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FOTO. Fernando Clavijo sitúa la Formación Profesional en el centro de la transformación económica de Canarias (2)

Clavijo places Vocational Training at the "center of the economic transformation of the Canary Islands"

Linking Vocational Training to sectors such as ports, airports, blue economy, transport or emergency management, he said, “is not a coincidence, but a strategic decision”

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05/03/2026

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Noelia Cruz (Engineer): "Climate change is verified by science, it is not a matter of believing or not believing"

The researcher in La Laguna and advisor on Climate Change for the Government of the Canary Islands warns that the islands are moving towards a scenario of "higher temperatures, less precipitation and a lengthening of drought periods".

EKN

03/03/2026

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Tristán Tato, from the CIFP Zonzamas, gets a bronze in the national Professional Training championship

The student has achieved this recognition in the modality of Renewable Energies thanks to his high level of technical qualification, as well as his effort, dedication, and commitment to excellence.

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02/03/2026

El consejero canario de Educación, Poli Suárez. Imagen rtvc.es

Poli Suárez: "We have increased resources by 60% for students with special needs"

The Minister of Education of the Canary Islands details the increase in specialized teachers, assistants, Enclave Classrooms, Special Education Centers, and specific units for students with ASD during the current legislature.

EKN

19/02/2026

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The Lanzarote Security Consortium will train the Maritime Fishing Institute in firefighting

The collaboration agreement provides for the Consortium to assign personnel and provide technical material and facilities for the training of the Institute's students.

EKN

19/02/2026

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More than 90% of Canary Islands students do not know female role models in science

Migdalia Machín: "Young women continue to be underrepresented in engineering and technology not due to a lack of ability, but due to the persistence of cultural barriers and stereotypes."

EKN

12/02/2026

FOTO. Educacion impulsa nuevos equipos especializados para atender al alumnado con altas capacidades en Canarias

Education creates two specialized teams for Canary students with high intellectual abilities

In the archipelago there are more than 1,500 students identified with high intellectual abilities in the different stages of the educational system

EKN

10/02/2026

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Professional certificate fees suppressed in the Canary Islands

Access to these official titles becomes free for all citizens, a particularly important advance for people with difficulties in labor insertion

09/02/2026

FINEXIT Lanzarote 2

Mars Mission in Lanzarote: A Finance Escape Room for Vocational Training Students

Participants, racing against the clock, will overcome challenges that combine ingenuity, teamwork, and the application of financial education concepts to unlock clues and solve the mystery

EKN

27/01/2026

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Cutting-edge innovation in agricultural vocational training in Lanzarote: crops with 3D glasses, algae for fertilizer, and plants for cosmetics

Agricultural technical engineer Teno Osorio, a professor at the IES de Teguise center, explains in an interview with Ekonomus how his center is firmly committed to innovation

David Merino Fernández

25/01/2026

Diseño sin título (5)

Two Lanzarote residents are in contention for the national 'Promesas de la alta cocina' award from Le Cordon Bleu

Voting is open on social media to support the two students from CIFP Zonzamas so they can win a scholarship to study at the prestigious school

EKN

20/01/2026

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The Prosecutor's Office expands the Navilan investigation and requests files from SPEL, the CACT

The Public Prosecutor's Office requests detailed reports from bodies dependent on the Cabildo and the capital's city council regarding contracts, interventions' objections, and payments for several festivals held between 2023, 2024, and 2025

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17/01/2026

Entrevista con la Diputa del Común   2024

Education in the Canary Islands will receive 600 million less than it should by 2026

This is what the Platform for 5% denounces, which conveyed to the Deputy of the Common, Lola Padrón, its concern about the new non-compliance with the minimum stipulated by Canary Islands law

EKN

25/12/2025

Clausura Programa de Empleo Juventud Activa  (2)

Lanzarote prepares its youth for the agricultural sector's succession

The training program's activities included land preparation, crop planting and maintenance, as well as facility repair and beautification

EKN

24/12/2025

Biblioteca universitaria en Dublín.

Lanzarote residents studying outside Spain will be able to apply for travel grants from the Cabildo

Applicants must be registered in Lanzarote and La Graciosa, and their studies abroad must be in-person and have a minimum duration of nine months

EKN

01/12/2025

CIFP de excelencia en Canarias, Los Gladiolos, especializados en asuntos sanitarios.

