The Canary Islands Employment Accelerator kicks off, a pilot project that, with an investment of three million euros, will connect the real hiring needs of companies with the training of new professionals and which aims to generate up to 170 job opportunities in five strategic sectors.
The project was presented by the vice-president of the Government of the Canary Islands and minister of Economy, Industry, Trade and Self-Employed, Manuel Domínguez, accompanied by the minister of Education, Vocational Training, Physical Activity and Sports, Poli Suárez, and by the vice-minister of Employment, Isabel León.
The initiative, jointly promoted by the regional departments of Economy, Education and Employment, changes the starting point of the model: it is the hiring needs of companies that shape the profiles sought and the training that participants will receive. In this way, a specific job opportunity is identified first, and based on it, candidates are selected and provided with the necessary skills to join the company.
Domínguez explained that the Employment Accelerator "turns companies' needs into job opportunities for Canarians" and represents "a concrete way to advance economic diversification, preparing our people to fill the jobs that sectors with growth potential are generating".
Furthermore, the regional vice-president specified that it is a model "in which all parties win: people win, because they access a secure job opportunity and, moreover, acquire highly specialized qualifications; companies win, because they find the talent they need to continue growing; and the Canary Islands win, because we generate qualified employment, improve our productivity and strengthen our productive fabric," he stated.
For his part, Poli Suárez highlighted that the initiative allows taking a step further in the connection between Vocational Training and the labor market. "Vocational Training is one of this Government's priorities during this term as a mechanism to continue offering opportunities to our young people and also to provide the productive sector with the workforce it needs."
In this regard, the head of Education recalled that “Vocational Training has experienced significant growth, the result of a determined commitment to making it increasingly useful, flexible, and connected with the economic reality of the Canary Islands,” while emphasizing that the objective “has been to expand the offer but, above all, to make it more efficient, better aligning the training offer with market demands.”
Finally, Suárez pointed out that the training “is designed together with companies and for real positions and needs,” so that participants can acquire the skills demanded by each activity and subsequently complete an official qualification while working and gaining professional experience.
Sector and leading companies
The first edition of the Employment Accelerator will be developed in five strategic sectors: blue economy, cybersecurity, agri-food industry, water and energy, and artisan trades, areas selected both for their growth potential and for the need to incorporate new professionals.
The project will have the participation of leading companies and entities from these sectors. In the blue economy, Astican, Zamakona Shipyard, Sanper, and the Canary Islands Maritime Cluster participate; in cybersecurity, OneCyber, Intelequia, and Velorcios Group; in the agri-food industry, Tirma, Compañía Cervecera de Canarias, Grupo Capisa, and Grupo Kalise; and in water and energy, Canaragua, EMALSA, Depuragua Canarias, and Grupo Hidroser. In the field of artisan trades, the action will focus on the typical costumes of each island.
This public-private collaboration constitutes one of the pillars of the project. Companies communicate the profiles they need and participate in the design of training adapted to those positions, while the areas of Economy, Education, and Employment align their resources to facilitate the preparation and incorporation of participants.
Intensive training and support for companies
The itinerary begins with an intensive initial training of between 300 and 400 hours, designed together with companies to provide participants with the specific skills they need before their incorporation.
A second intensive FP Dual stage, of 2,000 hours, is developed below, in which training and employment are developed simultaneously. Participants are hired and continue their training while gaining professional experience in the company itself, until completing the cycle and obtaining the corresponding official qualification.
In this way, the project proposes a path that directly connects talent, training, company, and employment, with hiring as the central element of the entire process.
The Employment Accelerator also incorporates incentives aimed at facilitating company participation and promoting the consolidation of the jobs generated. The program includes Social Security bonuses and direct aid, in addition to incentives linked to indefinite hiring once training is completed.
Thus, support extends beyond the training period. After the two years of alternating training with employment, companies can continue to benefit for three additional years from subsidies linked to Social Security for the workers incorporated through the program, provided they have successfully completed the training.
The model thus configures a pathway of up to five years of training, hiring, and support for companies, with the aim of encouraging the initial incorporation of participants to transform into stable employment.
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