Navantia Ferrol brings together industry partners and VET centres for the needs of the shipbuilding sector

Navantia Ferrol has started holding regular meetings with representatives from partner industries, Vocational Training Centres, and the Galician Naval Cluster Association (Aclunaga) to promote communication between the industry and the educational sphere, to establish measures that adapt curricula to the needs of the shipbuilding industry.

The Director of the business of Frigates and Intervention Vessels Business, Eduardo Dobarro, summarised the goals of the meeting:

•Assess current and future needs by identifying the skills and competencies that will be required in the naval sector in the coming years.

•Develop a collaborative framework between ACLUNAGA, Navantia, partner industries, and vocational training centres to address the sector’s requirements.

•Create and adapt specific vocational training programmes that respond to market demands, ensuring that educational offerings meet the quality standards demanded by the shipbuilding industry.
•Facilitate job insertion by implementing strategies that ensure a smooth transition for vocational students into the naval sector labour market.

•Ensure that the defined action plan is carried out, meeting milestones and objectives.
The meeting was well attended and concluded with the definition of several actions in which work will be carried out from different areas. The meeting was born with a vocation of continuity and a second Vocational Training Meeting is planned in September.