Discover the new vocational training centers of excellence specializing in transport, big data, or AI

Nine new centers of excellence in Vocational Training have opened, adding to the 66 that have been created since 2022

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01/12/2025

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Opportunity: Five scholarships of up to 30,000 euros to study European topics and internships in Brussels

Three are for postgraduate studies and two are for internships at the Canary Islands delegation in Brussels. Applications can be submitted until December 17

EKN

24/11/2025

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Discover the fourteen new university degrees approved in the Canary Islands

The Governing Council of the Canary Islands, at the proposal of the Ministry of Universities, Science, Innovation and Culture, approved the authorization of fourteen new official degrees

EKN

18/11/2025

The UNED building in Lanzarote. Photo: Andrea Domínguez.

One out of every four students at UNED Lanzarote studies Psychology

Discover the behavior of the rest of the degrees with the most enrollments at the UNED campus, which offers more than 30 careers on the island

David Merino Fernández

11/11/2025

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Discover the keys to the success of Ecocomedores, the Canary Islands program that inspires the rest of Spain, with Luis Arráez

The director of ICCA explains in an interview why Lanzarote was the island that took the longest to join and how Ecocomedores managed to get farmers to earn more with organic produce

David Merino Fernández

09/11/2025

PINO DE LEÓN, DIRECTORA DEL ICAP (2)

Cabildo and Lanzarote town hall technicians receive training on agreements

The course offered by the Canary Institute of Public Administration (ICAP) includes digital tools, new work methodologies, and participatory approaches from citizens

EKN

07/11/2025

Fundación Martínez Abolafio

Restoration course kicks off at Zonzamas, the only one in the Canary Islands with support from Mahou San Miguel and Martínez Abolafio

Arrecife is one of the ten cities in Spain that have this dual vocational training program, which achieves a 92% employment rate

EKN

06/11/2025

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Canaries increase their investment in university, science, and culture to 424 million by 2026

Aid for travel and pre-doctoral contracts increase. The ACIISI experiences a great boost, its budget grows by 28%, among other new developments

EKN

05/11/2025

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Financial Mentormind for Lanzarote Entrepreneurs 2025 is underway

The Cabildo's initiative, in collaboration with the School of Economic Tranquility, offers practical training for economic decision-making and the improvement of finances

EKN

30/10/2025

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Ecocomedores arrives at four more educational centers in Lanzarote

Until now, this healthy eating program with local organic produce was only available at the CEIP Capellanía del Yágabo and Costa Teguise schools

EKN

28/10/2025

ÁREA DE EMPLEO 2

Free training opportunities in administration, dependency care, and crafts at the Lanzarote Chamber of Commerce

The first course is for unemployed youth and begins at the end of October, while the other two, in November, have no age restrictions. Limited spots.

EKN

16/10/2025

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Would you like to train in hydrogen technologies? The Canary Islands offers a free course

The students will do internships at the Biogreenfinery experimental plant, the first biorefinery in the Canary Islands to produce 100% renewable hydrogen and synthetic fuels.

EKN

10/10/2025

Engineer working in a highly technological company

There are 300 more female engineers and architects studying at universities in the Canary Islands than there were five years ago.

Despite the increase, female students from the Canary Islands in these fields of knowledge do not even reach 7% of the total number of women in the universities of the Canary Islands.

08/10/2025

Sede en Tenerife de la Universidad Europea de Canarias, centro del mismo grupo empresarial que UDDI.

A new Canary Islands university "up in the air" due to the Government's new criteria

Binding reports from ANECA; minimum teaching requirements; students and research; financial capacity; more doctorates, among the new requirements to guarantee quality

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07/10/2025

Cámara de Comercio de Lanzarote y La Graciosa

The Lanzarote Chamber launches two free courses in key sectors: logistics and sustainable tourism

Take advantage of the opportunity and discover the requirements to register for each of the two courses that begin on October 20

EKN

01/10/2025

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Canary Islands agrees with the Fulbright Program to promote bilingualism in classrooms

The Canary Islands, along with Madrid and Galicia, is at the forefront of Spain in the number of Fulbright conversation assistants who carry out their work in the classrooms

EKN

11/09/2025

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School dropout increases again in the Canary Islands

It is almost two points above the average for Spain, which is the second country in the European Union with the highest early school dropout rate

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05/09/2025

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Registration is open for adult education at CEPA Titerroygatra

Enjoy the wide educational offer for free, in person, semi-presential. Schedules in morning and afternoon-night shifts.

