At the Press Club ‘Entrepreneurship and employment: the future of Castilla y León’ organized by Diario de Castilla y León-El Mundo this Monday, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Employment of the Junta de Castilla described different programs underway, both from the field of vocational training and universities.
The Councilor highlighted the climate of understanding between the productive sectors and the working population thanks to the promotion of public policies to achieve good results.
He also valued that there is a strong and powerful market in the Community that not only manages to create jobs but also to create quality employment, but efforts are needed to face certain difficulties.
Daniel Clavero, General Director of Fundación Personas
The dizzying transformation of the labor market due to the irruption of new tools such as Artificial Intelligence is of concern in general, but more specifically to vulnerable sectors, which are already facing more difficulties in terms of employment. For this reason, the general director of Fundación Personas, Daniel Clavero, called on people to “not wait” for the changes to take place, and urged them to join the transforming current in order to be part of this change.
Over the years, Clavero explained, there have always been transformations that have affected the labor scenario, but at a different pace. “Historically there have been changes, but not at this speed, and we are concerned about where vulnerable people are left,” he said, before highlighting the important role played by the group he represents. “We are doing first-rate work,” he praised, giving as an example his presence at Renault and Airbus, to show that “disability has a lot to say”.
For this reason, he encouraged the administrations to continue supporting their work, because “every euro that is invested is returned to society multiplied by three“. “We thank all the entrepreneurs who are supporting us, and the Regional Ministry, which has been at our side for many years and has recently increased aid, with close policies and dialogue”.
In his analysis of the future of Castilla y León in terms of entrepreneurship and employment, Clavero advanced that they are determined to apply Artificial Intelligence for the development of insertion itineraries or working life projects, and considered that it is a “turning point” comparable to the arrival of computer science or the Internet.
According to current figures, Fundación Personas represents more than 2,000 people in Castilla y León during their working life and, of these, half are disabled. Of the 900 who work in employment centers, only 11% are under 30 years old and only 5% are under 25 years old. Regarding child unemployment, Daniel Clavero remarked, “We are concerned about young people’s employment because it guarantees the relay and the future of our activities; it is something we have to work on”.
About Fundación Personas
Fundación Personas was created in 2008 by five associations in Castilla y León: ADECAS Guardo, ASPANIS Palencia, APADEFIM Segovia, ASPRONA Valladolid and ASPROSUB Zamora. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities and their families. To this end, we provide comprehensive services, in the environment and covering all stages of a person’s life cycle. The founding associations belong to the family movement Plena Inclusion and bring 60 years of experience, share innovation and encourage mutual collaboration.
With a regional presence, we are present in 30 towns in Castilla y León, urban centers and rural areas, where we attend to situations of disability or dependence and provide support for the promotion of personal autonomy. We also offer support and training to people at risk of social exclusion. Our activity is governed by criteria of quality and proximity in care; efficiency and transparency in management; equal opportunities, accessibility and respect for diversity as a driver of social transformation.
In the educational-care area, we manage 5,300 places daily in 75 centers, distributed in more than 30 locations in Valladolid, Palencia, Segovia and Zamora. In the labor area, Fundación Personas has 3 Special Employment Centers (CEE) Lince Group S.L.U., APADEFIM 2000 S.L.U.. and CEE Fundación Personas – with a workforce of 939 employees, more than 90% of whom have some type of disability.
FOUNDATION PEOPLE IN FIGURES:
- 5,300 places (disability and risk of exclusion)
- 2,500 people with disabilities served
- 3,000 families social base
- 75 operational work centers
- 30 locations in CyL
- 5 Delegations
- 3 Special Employment Centers
- 1,800 professionals
- 850 workers with disabilities
- 939 total workforce
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