80 people participate in the Employment Alternation Training Programs of the Adejero City Council
Two of the programs are focused on the employment of young people and two others are aimed at people over 30 years of age.
The Adeje City Council, through the Economic Development and Employment area chaired by Raquel Rodríguez Alonso, has announced that during 2022 it is carrying out 4 Training Programs in Alternation with Employment (PFAE), which are benefiting 60 job seekers residing in the municipality. Two of the programs are aimed at the insertion of young people (16 to 29 years old) and the other two for people over 30 years old.
"The PFAES have a duration of 11 months, are initiated from subsidies from the Canary Islands Employment Service (SCE) and are carried out in the various beneficiary entities. Each of these projects has the objective of professionally qualifying and facilitating the employability of unemployed people in the municipality through a training contract that allows the obtaining of Professional Certificates in various specialties, combining classroom training and real work for this purpose," said the councilor.
Rodríguez Alonso pointed out that "each PFAE is made up of 20 people, 5 make up the coordinator-teacher team and the other 15 correspond to the student-worker. On this occasion, as there are 4 programs that are being carried out in Adeje, the coordination-teacher team amounts to 20 people (5 for each PFAE) and the remaining 60 people make up the bulk of the student-worker of the four programs.
He “Bit a Bit” Youth Guarantee PFAE, integrates two new Professional Certificates promoted last year from the Employment Area, which have the objective of diversifying and expanding the training offer in the field of digital technologies. This project, which will end on February 15, 2023, is aimed at young people between the ages of 16 and 29, who after completing 11 months of training, will obtain the level 2 Professional Certificates in "Microcomputer Systems" and "Operation of computer systems", both from the professional family of IT and Communications, participating in the maintenance and improvement of municipal facilities in aspects related to digital technology.
With the aim of professionally certifying 15 young people between 16 and 29 years old in the lifeguard specialty, the “Pleamar” Youth Guarantee PFAE, which will end on February 15, 2023. In this program, students will obtain Level 2 Professional Certificates in "Lifesaving in natural aquatic spaces" and "Lifesaving in aquatic facilities." This program will offer support in the municipality's rescue and first aid services. In this edition there will be a catalog of complementary training, among which the ESSSCAN First Aid, Rescue and First Aid courses and the Use of the External Semiautomatic Defibrillator stand out, among others.
He PFAE «A la carte», in which 15 unemployed people over 30 years of age participate, will allow them to obtain the Level 1 Professional Certificate for "Basic Restaurant and Bar Operations." The project, which will end on March 8, 2023, will prepare the student-workers in the preparation, preparation, assistance and service of simple drinks and fast meals, collaborating in the different events held in the municipality and also promoting the acquisition of complementary knowledge such as event protocol and celebration, POS management or fruit and vegetable carving, among others.
As for the PFAE “Sanitizes”, which will also end on March 8, 2023, the aim is to accredit 15 unemployed people over 30 years of age with the Level 1 Professional Certificate for “Cleaning in open spaces and industrial facilities.” This program will combine training and employment by supporting the municipality's cleaning services, contributing to improving its image and promoting good practices in the care of urban spaces and furniture through sustainable waste management.
The subsidy granted to the Adeje City Council for the 4 PFAES amounts to one million two hundred thousand euros, which are assumed by the Canarian Employment Service in its entirety. The City Council makes a contribution of around 17,000 euros. The PFAES have been carried out consecutively in the municipality for more than 8 years and have made possible the training and reintegration of a large number of people.
“The Department of Employment will continue working on the accreditation of new Professional Certificates, with the intention of expanding training in other work specialties, with the aim of expanding employment opportunities for the unemployed population of the municipality,” concluded Councilor Raquel Rodríguez Alonso.
