The Municipal People leading to Parliament next Monday in the city of Caravaca a motion to agree on a comprehensive strategy training lasting three years and organized into three distinct sections aimed at improving vocational training in the footwear sector.
Councilman Sergio Lopez Barrancos explained at a press conference that "our region and specifically the municipality of Caravaca de la Cruz has become a national reference in the footwear industry both lines jute and vulcanized. The data speak for themselves, since 70% of the regional footwear is located in our town being the sector that most workers have in our region, approximately 1,500 people work in this sector. the number of annual production exceeds 135 million euros and exports are increasing at an exponential level. "
"Still, in a recent study where internal features and the external projection of these companies were analyzed, have detected significant weaknesses such as the lack of adequate and continuous training for their employees, a too high percentage of manual labor that leads often to job insecurity, also linked to an increasingly obsolete machinery which makes this sector needs a clear strategy for training in the short and medium term to fill these gaps and serve as a fundamental pillar in the consolidation and expansion. in this sector, "he argued López Barrancos.
Specifically, the main need of the sector is improving the training of workers in production processes as the 'Aparado' forces currently moving productions to the province of Alicante.
? "It is estimated that Caravaca is generating about 1,000 jobs in other localities due to lack of preparation primarily in this part of the production process. A proper training, could generate short-term around 400 jobs, reducing to zero industrial unemployment in our municipality, "added the popular councilman.
The strategy presented by the popular caravaqueños is based on a first level where short-term training activities aimed at the following actions be promoted:
In collaboration with the SEF, promote courses to obtain professional certificates and courses with hiring commitment, courses foreign trade courses enabling language with a commercial profile and other training courses related to the sector directly and indirectly .
In a second stage, take the necessary measures in collaboration with the IES Gines Perez Chirinos and caravaqueño footwear companies, to implement the training cycle average degree of 'technical design and fashion' in its dual mode FP.
Finally, in a maximum period of three years, urge the Ministry of Education and Universities to implement this training cycle in full at the IES Gines Perez Chirinos of the town of Caravaca de la Cruz
The motion also urges closer ties of cooperation with the Association of Industry and footwear espadrille Northwest Murcia.
Finally, the proposal calls for establishing a training strategy with regional entities related to employment and training, such as INFO or SEF or the Directorate General of Quality Education and Vocational Training.
Adult Education
On the other hand, Councilman Sergio Lopez Barrancos has denied the rumor recently circulated that assured that the Ministry of Education sought to suppress Permanent Education Adult Education throughout the Region of Murcia, including the extension of Caravaca de la Cruz.
López has assured the full support of the Minister of Education this adult education.
Finally, the popular mayor explained that the plenary session Monday April 4 will be the third time a request to the Department of Education works clarify the removal of a cover made asbestos in the school of La Encarnación
Source: PP Caravaca de la Cruz