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Registration period open for training in the installation of photovoltaic solar panels with Fundación Magtel and Generation Spain

They begin in Seville on 26 and 28 September and in Cordoba on 3 and 5 October, and include 100 hours of work experience in companies in this sector

Fundacion Generation Spain y Fundacion Magtel have teamed up to provide various training courses in the field of  renewables.

The programme consists of 270 technical hours, complemented by 60 hours of skills and employability and 100 hours of practical training  in companies in the sector.

The initiative seeks to involve companies from the design phase of the programme until its completion, in order to adapt it to the needs of the labour market.  It uses an innovative methodology with intensive, practical programmes and continuous assessment, learning with real market projects.

The photovoltaic solar panel installer is a professional working in a relatively new area of activity in a  fast-growing industry: renewable energies. Thanks to the training in mechanics, electricity, installation of panels on roofs, maintenance operations, among other things, which will be acquired during the programme, a solar photovoltaic panel installer who has graduated from Generation will be able to carry out the assembly and maintenance of photovoltaic solar installations in industrial, self-consumption and residential generation plants, thus satisfying all market demand.

The requirements to participate in these courses are the following: to have a work permit in Spain; to be of working age; and to be fully available for the training. Knowledge of the electricity sector is an asset.

If you have any questions, please contact seleccion@generation.org

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The Magtel Foundation congratulates Magtel volunteers for helping distribute COVID-19 donations

Thank you to everyone who has participated in the ‘500 Solidarios’ campaign that the organisation has been running since April

More than 15 volunteers from Magtel are helping to selflessly distribute facemasks, fruit and vegetables and other non-perishable foods to various associations and organisations

To help with the current crisis caused by COVID-19, the Magtel Foundation is making donations to over 25 social organisations under the “500 Solidarios” campaign. At the time of writing, they have made over 30,000 euros worth of donations.

To help with this, the organisation requested support from volunteers to help deliver food, facemasks and various baby products to a number of associations and assist with other activities relating to food delivery. In recent months, our volunteers have worked tirelessly to ensure this line of aid continues to support the organisations that need it most. In light of this, the Magtel Foundation wants to thank you for your selfless work and generosity, and for always being ready to support this cause.

If you want to help the Magtel Foundation with this vital campaign, join us! All you have to do is send an email to:

fundacion@magtel.es

We look forward to hearing from you!

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The Magtel Foundation offers logistic support to Landaluz, the Cajasol Foundation and the ‘la Caixa’ Foundation as part of the ‘Andaluces Compartiendo’ food collection campaign

Products have been prepared and distributed as part of this solidarity initiative

Once again, the Magtel Foundation has made its staff and logistics facilities available for the annual collection, preparation and distribution of food as part of the “Andaluces Compartiendo” campaign. The campaign is jointly organised by the Asociación Empresarial Alimentos de Andalucía (Landaluz), the Cajasol Foundation and the “La Caixa” Foundation.

The Magtel Foundation participates in this initiative by offering its facilities in Las Quemadas industrial estate for the storage of products such as milk, olive oil, canned food, beans and other foods. This has made it possible to distribute the products to different organisations around Cordoba.

In total, the Magtel Foundation has taken in 32 pallets of essentials that have been arranged in batches to facilitate their distribution through a total of 15 organisations and associations. These entities then distribute the products to families in need who are suffering from the economic and social impact of the pandemic.

These non-profit associations responsible for the local distribution of food include: Rey Heredia Soup Kitchen; la Hermandad de la Paz y Esperanza; la Obra Social “Hermano Bonifacio” Hospital San Juan de Dios de Córdoba; Cordoba Acoge; Fundación Prolibertas; Los Trinitarios Soup Kitchen; Asociación Resurgir; Mujeres en Zona de Conflicto; Hermandad del Remedio de Ánimas; Centro de Servicio Caritativo “Buenas Noticias”; Fundación Cruz Blanca; Comunidad Adoratrices de Córdoba; Asociación Iemakaie; Don Bosco Foundation; Cáritas Parroquial San Lorenzo Mártir de Córdoba and Cáritas Parroquial Trinitarios.

