The recently presented ‘XXVI Adecco Infoempleo Report: Employment Supply and Demand in Spain’: «34.75% of published job offers in Spain require FP. However, according to data from INE, the enrollment rate is lower in Spain (12%) than in OECD countries (29%) and the European Union (25%). Data to take into account to outline the ‘robot portrait’ of this practice in Spain.
As Clara Sanz, General Secretary of Vocational Training (FP) of the Ministry of Education and Training pointed out at the recent Amedic meeting on the digital economy and telecommunications, the panorama has already changed for a few years: «These teachings are a change in machine production models, thanks to flexible, quality vocational training according to the needs of companies. Time to prepare for the challenges of the 21st century, Sans highlighted: “15% of jobs are in a situation where automation is inevitable, 85% of current jobs will not exist in 2030, 150 million technology-related jobs will be created in Europe. (Two in Spain) etc.”
These compelling reasons led to a new leap in quality and quantity, as did the specialized courses designed by the MEFP, which the Vocational Training Act defines as “Master’s Degrees in Vocational Training”. 100% employment for training is often linked to emerging fields (which include audio description and narration or other options such as artisanal baking and pastries), among others, cell culture, smart manufacturing, cyber security in IT environments, implementation of 5G networks, collaborative robotics and energy auditing.
Luis García Domínguez, president of FPEmpresa, an association that brings together public, private and subsidized vocational training centers throughout Spain, highlights how this direct relationship with production reality will increase: “Students do a fifth of their training in companies. (With the new FP law it will be 25% ), in a flexible model, we will have a wider offer of short training courses with the new law.
A new era
In this context, double apprenticeships continue to increase, in which Germany appears to be an indisputable reference and Spain needs to be patient due to the characteristics of its production model. For this reason, Clara Sanz explains how “the new Apprenticeship Law has given a ‘dual nature’ to all the training provided, because one of the best formulas for having valuable talent is for companies to participate in training processes. “Training according to the needs of the production system.” In these ways, to create a VET technical ‘hub’ The signing of a collective agreement represents a new step in the link between training and employment (more than 120,000 jobs should be created in this sector in the next two years in Spain. ) .
Students enrolled in vocational training
Source: Ministry of Education and Vocational Training / ABC
Students enrolled in vocational training
Source: Ministry of Education and Vocational Training / ABC
The agreement, signed in May during the International Vocational Training Congress, includes Accenture, Microsoft Spain, Xperis Manpower Group, IBM and SAP Spain and is open to other companies joining. An example of public-private collaboration developed to “launch training offerings and cooperation and exchange programs that allow progress towards a dual model,” as highlighted at the signing. As Minister Pilar Alegría declared: “This reform is one of the best projects in the country, in which 6 billion euros will be invested by the end of this year.” In 2021 MEFP launched a stand-alone environment with coordinated ‘micro-training’ options (Grade A of the new FP system) with more than 150 companies that are part of the Alliance for Apprenticeships.
Many options
From the private sector, CEAC highlights the keys to success (“Until 2030, two million jobs will be created for vocational training technicians”), and they point to the data of a study carried out by Caixabank Dualiza: “The employment rate for industry is higher than 88% of higher education graduates training, while Secondary graduation reaches 84%.This type of learning offers autonomy, convenience and personalization, which is particularly useful for young people to improve their skills, change careers or combine learning with other responsibilities.
Adaptation to the labor market
García Domínguez points out how FP is the best training to adapt to the needs of the labor market, with high employment rates, according to data from the Caixabank Dualisa FP Lab. For example, in the intermediate degree, three out of every four graduates find a job in the fourth year of graduation. In the coming years, a VET qualification will account for one in four job opportunities. estimated to be required.
In the case of Ilerna, its CEO, Jordi Giné, said, “Our driving force is to improve the employability of young people and adults and improve the competitiveness of companies. “We have more than 4,300 contracts with leading companies in each sector, which will help improve the skills of our students.” To improve the employability of apprenticeship graduates in the ICT sector. In addition to the deals signed with Talent Hackers, it has signed with companies from various sectors such as healthcare, logistics and technology.
At CCC, they have added, for their part, the first two professional training promotions for their 85 years of distance training, 29 cycles of intermediate and higher degrees, (face-to-face, ‘mixed’ and distance education), and two official master’s degrees. It has 6,000 cooperating companies so that the student can complete their training within the mandatory FCT module (on-the-job training) and they highlight the validity of this training model: “The opportunity for companies to host internships for vocational training students “is a safe bet. Professionals must be integrated into the corporate culture of the future.”
