This initiative will enable the launch of 17 projects benefiting 255 young job seekers across the archipelago, aiming to improve their employment prospects and provide future opportunities.
The Minister of Tourism and Employment, Jéssica de León, highlighted the Government's commitment to reducing youth unemployment and creating opportunities, stating that the projects provide young people with paid experience and professional qualifications.
The Vice-Minister of Employment, Isabel León, explained that these mixed training actions respond to the real needs of the Canarian labor market and are designed to support and train the most vulnerable young people, ensuring they acquire skills demanded by the productive sectors of each island.
The PFAE-GJ projects combine formal learning with paid work on services or projects of social interest. Selected participants will sign an alternating training contract for 11 months, dedicating 65% of their time to paid work and 35% to theoretical-practical training to obtain professional certificates.
Priority will be given to unemployed individuals under 30 registered with the National Youth Guarantee System who lack prior formal education. Furthermore, over 55% of the places are reserved for women, with preference for victims of gender-based violence.
To ensure territorial cohesion, at least one project is guaranteed per island. Tenerife and Gran Canaria will each have six projects (90 participants), while Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro will each develop one project with 15 participants.