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02/09/2025

Profesiones y FP Dual en CIFP Microsistemas

Last Places Available! Secure your Professional Future with Dual FP at the Integrated FP Microsystems Center

The Dual Vocational Training of the Integrated Center of FP Microsystems has been consolidated as the most effective way to access the labor market

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22/08/2025

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Canary Islands announces 10.5 million euros in university scholarships

Students who are going to study for a degree or master's degree next year in public centers have one month to apply for them starting this Monday, August 11.

EKN

11/08/2025

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Canary Islands bets on science: 2.3 million in predoctoral contracts

The regional Executive reaches a total of 90 predoctoral contracts in the Canary Islands public universities, the FIISC AND the CSIC to promote R&D&I

EKN

06/08/2025

Estudiantes de FP en Canarias

The FP degrees with which you can find work sooner in the Canary Islands

Students in some cycles have placement rates above 70% during the first year after completing their studies

EKN

23/07/2025

Una de las mesas redondas de la primera edición de la Universidad de Verano de Lanzarote en 2025

The signing of an agreement guarantees the Summer University of Lanzarote until 2028

Oswaldo Betancourt: “The Summer University should be a continuous commitment to promote training, critical thinking and culture" in Lanzarote

EKN

21/07/2025

Estudiantes en el campus de guajara. Universidad de La Laguna

Public universities warn of "proliferation of private centers of dubious quality" in the Canary Islands

The rectors have expressed their concern and have asked that it be guaranteed by law that the new centers meet the minimum requirements to be universities

EKN

11/07/2025

Profesiones y FP Dual en CIFP Microsistemas

FP Dual: Job and Salary Opportunities, Academic Year 2025-2026

Top 10 in-demand dual vocational training programs, with excellent job opportunities and competitive salaries.

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09/07/2025

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Canary Islands wants to bring financial education to schools

The regional government is concerned about the low level of knowledge of the people of the Canary Islands in this area, which, it explains, is well below the national average.

EKN

08/07/2025

Orla del curso 2024 25 del CIFP Microsistemas

117 students graduate from CIFP Microsystems

The center reinforces its commitment to employability in Lanzarote society

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01/07/2025

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FICL celebrates its 25th anniversary with an exclusive Camera Interpretation Laboratory taught by Fernando Cayo

The laboratory is open to actors and actresses of all levels and will be taught by Fernando Cayo, star of titles such as La Casa de Papel, El Orfanato, Mar de Plástico, The Counselor or McMafia

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27/06/2025

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Registration open for free course in dining room service with internships and professional English

Includes training in dining room, wine service, preparation of dishes in front of the customer and professional communication in English.

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25/06/2025

FP CON MÁS SALIDAS MICROSISTEMAS

Information Days 2025/26: Advantages of studying a Dual VT qualification

Training at the Microsystems Integrated Vocational Training Center is available in on-site, online, and blended modalities.

23/06/2025

Jornada sector del videojuego

The Chamber of Commerce of Lanzarote and La Graciosa organizes a Conference on the video game sector

The conference "The video game sector as a business model in Lanzarote" is organized by the Chamber of Commerce within the framework of Digital Coworking, a program financed by the Cabildo de Lanzarote.

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19/06/2025

Curso en el Centro Profesorado de Lanzarote en una imagen de archivo.

Teachers are finding it increasingly difficult to settle in Lanzarote

Teachers are finding it increasingly difficult to settle in Lanzarote

18/06/2025

FOTO. La demanda de acreditación profesional en Canarias se duplica en los primeros cinco meses de 2025

Demand for accreditation by experience doubles in the Canary Islands

The call is permanent and has more than 1,700 professionals from the different branches of FP that evaluate the competences

EKN

10/06/2025

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The Lanzarote School of Young Entrepreneurs 2025 presents its achievements in 'El Salinero'

Young people between 14 and 17 years old from the IES Blas Cabrera Felipe, Altavista, Argana, Las Salinas, the CPEIPS Santa María de los Volcanes have starred in the event 'Shared Successes'

EKN

28/05/2025

High school students take to the streets in Arrecife to demand a "fairer" EBAU exam

Why do they say that the new selectivity is more demanding and practical?

Learn in detail the changes of a new university entrance exam with one exam per subject and many more practical questions

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27/05/2025

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Iván Curbelo Fernández (CIEM): “Culture is the greatest weapon a people can have”

The director of the Insular Center for Musical Education explains the contribution of music to the sense of community in Lanzarote in an interview with Ekonomus

David Merino Fernández

25/05/2025

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