Orihuela, – The Orihuela City Council and the El Palmeral Integrated Public Vocational Training Center (CIFPP) have joined forces to create a collaborative framework that will provide valuable work experience to students through a municipal scholarship program.
Víctor Valverde, Orihuela’s Councillor for Employment, met this week with the CIFPP El Palmeral’s Corporate Training coordination team. The purpose of the meeting was to establish joint actions under the Dual Vocational Training model, which allows students to complete practical internships across various municipal departments with the aid of a scholarship.
Councillor Valverde highlighted the positive results achieved through similar partnerships with other vocational training centres in the region. He emphasized that these scholarships are crucial because they “allow students to acquire valuable work experience and develop practical skills and competencies in a real-world work environment, in addition to receiving remuneration.”
Due to the integration of new training cycles at El Palmeral center, the Orihuela City Council plans to grant a total of 15 scholarships annually once a new multi-year collaboration agreement between the two entities is formalized.
Valverde stressed the municipality’s growing commitment to employment training, particularly in vocational education. “The productive sectors in this area—agriculture, industry, and construction—are increasingly demanding qualified personnel to hire,” he noted.
The City Council aims to boost this educational model, which combines theoretical training with practical company activity. By utilizing municipal areas as a platform for work placement, the program provides students with their first structured opportunity for professional experience and curriculum development.
