“Without training there is no solution, no employment or opportunities,” remarked yesterday the mayor of La Orotava, Francisco Linares, after presenting the training offer, which includes free courses both face-to-face and online with the aim that residents can access the world of work or be better prepared to combat the high unemployment rate that reached 4,261 people last month.
The president yesterday presented the balance of work for this year accompanied by the delegate councilor for Training and Employment, Deisy Ramos, and the director of the Generation 21 entity, in charge of managing the courses, Nuria Vera.
This year 65 courses were taught in which 654 people participated in thirteen subject areas: administration, hospitality, commerce, administration and management, local development, commerce and marketing, security, environment, socio-cultural and community services, technologies and graphic design. trades, computing and languages. The greatest demand is focused on the last three with 56.71% of registrations.
Looking ahead to 2022, work is being done on accessible and integration training. This is how a new tab identified as ‘Accessible Training’ is included in the municipal training page (formacionlaorotava.es) in which they can already enroll in the first three courses: food hygiene, school transport monitor and warehouse waiter. Each one contains an audio book, pdf with the material and subtitled video of the course with a sign language interpreter. Registration can be done from this week and will begin at the beginning of January. On a quarterly basis, other courses will be added to generate a greater offer. In the case of face-to-face courses, those interested can register by calling (922) 324444 extension 2502/2503/2504.
Francisco Linares recalled that the last three crises in 2008, 2012-2015 and the last one in 2020 have made it clear that it is essential to have training and retrain to have more opportunities to get a job. For this reason, he considered that for the City Council it is “an obligation” to facilitate access to training courses and residents take advantage of this opportunity to acquire new and more knowledge. “It is an opportunity, so take advantage, call and train,” he advised the population.
For her part, Daisy Ramos appreciated the high participation in the courses as this demonstrates the need to continue with this initiative. “During this year complicated by the global pandemic, a lot of jobs have been destroyed, but a reconversion of jobs has also been generated and new niches have been created. For this reason we have to look for new opportunities and hence the importance of being trained ”, said the councilor.
