Las escuelas del SAE duplican la formación de alumnos en dos años
Las eleven schools that make up the network of training centers of the Andalusian Employment Service (SAE) have welcomed 2,208 students in their classrooms over the past two years, a figure that doubles the 1,028 participants during the 2015-2018 legislature. From 2019 until the end of 2024, the number of beneficiaries almost reaches 5,000 (4,949), which represents an average of 825 students per year during that period, more than tripling the annual average of 257 recorded between 2015 and 2018.
The balance was presented in the Andalusian Parliament by the Minister of Employment, Business, and Self-Employment, Rocío Blanco, who highlighted the excellence of the training provided in these centers, following «a model that meets the needs of the labor market and the competitiveness requirements of companies.» In fact, as the minister recalled, the programming that serves as the basis for SAE schools is designed based on requests from the productive sector, making them «leading centers serving the key economic sectors».
The minister emphasized the «comprehensive nature» of the training offer, connecting with job orientation activities and complementary actions offered to students. She also highlighted the increase in the activity of the SAE school network despite the temporary reduction caused by the 2020 restrictions associated with the covid-19 pandemic. In fact, during the 2019-2022 period, the 286 training actions organized doubled the 137 from the 2015-2018 period. To that balance, we must add the 88 actions called in 2023 and the 89 carried out throughout 2024.
One of the main milestones of these centers is the high job placement rate achieved by students after completing the courses, which, as Blanco pointed out during her speech, stands at around 80%. This achievement is partly explained by an increase in the specialization of the training offer and an increase in the percentage of itineraries (36 out of the 122 training actions planned for this year), as well as the incorporation of new specialties. Similarly, in recent years, there has been a focus on online training and other online methodologies, with a 20% increase in the offer this year compared to 2024.
Eleven centers of excellence
The SAE network of training centers is composed of six Hospitality and Catering schools (Cádiz, Islantilla, La Laguna in Baeza, La Cónsula in Málaga, La Fonda in Benalmádena, and CIOMijas), in addition to the Marble School in Fines (Almería), the Wood School in Encinas Reales (Córdoba), the Jewelry School in Córdoba, the School of Training in Crafts, Restoration, and Rehabilitation of the Historical, Artistic, and Cultural Heritage in Albayzin (Granada), and the School of Artisans Training in Gelves.
Five of them -Marble School, Jewelry School, Albayzín School, Wood School, and CIOMijas- have the qualification of National Reference Centers. Blanco highlighted that this consideration «places our Community at the forefront of future training», and celebrated that they have become «talent laboratories» that «improve the employability of increasingly specialized professionals». In this sense, the minister recalled that since 2021, there has been a proposal directed to the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training, and Sports for the inclusion of a sixth National Reference Center, that of the School of Artisans Training in Gelves, specialized in the areas of Glass and Ceramics.
Visit by the Commission deputies
The School of Artisans Training in Gelves has received a visit from the minister and the deputies of the Andalusian Parliament who are part of the Employment, Business, and Self-Employment Commission. During a guided tour by the center’s director, Juan Manuel Anguas, the deputies were able to learn details about the training received by the students, especially in workshops such as Stamping, Pottery, Ceramic Decoration, and Molds. They also attended a presentation, by the faculty and the students themselves, of the contemporary ceramic exhibition ‘Fragments of Being’.