“Andaluces Compartiendo” is a solidarity programme organised by the Landaluz Association which, since its inception in 2013, has become a comprehensive trademark of Corporate Social Responsibility for several Andalusian companies. The member organisations of this association are committed to the values of commitment and unity.

This action is part of Andaluces Compartiendo’s donation campaign at regional level, which delivers food through Andalusian businesses with the aim of reducing the social and economic consequences of the pandemic.

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The Magtel Foundation recognises the solidarity work of thirty social organisations

The president of the Magtel Foundation, Auxiliadora López Magdaleno, thanks these associations for their work and highlights the important role of volunteers, particularly those involved with the ‘500 Solidarios’ campaign, which the Foundation has funded for more than 72,000 euros.

The Magtel Foundation has acknowledged the solidarity work of thirty social organisations that have played a pivotal role in the fight against poverty and social exclusion. The event took place in the main hall of the University of Cordoba’s rectory building.

The event, titled “Gracias por Estar” [Thanks for Being There], showcased the work carried out since the 500 Solidarios campaign was launched back in April 2020. It came about as a result of the Foundation’s reorganisation of its social action programmes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With this initiative, the Foundation has not only worked to address the health emergency by providing resources but given the impact of the pandemic, it has also addressed a social emergency in the broadest sense of the term.

The initiative saw the creation of a structured system for the donation and delivery of food and essentials to social organisations who provide direct assistance to people at risk of exclusion. More than 72,000 euros has been allocated to the campaign so far.

Partnership activity during the pandemic

The President of the Foundation, Auxiliadora López Magdaleno, has highlighted the need to recognise these organisations for their efforts during the pandemic, and thanked them “for all [their] work, which has been vital for so many people in these difficult times”.

In the same vein, highlighted the essential role of volunteers and recalled how the 500 Solidarios campaign began in uncertain times. “This initiative has gone from strength to strength as a result of the collaboration of all the organisations we want to thank today.”

Her speech was followed by several discussions moderated by journalist Marta Jiménez, who hosted the event. The first was focussed on the role of the organisations and included appearances from Carlos Eslava from Food Bank, and Sara Rodriguez from Fepamic.

The second was dedicated to volunteering and featured Carmen Quero from Caritas, Jose Maria Lopez from Obra Social Hermano Bonifacio del Hospital San Juan de Dios and Antonia Palacios from Magtel. Finally, representing all recognised organisations, Eduardo García from Fundación Prolibertas made an appearance.

Recognised organisations:

*Asociación Banco de Alimentos Medina Azahara de Cordoba [Medina Azahara Food Bank Association of Cordoba]

*Asociación Córdoba Acoge

*Asociación de Padres de Autistas de Córdoba y otros Trastornos Generalizados del Desarrollo (Autismo Córdoba) [The Cordoba Association of Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other Generalised Development Disorders]

*Asociación Iemakaie

*Asociación Obra Social Nur [Nur Welfare Association]

*Asociación para la Defensa de la Vida (Adevida) [Association for the Defence of Life]

*Asociación Párkinson de Córdoba (Aparcor) [Parkinson’s Association of Cordoba]

*Asociación Resurgir de Córdoba [Cordoba Resurgence Association]

*Asociación San Rafael de Alzheimer y otras Demencias (Alzheimer Córdoba) [San Rafael Association of Alzheimer’s and other Dementias]

*Asociación Vecinal Unión y Esperanza Las Palmeras [Las Palmeras Unity and Hope Neighbourhood Association]

*Caritas Diocesana de Córdoba

*Centro de Servicio Caritativo Buenas Noticias

*Comunidad Adoratrices Córdoba (Fuente de vida project)

*Spanish Red Cross (Cordoba)

*City Council of Posadas

*Fepamic

*Centro Español de Solidaridad Foundation (Hombre Córdoba project)

