United Way and Generation Spain boost youth employability

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

Facilitating access to very specific, high-level and employment-oriented training for young people under 30 years of long-term unemployed, is the goal of Generation Spain and United Way.

In the second half of the year, 13 training programs will begin for young people under 30 who are in a situation of long-term unemployment. The programs have been designed to prepare students for the real demand of the market, with highly qualified teachers and tutorials that help them in their access to the labor market, which include role playing to prepare interviews, CV writing, etc.

For Marina Fuentes, CEO of United Way "the objective of this project is to eliminate the gap between the training and skills of young people and the real needs of companies." The program will allow these unemployed young people to connect with the professional world, providing them with the skills and support they need to achieve personal and professional success and provide companies with an incomparable source of talent.

United Way's support for Generation Spain, to these training programs, focuses on creating job opportunities for young people of different educational levels, in collaboration with retailers and companies from different sectors. Free training programs are aimed at young people aged 18 to 30, unemployed. Its development includes training from 3 to 8 weeks full-time, focused on improving skills and professional motivation in a professional environment.

According to statistics, unemployment among young people under 25 is close to 40% and the average duration of contracts is 51.1 days. The sectors that offer the greatest number of jobs for young people are Commerce and hostesses.

Laura Curto Martín, participant last year of the Digital Marketing Course in which United Way collaborated in the Generation United project, highlights “the support received and the motivation to find work and the update in digital skills and access to new tools have been key for me". He also appreciates that the program not only focuses on technical and course skills, but also on advising the student on how to grow their network of contacts and become more visible. 

"They help us detect our strengths and know how to strengthen them, to make effective job interviews, to improve your personal brand, and more," he says.

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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