and promote innovative educational projects that contribute to improving the quality of VET, fostering active learning methodologies centred on students, teamwork, competency-based assessment, and the development of personal and professional competencies. The project seeks to position centres as spaces for comprehensive learning, research, and professional life, enhancing students’ talent, improving their employability, and generating new educational opportunities that help prevent early school leaving.

The resolution of the call will be made public from the first half of February 2026.