Events

British vocational training

Site autonomy and corporate commitment

The Rafael del Pino Foundation collaborated with the British Council and Siena Comunicación in the organisation of the event "British vocational training. Autonomy of centres and business commitment", which took place on 20 May 2015 at the headquarters of the Rafael del Pino Foundation.

The event took place according to the following programme

09.00 Welcome
María del Pino, President of the Rafael Del Pino Foundation
Simon Manley, UK Ambassador to Spain
José María de Moya, Director of the Magisterio newspaper

09.30 Opening conference
Tracy Ferrier, Head Skills British Council

11.00 Discussion "The colleges, autonomous training centres".
Elena Benito, CEO Kings Group (moderator)
Lowel Williams, Principal Dudley College, United Kingdom
John Simpson, Head International, Rockschool UK
Ángel de Miguel, Director General for Vocational Training, Ministry of Education
Ms. Carmen Santamaría, Director of CIFP Raúl Vázquez

12.30 Colloquium II "Apprenticeships and the role of the company in Vocational Training".
José María de Moya, Director of the newspaper Magisterio (moderator)
Adrian Barrett, HR Business Partner - Emerging Talent, Amey (Ferrovial in UK)
Ana Cavilla, Director of Policy, Federation for Industry Sector Skills and Standards (FISSS)
Jesús Barroso, Deputy Director General for Active Employment Policies, Ministry of Employment and Social Security (SEPE)
Beatriz Zafra, Director of Training of the Consejo Superior de Cámaras de Comercio (Higher Council of Chambers of Commerce)

The vocational training model in Spain is undergoing a rapid process of change and is increasingly oriented towards dual training, where the student spends a large part of his or her training period in the company. The seminar brings us closer to the British model of vocational training, very different from the German one but with some characteristics that could be easily adaptable to the Spanish system in its journey towards dual training. In particular we want to show two essential characteristics:

- The independence of the centres (from the government and accreditation bodies), which favours
exibility and rapid market adaptability
- The level of the company's commitment in the development of the professional profiles and in the training of the employees.
future employees - Apprenticeships (the British Dual VET)

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