The 'FP a Punto' event gathers at the Monasterio de Consolación 66 educational centres, 90 teachers, and 34 companies to align vocational training cycles with the demands of the job market.
The Monasterio de Consolación in Utrera hosted the event 'FP a Punto. Innovation Day in Andalusian Vocational Training' on Thursday, organised by the Ministry of Education of the Junta de Andalucía together with the Utrera City Council. The meeting brought together representatives from 66 educational centres, 90 teachers, and 34 companies from various productive sectors.
The aim is to improve the connection between Vocational Training and the real needs of the job market. Under the slogan 'Energising Vocational Training and Business: Innovating in Talent', attendees shared innovation experiences and analysed collaboration opportunities between educational centres and the business fabric.
Among those present were the delegate for Economic Reactivation and Employment of the Utrera City Council, Isabel González Blanquero, and the delegate for Education, Francisco Arjona. From the Junta de Andalucía, the General Secretary of Vocational Training, Florentino Santos, and the territorial delegate for Educational Development and Vocational Training in Seville, Gloria Guillén, attended, among other representatives.
González Blanquero emphasised the need for training to keep pace with the business fabric.
"Utrera has a strong, diverse business fabric with enormous potential, made up of large companies, but also of self-employed individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises that generate economic activity and employment. If we want this fabric to continue growing, it is essential to know what its real needs are and what professionals are in demand," the delegate pointed out.
The municipal official provided a statistic: more than 1,000 students are currently enrolled in vocational training cycles in Utrera. Therefore, she stressed the importance of tightening the relationship between classrooms and companies.
"We need to ensure that classrooms and companies are increasingly closer, that our centres know what the productive fabric demands, and that our entrepreneurs also know the enormous talent we are training in our city," González Blanquero explained.
This is the third time that Utrera has hosted a meeting of this kind, a circumstance that the delegate viewed positively as it allows for maintaining spaces for collaboration between administrations, educational centres, and companies.
During the event, experiences on innovation in Vocational Training were shared, and the possibilities for collaboration and knowledge transfer between educational centres and companies were discussed. Entities from fields such as IT, immersive technology, artificial intelligence, aeronautics, transport, biotechnology, tourism, automotive, metallurgy, carpentry, and home care, among others, participated.
The meeting concluded with a networking space between educational centres and companies, designed to facilitate new contacts, share needs, and promote future collaborations. Upcoming project calls related to innovation, digitalisation, knowledge transfer, and entrepreneurship were also discussed.
González Blanquero closed her speech with a reflection on the impact of these alliances in the city.
"The future of our young people, those seeking job opportunities, our companies, and Utrera is better built when administrations, educational centres, and the business fabric can work together and transform talent into opportunities," concluded Isabel González.
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