- 50% of the students who have taken this course on digitalisation have obtained employment.
- Endesa and the Don Bosco Salesianos Social Foundation presented the diplomas today, an initiative that has made it possible to train these young people in the technological field.
The Don Bosco F5 school achieve labour insertion for 12 students from the South Polygon. Of these, five found work in the technology sector and seven in other sectors. One of them has also enrolled to take a Higher Degree in Computer Science to continue his training, so this school returned him to the educational system.
A total of 20 received their diploma today after having successfully completed their studies on programming at the first digital, inclusive and supportive school in Andalusia, Don Bosco F5. This is an initiative by Endesa and the Don Bosco Salesianos Social Foundation to contribute to the search for digital talent in one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Spain with the highest rates of people in vulnerable situations and at risk of social exclusion.
The closing ceremony took place today at the headquarters of Don Bosco in the South Polygon and was attended by the students who participated for 9 months in these training courses. Antonio Mengual, territorial director of the Don Bosco Salesianos Social Foundation, and José Juan Bocarando, responsible for Endesa institutional relations in Andalusia and Extremadura presented the diplomas.
"In these difficult times we would like to thank you for investing in training, in the commitment to digitalisation and, mainly, thank you for trusting in us and committing to our future," said Rosario, one of the students, visibly excited, during the presentation ceremony for the diplomas.
"We have now concluded the first stage in this digital, inclusive and supportive school with the satisfaction of the labour insertion achieved and with the confidence that there will be others as a result of a perfect tandem involving collaboration between the business sector and social entities. We are committed to the search for resources for the implementation of the next edition of the Don Bosco F5 School, "said Antonio José Mengual, territorial director of the Don Bosco Salesianos Social Foundation.
"Being here today delivering these diplomas is a personal source of pride," said Bocarando, "it is a small contribution for a vulnerable group and this contribution to an initiative such as that of the Don Bosco Salesianos Social Foundation is a huge step forward towards the elimination of the digital divide that has increased even more due to the global pandemic."
Endesa made an economic contribution of more than 100,000 euros to the training courses which involved more than 1,000 hours of training on topics focussed on providing technological knowledge. Studies were adapted to the demands of companies today, which will enable them to develop a more competent profile and adapt to the needs of employment that will favour their insertion in sectors that are traditionally unavailable to vulnerable groups. During their training they were able to improve their teamwork skills and develop projects of high technological level, in some cases without having any previous knowledge in the field of technology before starting this course.
This aid from Endesa to the Don Bosco F5 School is part of a Public Responsibility Plan (PRP) that the Company launched with the arrival of the pandemic and which is aimed at economic reactivation. The second phase of Endesa's Public Responsibility Plan is based on the following four axes: Coverage of basic needs for families with special need, the digital gap in students of school age, training for employment and the employability of vulnerable people and aid to SMEs especially affected by the new COVID situation, the latter through different projects aimed at mentoring, training for digitalisation and credits to support action plans that will enable them to meet the new challenges presented.
Endesa and Don Bosco are currently also collaborating in the Occupational School that the Foundation manages in the South Polygon. Endesa is training 20 young people who are in a situation of special difficulty.
About Endesa
Endesa is the largest electricity company in Spain and the second largest in Portugal. The company is also the second largest gas operator in the Spanish market. Endesa operates an end-to-end business from generation to marketing and through Endesa X also offers value-added services aimed at the decarbonisation of energy uses in homes, companies, industries and public administrations. Endesa is firmly committed to the United Nations SDGs and therefore strongly supports the development of renewable energies through Enel Green Power España, the electrification of the economy and Corporate Social Responsibility. The Endesa Foundation is also active in CSR. We have a workforce of 9,600 employees. Endesa is a division of Enel, the largest electricity group in Europe.