The consistory and the SEF expand services in counseling and job placement and counseling services for unemployed people and entrepreneurs in the municipality.
Puerto Lumbreras is located more than 12 points below the national average unemployment, recording an unemployment rate of 12.47% compared to 25.02% registered nationwide.
The Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras and Employment and Training Service (SEF) have formalized this afternoon two collaboration agreements to strengthen employment policies in the municipality.
Thus, the Mayor of the town, Pedro Antonio Sanchez and SEF CEO, Ginés A.
Martinez, have signed new agreements with those who "continue to drive policies that will favor job creation and launch of new businesses in the town".
Thus, the first employment agreement aims to increase collaboration between the Regional Employment and Training (SEF) and the Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras to develop an integrated approach to services at the municipal level.
This comprehensive action plans to offer "a quality employment services that combine the efforts and resources available to both organizations for the benefit of the citizens of the municipality," said the Mayor.
Thus, it will be new activities in the field of Vocational Guidance, Employment Intermediation, local development AEDL (Agents of Employment and Local Development), and SEF, to drive new employment policies.
To do this, the council through the Local Development Center and Center for Entrepreneurship offer personalized services career guidance and job placement for easy access of claimants to vacancies.
In addition, since the council was detected staffing needs of area businesses and jobs will be captured to be included in the SEF Employment Portal.
Moreover, through this agreement Agents Employment and Local Development coordinated support programs for the creation of new businesses in the town and plan annual training plans based on analysis of training needs of area businesses.
In addition, it will create an updated database of jobseekers that will be made available to businesses, and will work to plan public aid for the promotion of employment through analysis of future needs of companies.
In this regard, Sanchez explained that "these measures reinforce employment policies in our town, which took two years between 12 and 14 points below the national average of unemployment."
Labor practices for young unemployed
On the other hand, another agreement was formalized to jointly promote labor practices of unemployed people in township enterprises.
The purpose of this agreement, Sanchez explained, "is to promote the acquisition of experience in unemployed young people to facilitate their access to the labor market."
Thus, establishing an appropriate legal framework for collaboration and cooperation to deal with the presentation by the local companies formalize requests Specific Agreements for unemployed labor practices.
For this, the Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras submit and process applications for companies of Puerto Lumbreras with the Employment and Training for unemployed youth incorporating the performance of practical work experience.
12 points below the national average unemployment
Finally, the local mayor, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, explained that "job creation is a top priority for the government team right now. Therefore continue to work to improve access to work, and make Puerto Lumbreras continue down the unemployment rate as we have achieved over the last two years putting us between 12 and 14 points below the national average of unemployment. "
Thus, the council continues to focus on actions that favor the creation of new jobs and businesses in the city, by measures such as the promotion of industrial land, reducing red tape for business creation, or the implementation of new business projects in the municipality.
In this regard, Sanchez explained that "generate new employment opportunities and industrial development with the installation of new businesses in the Center for Entrepreneurship, with the expansion project of our estate on 340,000 square meters, and the commissioning few months of the new business incubator for women entrepreneurs ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras