About twenty FP students from Malaga have participated in this third edition of the program, organized by Diverxia Consulting and ASDF IT and sponsored by Promálaga
During five months and through theoretical and practical classes, they have learned both the knowledge to launch a business and the skills for entrepreneurship
09/03/2023.- The third edition of 'Generation FP', a program organized by Diverxia Consulting and ASDF IT and from which Promálaga is an official sponsor, it already has winners. He award for best business project, endowed with 1.000 euros, has been for 'Low Food', created by the students Rubén Sánchez, Mariana Collado, Ángel Mateos and Francisco Moscoso from the centers IES Romero Esteo, IES Fuengirola Nº1 and IES Guadalpín.
Under the title 'One's garbage, the treasure of others', the business idea consists of a supermarket that purchases products close to their expiration date from small businesses and large supermarket chains, to later offer them at a lower cost, with the end of reduce food waste and the risk of social exclusion in Spain.
The closing of the program, the first entrepreneurship training developed exclusively for FP students in Malaga, was held yesterday afternoon at the Promálaga Economistas incubator (Calle Beatas, 34). The students presented the business projects they have developed these months before a jury made up of the Councilor for Promotion of the City and Attraction of Investments of the Malaga City Council, Rosa Sánchez; The Provincial General Secretary of the Educational Development and Vocational Training Delegation, Paloma Rodríguez; the FP teacher at IES Romero Esteo Juan Antonio Aguilar, and the head of training and content at Windup, Miriam Bermúdez.
In all, they have been four entrepreneurial projects those that have emerged from this third edition: 'Low Food' (the winner), 'Bee You', 'Infinite Learning' and 'Sabidex', focused on different aspects such as education or health and with a clear component in the economy of impact. 'Generation FP' aims to provide FP students with the skills needed to launch a business idea.
The 'Final Round' counted as masters of ceremonies with Daniel Salobreña, CEO of Diverxia ConsultingAnd with Jesus Pedrero, CEO of ASDF IT (Creativity, Digital Transformation and Strategic Marketing), both companies promoting the program. We also listened to the testimonies of Ana Martín, winner of the previous edition of 'Generation FP', and Ángel Mateos and Sofía Zoratti, participants in the current edition, who thanked the Malaga City Council for its commitment to Vocational Training.
The mayor of Promotion of the City, Rosa Sánchez, wanted to take advantage of the occasion to highlight the importance of this type of initiative as a motor of the economy of Málaga, where Entrepreneurship plays a major role in the city. For her part, the General Secretary for Educational Development, Paloma Rodríguez, highlighted the fundamental role of Vocational Training today and the commitment of the Junta de Andalucía to this type of project for the personal and professional development of the student.
'The Final Round' yesterday ended with the delivery of diplomas to all the participants and the words of the Manager of Promálaga, Francisco Salas: «We encourage you to make each of these projects a reality and for this you have the support of Promálaga», he concluded.
PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EMPLOYABILITY IN VET STUDENTS IN MÁLAGA
The collaboration of through Promálaga, in 'Generation FP' is part of the municipal commitment to promote Entrepreneurship and employability of Vocational Training students from the province of Malaga.
The program began in November and until this month of March some twenty students have worked in teams of five people to develop a project idea. Through workshops, group work sessions and individual mentoring with the mentors, the 'Generation FP' participants have spent four months working on both the knowledge to launch a business as skills for entrepreneurship: strategic planning, business models, marketing, leadership, negotiation, etc.
They have completed the programming of 'Generation FP' practical experiences of starting projects, visits to entrepreneurial companies in Malaga and mentoring to solve all the doubts of the projects. In addition, students have had the opportunity to access a psychological support service. All with the aim of enhancing their skills and expanding their knowledge in these matters.
'Generation FP' is the Unique entrepreneurship and employability training for Vocational Training students and has the collaboration of the Ministry of Educational Development and Vocational Training and University, Research and Innovation of the Junta de Andalucía, WindUp, Made in Málaga, Invest, Digitech, the IES Miguel Romero Esteo, the psychologist Zaida Estévez, the project FP Innovation and Caja de Ingenieros.
