They will come masons, molders or foreman Business education can also be taken at the University of Alicante. Construction Labor Foundation and the academic institution plans to launch a project large specialist center will be located on the land Science Park For the purpose of improve qualification professionals in this sector in the province and alleviate labor shortage companies are victimized.
This is the first center the foundation will have on a university campus, a tripartite structure that includes the National Construction Confederation, represented by Fecia in Alicante, and the CC OO and UGT unions. community room, After those already available in Villareal, València and Bétera. Precisely the latter, a property of more than 4,000 square meters, which was inaugurated in December 2021 and has already become a reference point for the sector, will serve as a model for the complex to be built on the Alicante campus.
The idea is University of Alicante gives up the site And? Construction Labor Foundation covers the costs Execution and operation of the project of the center for which the relevant agreement is currently being prepared. For now, both institutions have signed a contract. cooperation framework agreement This will, among other things, allow the latter institution to organize courses and conduct activities on its premises. Science Park main building, opened last week.
In any case, the aim is to have the new specialized training center up and running. in two yearsAccording to the general secretary of Fecia, mercedes gironThis shows that the center is Bétera had a cost of approximately seven million Euros to give an idea of the budget the venture may have, although it all depends on the chosen architectural project.
Also for engineers
The proposal to build the new center in the Science Park came from the foundation and especially the president of Fecia. Ramón Jerezand was very well received by the UA rector, Amparo NavarroWho personally traveled to Bétera to learn the workings of this organization.
In this sense, the university points out that the Construction Labor Foundation, beyond training tradesmen, also acts as a facilitator. Certificates and Accreditations Professionals in high demand by engineers and other university graduates working in the industry. Moreover, it is an important actor in this field. transfer of information In addition to contributing to keeping the knowledge of professionals in the sector up to date by collaborating between the university and the company, occupational hazardsis one of the main areas of activity. This is training that is particularly relevant to this sector, given the nature of the work undertaken.
Just last year, Construction Labor Foundation provided training 8,287 people In the entire Valencian Community, 77.7% of them chose a course related to occupational safety; The proportion of those with some specialization in trade is 21.3%; and 1% took cross-subjects such as languages.
more employment
Sector Approximately 56,000 people currently work in the construction in the province of Alicante after creating more than 2,600 new jobs last year, according to the latest membership data. 19,666 of them are self-employed and 36,316 are salaried.
One of the industries that claims the largest ownership Problems finding qualified workforce Also facing a serious problem no generational change. Thus, until 35.2% of workers in this activity are currently over 50 years old. The implementation of initiatives such as the one projected at the UA Science Park aims to contribute to alleviating this situation and, for example, to encourage the inclusion of more women in the sector.