*Cruz Blanca Foundation

*Diocesana de Enseñanza Santos Mártires de Córdoba Foundation

*Fundación Prolibertas (Los Trinitarios Soup Kitchen)

*Red de Apoyo a la Integración Sociolaboral Foundation (RAIS) Hogar Sí

*Hermanos Franciscanos de Cruz Blanca (Casa Familiar San Francisco de Asís Córdoba)

*San Juan de Dios Hospital in Córdoba – Hermano Bonifacio Obra Social

*ONGD Mujeres en Zona de Conflicto (MZC) [Women in Conflict Zones NGDO]

*Parish of San Salvador y Santo Domingo de Silos (La Compañía)

*Parish of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

*Parish of Santa María de las Flores (Posadas)

*Parish of Virgen de Fátima

*Parish of Santa Luisa de Marillac

*Parish of Las Santas Margaritas

*Parish of Santa Victoria

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Magtel collaborates with The LPSN Company to improve an App that aims to provide better security for women

The company’s R&D&I Division held a meeting with a group of 16-year-old girls to help develop the When & Where application

Magtel’s R&D&I Division is working with The LPSN Company to improve its When & Where App, created to provide better security for women making their way home.

Five sixteen-year-old secondary students from Móstoles (Madrid) drove this project, as part of which they have developed a mobile App alongside two mentors. The App is called When & Where. It is an innovative tool that promotes better security for women “when they go out for a run or a walk”, as it reads in the App description. The App detects deviations in route, for example if someone stops or does not arrive at their destination and alerts a pre-selected emergency contact or the emergency services. It also has a panic button that is connected to Spain’s emergency services in case there is no response from the user.

The company’s R&D&I division explains that, in addition to making an initial assessment of When & Where, the Magtel Foundation has also studied the possibility of reusing some of the functionalities of the ICT++ Teleassistance App — developed by Magtel’s R&D&I Division — in When & Where. The Magtel Foundation’s ICT++ teleassistance is a project geared towards assisting dependent, elderly individuals through information and communication technologies (ICT).

In this week’s meeting, various recommendations were made for improving the user interface, and suggestions for App modifications that would optimise its speed in case of emergency were also put forward. For example: including a direct button for the emergency service number so that users do not have to return to the main menu; utilising auto-complete when searching for a location a tutorial for those using the app for the first time. The R&D&I division’s telecommunications area also responded to various queries raised by the young women.

Initiative awarded by the Magtel Foundation

The LPSN Company, comprising of five secondary students from the Velazquez Secondary School in Mostoles (Madrid), received an award in the category of Social Innovation in the second edition of the Magtel Foundation Awards last December.

When & Where is a free App available for Android devices (and will soon be available for iOS). The App features two different modes that can be used depending on your situation, and you can save your favourite routes to use again whenever you want. It also features a button that contacts emergency services directly in case the user is in danger. The App is intuitive, simple, and focuses on providing security for women. However, it is also intended to help children or people with Alzheimer’s, and respects user privacy by making sure they are always in control of their data. The aim is to ensure the App can be used free of charge, and without relying on mobile data usage.

It is worth highlighting the young age of the people behind this project: five 16-year-old secondary students from Mostoles who, with the help of two mentors, have developed the When & Where App to provide women with extra security. The LPSN Company is comprised of Lucía Adrián, Lucía Fernández, Paula Fernández, Sandra Caamaño and Nuria Villoria. Their mentors are Cristina Márquez and Óscar Amador, PhD students at the Carlos III University of Madrid.

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The Magtel Foundation receives runner-up prize for Social Solidarity Action in the Caja Rural del Sur Foundation awards

The Magtel Foundation receives recognition for its work

The Magtel Foundation has received recognition in the “Hermano Bonifacio” Social Solidarity Action category in the tenth edition of the Ricardo Lopez Crespo Awards, organised every year by the Caja Rural del Sur Foundation. The aim of these awards is to highlight the best business, innovation, social and cultural initiatives.

