The Cabildo de Tenerife provides internships for an average of 500 students – there were 578 last year – which temporarily expand their workforce through agreements with over 20 universities and training institutions across Spain. This year, they are poised to enhance citizen services for both the insular corporation and its autonomous entities, consortiums, and the entire public sector.
Agreement
The Governing Council has recently ratified a new Educational Cooperation Agreement that incorporates the Entity inventory into the Isabel I International University of Castile, a private institution located in Burgos with branches in Valladolid and Miranda de Ebro. This agreement will enable its students to undertake their practical training at the Cabildo. The island president, Rosa Dávila, expressed: “We strengthen our dedication to training and facilitating youth employment, allowing nearly 600 students each year to carry out external internships thanks to arrangements with 23 universities and training centres nationwide.”
Institutions
Among these institutions are the University of La Laguna (with 343 students last year), the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Complutense University of Madrid, and the University of Granada, among others. Eleven students were selected from the university cohort of 578. The institution also holds a framework agreement with the Ministry of Education of the Canary Islands Government for the training of vocational training students. There were 224 students from vocational training who completed their training with internships in the 2023-2024 academic year.
Alliances
Dávila added: “These alliances provide hundreds of students with their first glimpse of the labour market, enabling them to gain experience in their field of study and make vital decisions concerning their professional future.” She emphasised, “At the Cabildo de Tenerife, we prioritise youth employment because we recognise it as a crucial demographic for the present and future of our island.”
Unemployment
As per the latest active population survey, in January 2025, the youth unemployment rate stood at 18.56%, reflecting a decline of 4,520 job-seeking young individuals in merely one year. Rosa Dávila concluded: “A decrease in youth unemployment of nearly nine points is a significant achievement, yet our obligation is to keep progressing so that no young person in Tenerife lacks opportunities and to prevent brain drain.”
