Cieza City Council has received €339,513.30 from the SEF (Spanish Social Fund) for the project submitted by the Department of Employment for the "Adapting the Municipal Market for the Center for Young Entrepreneurs' Initiatives" (CIJOE), in addition to €120,000 from the municipality for materials.
Twenty-one long-term unemployed people will be tasked with transforming another building, "forgotten for so many years by previous governments," local government sources indicate, "into a center for attracting and developing talent."
With this project, 1,000 square meters will be converted into a municipal Youth Employment Office, where creativity and innovation in products and services linked to new societal demands will be fostered. It will also provide a significant boost to entrepreneurship. This project is part of the Local Revitalization and Development Plan to make employment a key driver of family growth in the municipality.
This ambitious project will be carried out by the Department of Employment and Economic Development through a mixed employment and training program (PMEF), in which 21 unemployed people aged 25 and over will work and train for 12 months, the project's execution period, and will receive their corresponding accreditation upon completion. The City Council will provide a €120,000 allocation for the materials needed to carry out the work.
The program consists of three workshops: one on "Carpentry and Furniture Finishing," with a Level 2 professional certificate for six positions; the second on "Masonry Factories," with a Level 2 professional certificate for nine positions; and finally, a third on "Assembly and Maintenance of Low-Voltage Electrical Installations," with a Level 2 professional certificate for six positions. This will enable students who successfully complete these courses to obtain a professional qualification from the National Catalogue of Professional Qualifications, thus enhancing their professional resume. As an official document, it is considered in any selection process organized by public authorities and provides professional accreditation to private companies.
The Councilor for Employment and Economic Development reaffirms the work done to "convert buildings that were forgotten by the municipal administrations of previous governments into buildings with cutting-edge services and programs. We are opening the doors to the future, but above all, we want to create a niche for young entrepreneurs who will position Cieza as a benchmark city for employment," says Antonio Moya.