In this tenth edition, five candidates have received awards in various categories, along with three runners-up.

The jury valued the Magtel Foundation’s work in the field of justice and equality. This work has been carried out through the various social innovation, international cooperation, employability and cultural promotion activities of the organisation.

The Magtel Foundation’s vision is to ensure that its commitment and the innovative approach of its projects contribute to bringing about a fairer and more equal society, allowing for sustainable and balanced development.

The Magtel Foundation continues to make a special effort to alleviate the effects of COVID-19 through numerous food collections and donations as part of the 500 Solidarios campaign.

The tenth edition was held at the Real Círculo de la Amistad in Cordoba. Undergraduate students at the University of Cordoba (UCO) with exceptional academic records received awards, as did the most outstanding business initiatives within the categories of young entrepreneurship, R&D&I projects for agri-food and work to restore the province’s historical and artistic heritage.

Awards were given to: Events San Cristobal S.L.U., Federación Madinat (Cordoba Province Federation of Drug Addiction and AIDS), and to the restoration of the section of the Mozárabe route of the Camino de Santiago that passes through Alcaracejos (Cordoba), which was promoted by the town council.

The study entitled “Treating soil with entomopathogenic fungi to improve olive grove health: repelling olive fly and its additional benefits on the plant” conducted by Dr. Enrique Quesada, Inmaculada Garrido and Meelad Yousef from the University of Cordoba (UCO) and by ETSIAM graduate, Elisa Vega Martinez, also received recognition.

Three runners-up prizes were also awarded. Visiona Producciones Audiovisuals S.L. received the runner-up award in the category of “Business initiatives promoted by young entrepreneurs” for its droning project, whilst two others received runner-up awards in the category of Social Action Solidaria: the Arruzafa Foundation and the Magtel Foundation.

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The Magtel Foundation develops digital transformation project for social centres

Carried out in collaboration with the Municipal Institute for Economic Development and Employment of Cordoba (Imdeec)

A young university graduate registered with the SAE (Andalusian Employment Service) with no prior employment has been recruited

Last December, the Magtel Foundation began the second phase of its “Digital transformation of recruitment processes in social centres” project. The project’s objective was to simplify the recruitment processes in social centres by implementing digital transformation. This programme ran for six months and ended on 31 May.

The first phase, carried out between December 2019 and April 2020, consisted of a study of the jobs, analysing the skills required according to the most sought-after professional profiles in social centres.

This second phase, which has received funding from Imdeec-Esal covering 69.7% of the project’s cost, resulted in the hiring of a young university student with no previous formal employment. The student was registered in the city of Cordoba and had signed up as a job seeker with the SAE. The Magtel Foundation contributed its own funds to cover the remaining 30.21% of the programme’s cost. Its objectives include the social transformation of social centres and the promotion of social and labour inclusion for young people, particularly those who struggle to find their first job and gain their first formal experience of the working world related to their university qualification.

This initiative has boosted productive sectors in the municipal district of Cordoba, as well as the inclusion of new technologies within management processes of social centres and institutions.

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Fibre optic home installer training courses completed in Almeria and Linares

Both programmes, delivered by the Magtel Foundation and led by the Fundación Secretariado Gitano and the Orange Foundation, have both been completed after three months of learning

These courses are increasing the amount of vulnerable people entering the labour market

The Magtel Foundation, alongside the Fundación Secretariado Gitano (Gypsy Secretariat Foundation) and the Orange Foundation, has completed the fibre optic home installer training course in Almeria. After three months of theoretical and practical learning, the course has been completed and the closing event celebration has been held at the Social Integration centre “Los Almendros”.

The event was presented by Maria Dolores Ramon Alonso, the Provincial Coordinator of the Fundación Secretariado Gitano. This was followed by a speech from Raul Maldonado Blanes, the Regional Director of Andalusia and Extremadura’s Institutional Relations at the Orange Foundation. Magtel’s Javier Vílchez, director of education, and Carlos Luque, manager of the training programme, were both in attendance.

