A total of 23 individuals, including recent university and vocational training graduates, along with the coordinating and administrative team, have completed a year of work in various areas of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura. The program concluded today at the island's Palace of Training and Congresses.
During the closing event, the president of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura, Lola García, the Minister of Tourism and Employment of the Government of the Canary Islands, Jessica de León, and the insular Minister of Employment Promotion, Nuria Cabrera, expressed their gratitude for the work carried out by the beneficiaries.
They were joined by the Director General of Labor, José Ramón Rodríguez, the Councilor for Employment of the City Council of Puerto del Rosario, Erica González, and of Antigua, Victoria Cerdeña, as well as the Councilor for Education, Adargoma Hernández, among other councilors of the insular Corporation.
The New Employment Opportunities 2025 program involved an investment of 1,090,202.23 euros. It is co-financed by the Canary Employment Service (586,729.50 euros) and the European Social Fund Plus (FSE+ Canarias Program 2021-2027), with an 85% co-financing rate for priorities 4 (employment, adaptability, entrepreneurship, and social economy) and 5 (youth employment). The non-subsidized portion is co-financed between the Cabildo de Fuerteventura (503,472.73 euros) and the Government of the Canary Islands, through the Canary Development Fund (FDCAN).
The beneficiaries worked in areas such as Human Resources, Culture, Sports, Education and Youth, Employment, IT, Social Action, Spatial Planning, the Juan Ismael Art Center, the Museums of Fuerteventura, the Archaeological Museum of Fuerteventura, and autonomous bodies like the Insular Water Council and the Tourism Board.
Both beneficiaries and tutors explained the work developed and expressed their satisfaction with a program that provides young graduates with their first work experience in public administration.
