Employment Agency, Fundación Magtel is developing two new training courses on the installation of FTTH for 30 people in Madrid.

The initiatives are being carried out from today by this entity in collaboration with Caritas Madrid and Fundación Orange in the first case, and in the second, with the Agencia de Empleo de Madrid and Fundación Orange.

These actions comprise a total of 285 hours each (185 hours of theoretical training and 100 hours of professional practice). The two courses will be held in morning and afternoon shifts respectively, and have a capacity of 15 participants each.

The objective is to facilitate the approach to the labour market through the position of home fibre optic installer with the acquisition of competences and skills and, in particular, by providing the students with the basic notions for the development of the professional activity.

The initiative represents a unique opportunity to train in the telecommunications sector by gaining the skills involved in the assembly and installation of a fibre optic telecommunications infrastructure.

There is currently a high demand for professionals in this field in the market.

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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

La entrada 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 se publicó primero en Fundación Magtel.

The Magtel Foundation has completed a training programme on the installation of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH), promoted by the Youth Delegation of the City of Cordoba. As part of this programme, students have learnt how to install this type of fibre optic in homes.

The course was held between November 29 and December 30, and within the framework of the Planneo Cualifica Programme.

This course is aimed at young people between the ages of 18 and 35 who are either native to or residents of this region of Andalusia. Broadly speaking, it is an opportunity for participants to acquire further education and increase their employment prospects.

The Magtel Foundation has expertise and experience in organising training courses related to telecommunications, and the organisation teaches numerous courses throughout the year.

Training targeted at vulnerable groups

The programmes promoted by Planneo Cualifica aim to provide quality training content in emerging niches of employment, as is the case with the course offered by the Magtel Foundation; offer quality training through specific courses and workshops; improve the employability of vulnerable groups and encourage young people in vulnerable neighbourhoods to develop the skills they need to ensure their full inclusion.

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