Next, FSG-Almeria’s employment prospector Ana Martinez Angulo, accompanied by two participants of the training course, closed the speeches. Finally, the diplomas were awarded.

Incorporation into the labour market

Each training course run by the Magtel Foundation sees an increase in the numbers of people in vulnerable situations entering the labour market. We are also training professionals in a sector where demand far exceeds supply.

In addition to the training programme developed in Almeria, similar training programmes have been held in different locations across the country. One such example is Linares’ FTTH course, which is scheduled to be completed this week.

Participants have had the opportunity to both learn the theory (185 hours) and take part in work experience (100 hours). The theory was learnt in the classroom-workshop and consisted of content related to the configuration of installations, network equipment, and being able to carry out tests, measurements, soldering and simulations of installations. Following this training, they began work-experience with companies in the sector alongside a professional installer.

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The Employment Agency of Madrid, the Orange Foundation and the Magtel Foundation promote access to the labour market through specialised courses in the installation of telecommunications networks

This initiative consolidates the collaboration between these organisations in the development of fibre optic training and achieves high levels of labour insertion

The Trade Training Centre in Usera, under the Madrid City Council, has hosted the presentation of diplomas to students participating in the two editions of the “Fibre Optic Installer” course, an initiative promoted by the Madrid Employment Agency and the Orange Foundation. This programme facilitates the incorporation of unemployed people into the labour market, particularly in innovative sectors such as telecommunications due to the existing demand for professionals specialised in the installation of new networks.

The event coincided with the completion of the programme’s theoretical training and was chaired by the representative of the Department of Economy, Innovation and Employment, Miguel Angel Redondo. He was accompanied by the director general of the Employment Agency, Jose Maria Meneses Castillo, the manager of the Orange Foundation’s Education Programmes, Angelica Bautista Gris, and the Magtel Foundation’s project manager, Javier Vilchez Luna.

All of them congratulated those who participated in this theoretical and practical training programme, which is comprised of a total of 285 training hours. This will give them the knowledge and skills they need to access a profession with high demand and tangible job prospects.

The course is comprised of 185 hours of theoretical learning in the classroom-workshop, where students study content relating to the configuration of installations, network equipment, etc., as well as how to carry out tests, measurements, soldering and installation simulations both inside and outside the classroom.

Once this stage is completed, it is followed by a practical stage, which starts now, consisting of 100 additional hours of work experience with the Magtel installation company in collaboration with the telecommunications operator Orange. This work experience gives course participants the first-hand experience they need to acquire and develop the professional skills required to make a career out of fibre optic installation.

The training is accompanied by complementary efforts aimed at promoting the development of key skills that facilitate labour insertion, such as the Employment Agency of Madrid’s guidance and intermediation services.

This new course strengthens the collaboration between the Employment Agency of Madrid City Council and the Orange Foundation on the development of training activities in the fibre optic sector. The course has achieved high levels of labour insertion and participant satisfaction is high.

Press release from the Orange Foundation

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New fibre optic home installer training programme in Granada

The initiative, promoted by the Endesa Foundation, the Magtel Foundation and Granada City Council, brings together a total of twelve unemployed people

This course is part of the Foundation’s and its partners’’ commitment to social and labour insertion

On November 15, the Magtel Foundation began a new FTTH training programme in Granada. Its objective is to train unemployed persons registered with the SAE as fibre optic broadband installers.

The training course, promoted by the Endesa Foundation, the Magtel Foundation and Granada City Council, will last around one and a half months, with a total of 180 hours of training.

First, participants will learn the relevant theory, giving them the knowledge and skills necessary to assemble and install fibre optic broadband infrastructure.

Once the theoretical part of the course is complete, they will begin their work experience. To assist with this, the organisations involved have established agreements with companies that operate in the sector where the participants will complete their training.

Developing these training programmes is part of the Magtel Foundation’s and its partners’ commitment to social and labour insertion.