The Chamber of Commerce of Lanzarote and La Graciosa has awarded the environmental services company PreZero with the Company Benchmark Award for Vocational Training (FP). In Lanzarote, it is the concessionaire for the care of the gardens of Arrecife and other services in the municipality of Teguise.
The award is part of the Dual Vocational Training in the Company Program, which seeks to make visible and recognize the best practices that promote this modality in business organizations.
The environmental services company develops an intense activity in welcoming Dual Vocational Training apprentices, which is added to the students also in internships that it receives from other centers and programs. Beyond the quantitative aspect, the company stands out for the quality of care for the students. They take special care in welcoming apprentices, who have a training itinerary designed in phases to integrate the entire process. In addition, the hiring of personnel is largely nourished by students who have completed these Dual Vocational Training stays.
The other candidates were Restaurant el Bocadito, Restaurant Casa Morelino and the Hotel Costa Teguise Gardens, who have received a diploma of recognition for their good practices in welcoming apprentices.
The event was presided over by the general director of Vocational Training of the Government of the Canary Islands, Rosario Gañán, who presented the award, accompanied by the vice president of the Chamber, Carmen Martinón, and the project director of the Bertelsmann Foundation, Ignacio de Benito.
The Dual Vocational Training in the Company Program is a program of the Chambers of Commerce of Spain, co-financed by the SEPE, the Cabildo de Lanzarote and the European Social Fund. Its mission is to strengthen the quality and extension of the Dual Vocational Training system in Spain through the promotion, advice and support to participating companies.
Lanzarote, an example of implementation of Dual Vocational Training
Before the delivery, the project director of Dual Vocational Training of the Bertelsmann Foundation, Ignacio de Benito, gave some brushstrokes on the best practices of Dual Vocational Training. De Benito has recognized the work that is being carried out in Lanzarote, where the number of students continues to increase since its launch.
Also present at the event were the Dual Vocational Training prospectors and those responsible for the program at the Zonzamas Integrated Vocational Training Center, a benchmark in this training on the island. This team of teachers participates intensely with the Chamber of Commerce and with companies.
Spain is in the process of evolution in its Vocational Training system, towards a Dual model. In which companies assume a leading role, as co-trainers of students and transmitters of market needs to the educational system. The Chamber of Commerce of Lanzarote and La Graciosa advises and helps companies to implement this modality.
The award consists of a sculpture by the artist Francisco Montelongo. It consists of two rounded pieces that fit together to form a circle, the two parts that together function as a wheel. It is a bronze cast piece that alludes to the necessary coordination between the productive, business, and educational parts.
