Forty participants successfully complete the Cabildo's two PFAE‑GJ programs with nearly €900,000 invested

A total of forty participants have finished the Alternating Training Programs with Youth Guarantee Employment (PFAE‑GJ) launched by the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, representing an investment close to €900,000.

Program Overview

• Participants: 30 unemployed young people (under 30) acted as student‑workers in the projects “Fuerteventura Cares at Home” and “Fuerteventura Preserves Its Environment.”
• The remaining ten participants comprised the management, teaching, coordination, and administrative support teams, bringing the total to forty.

Impact and Outcomes

During the closing ceremony, island president Lola García highlighted the social value of both programs and the public service delivered by the trainees over eleven months of training.

“All the Cabildo’s employment policies are aimed at the people who need them most,” she said, emphasizing that the PFAE‑GJ offered a genuine pathway to employment for youths facing the greatest difficulties while responding to community demands.

García also noted that the two sectors have clear future relevance for the island:

• Socio‑healthcare – addressing an ageing population and the anticipated rise in care‑place demand.
• Environmental stewardship – requiring increasingly qualified staff from local administrations.

Employment Counselor Nuria Cabrera stressed the need to keep advancing active employment policies to cut youth unemployment and boost employability. She reported:

• 51.46 % job‑placement rate for the socio‑healthcare track.
• The environmental project has helped improve and preserve the island’s natural spaces.

Vice‑Counselor of Employment for the Canary Islands, Isabel León, added that the program’s completion “is not just the end of a training phase, but the start of a new professional path.” She reminded that these projects belong to the European Youth Guarantee initiative, managed through the Canary Islands Employment Service (SCE), and highlighted that youth unemployment (under 25) in Fuerteventura has fallen 28.7 % over the past year.

Funding

• Primary financing: Canary Islands Employment Service (SCE).
• Co‑financing: 85 % from the European Social Fund Plus 2021‑2027 (Canary Islands).
• Additional contributions from the Cabildo of Fuerteventura and the Government of the Canary Islands via the FDCAN.

Training Details

“Fuerteventura Cares at Home”

• Trained 15 young people to obtain Level 2 professional certificates in home‑based socio‑healthcare for individuals and dependent persons in social institutions.
• Participants delivered personalized interventions to nearly 200 residents across various municipalities, in coordination with the Cabildo’s Social Action area and local town halls.

“Fuerteventura Preserves Its Environment”

• Trained another 15 young people for Level 2 certificates in nursery management, gardening, and green‑area maintenance.
• Practical work took place at the Biological Station of La Oliva and the Municipal Park “La Tunera,” contributing to the improvement and conservation of public and natural spaces.

Closing Ceremony Attendees

• Victor Alonso, Counselor of Social Action
• Carlos Rodríguez, Counselor of the Environment
• Erica González, Councilor of Employment for Puerto del Rosario
• Eduardo Camino, Head of SCE Workshop Schools

These stakeholders underscored the collaborative effort that made the programs a success and highlighted the continued commitment to youth employment and environmental protection on the island.