FPEmpresa and Grupo Esprinet present the awards for the 4th edition of the Premios Transferencia de Conocimiento de la FP
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FPEmpresa and Grupo Esprinet present the awards for the 4th edition of the Premios Transferencia de Conocimiento de la FP

The Asociación de Centros de Formación Profesional FPEmpresa and Grupo Esprinet held the award ceremony for the 4th edition of the Premios Transferencia de Conocimiento de la FP on July 8 at V-Valley’s headquarters. The event was attended by the teams from all the award-winning institutions, coming from Cádiz, Cantabria, Alicante, and Madrid: CIFP Marítimo Zaporito in San Fernando; IES Miguel Herrero Pereda in Torrelavega; CIPFP Canastell in Sant Vicent del Raspeig; and IES Francisco Tomás y Valiente. The four winning centers collected their awards and shared the opportunity to exchange ideas and visit Grupo Esprinet’s facilities.

The ceremony was hosted by Elena Argudo, Director of FPEmpresa, who introduced representatives from Grupo Esprinet to speak. Begoña Huerta, Head of Talent at Grupo Esprinet, highlighted the importance of mutual learning and collaboration in initiatives of this kind. Meanwhile, Luisa Paolucci, V-Valley Board Member, emphasized the company’s responsibility to support projects that foster and showcase female talent. Both expressed their gratitude to FPEmpresa for once again promoting innovative projects through the Premios Transferencia de Conocimiento de la FP. Also present was Tomás Alonso, Vice President of FPEmpresa, who underlined the profound transformation of VET, “especially with the support of companies like Esprinet.”

Another year of projects for equality

The winning projects of this year’s edition address key issues for Vocational Education and the situation of women in society. Some of the challenges tackled include the underrepresentation of women in the Maritime-Fishing sector, chemical submission, mobility for people with physical disabilities, and the need for female role models for girls.

With the goal of making female talent more visible in VET programs where women’s presence remains scarce, the 4th edition of the Premios Transferencia de Conocimiento de la FP ran from February to May 2025 and received more than 30 candidate proposals from FPEmpresa’s member centers. In total, institutions from 11 Autonomous Communities and 11 Vocational Families took part, and €12,000 in prizes were awarded.

Associated centers of FPEmpresa to promote VET mobilities to Canada
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Associated centers of FPEmpresa to promote VET mobilities to Canada

The VET School Association FPEmpresa has had a meeting with a directors’ delegation of center belonging to the Colleges & Institutes of Canada (CICan) in the Canadian Embassy in Spain. An encounter celebrated the last Monday, 13th June, where associated centers to FPEmpresa and VET Canadian centers have participated with the aim to know the Vocational Education and Training in both countries. In that way, this first physical meeting between Spain and Canada has allowed to develop strategic alliances in relation to VET. In addition, Tomás Alonso, vice president treasurer of the Association, has been the person in charge of present FPEmpresa to the Canadian directors.

The Association and CICan have realized this encounter with the purpose to open borders between both countries and create new experiences to the VET students. A meeting where the members and the Canadian centers have created new bonds through a B2B Session. The participants have thought in future mobilities between both delegations.

By other hand, the FPEmpresa’s vice president has provide the IES Francisco Tomás y Valiente center to the visitant delegation. There they have known the Spanish educative system and the projects of the center closer. Also, the Canadian people has participated in a virtual reality demonstration in the high school IES Clara del Rey.

FPEmpresa put faith in the internationalization and the strong confidence in the supranational organizations as EfVET, on a European level, and WFCP (World Federation Of Colleges And Polytechnics), on a global level, belonging to both as member.