The initiative, promoted by the insular Institution and the Federation of Transport Entrepreneurs, allows students to prepare for free to obtain C or D permits and the Initial CAP Course
Curbelo highlights that this action improves employability and contributes to having qualified professionals for an essential sector in La Gomera
The Cabildo of La Gomera begins the training aimed at obtaining C or D professional driving licenses and the Initial CAP Course, an initiative aimed at improving professional qualifications and promoting access to employment in the passenger and goods transport sector on the island.
The action is carried out in collaboration with the Federation of Transport Employers (FET) and has an investment by the island Institution of 50 thousand euros. With this, the Cabildo facilitates free access to specialized training linked to a field that demands qualified professionals.
The president of the Cabildo, Casimiro Curbelo, highlighted the beginning of this training as “one more step in the commitment we maintain with the generation of job opportunities and with training that responds to the real needs of the economic fabric of La Gomera.”
In this sense, he pointed out that the implementation of this initiative "allows more than twenty people who want to join the transport sector to acquire the necessary training without the economic cost being a barrier." Likewise, he insisted that having new qualified professionals "is essential to guarantee the provision of an essential service for the mobility of the population, but also for the functioning of the economic activity and services of the island."
Likewise, Curbelo highlighted the high demand that this training has aroused among people interested in joining the transportation sector professionally. In this sense, he explained that the insular Institution is already working to continue this initiative, with the aim of expanding the opportunities for access to this training and being able to serve the greatest possible number of interested people.
For her part, the insular Minister of Mobility, Cristina Ventura, highlighted the practical orientation of this initiative and its direct link with the needs of the sector. “With this training we respond to a demand that companies and professionals themselves have conveyed to us, facilitating more people prepared to join a field with employment opportunities on the island,” he noted.
Ventura added that “it is not only about facilitating obtaining an authorization or permit, but about reinforcing the training of those who are going to carry out an activity that requires responsibility, safety and professionalism.”
Free training
The training is aimed at both unemployed and employed people residing in La Gomera who want to develop their professional activity as truck or bus drivers. The program allows you to prepare to obtain professional permits C or D, in addition to the Initial CAP Course.
The training action is completely free for participants and also includes the payment of the fees corresponding to the General Directorate of Traffic and CAP exams in the first call.
