Training action on Operations in the manufacture of industrialised bathrooms
Overview
Country:
Spain
Level of Outreach:
Regional
Field of Interest(s):
Promotion of the attractiveness of the Construction Industry, Other
Incorporation of women in the construction sector. Industrialisation.
Supported By:
National Agency, Other
Consejería de Economía, Empresas y Empleo del Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha (Area of Economy, Enterprises and Employment in the Government of Castilla-La Mancha); Ministerio de Trabajo y Economía Social (Ministry of Labour and Social Economy).
Description
Lignum Tech (industrialised construction systems company), in collaboration with the Fundación Laboral de la Construcción, the Government of Castilla-La Mancha and the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy, has developed a multidisciplinary training action to train women in construction trades. The project is carried out in Cuenca, where the Lignum Tech production plant, which employs only women, is located; the training takes place in the facilities of the Fundación Laboral de la Construcción of Castilla-La Mancha.
The training course consists of 225 face-to-face hours and covers various disciplines, responding to the need to incorporate women into the sector. The programme is divided into 5 modules: Interpretation of plans; Installation of plasterboard panels; Laying of floor and wall tiles; Installation of plumbing, drainage, underfloor heating and installation of sanitary ware; and Electrical installation.
In addition, the project includes a commitment to hire 40% of the students who successfully complete the training.
Project/Initiative Data
Phases:
To date, the training has taken place in two editions, in May and June 2022.
Partners
Lignum Tech; Fundación Laboral de la Construcción in Castilla-La Mancha; Government of CastillaLa Mancha; Ministry of Labour and Social Economy.
Aim
- Facilitating the incorporation of women into the construction process
- Boosting wealth and employment generation in a “hollowed-out Spain”
Outcomes
Results of the project/initiative:
30 trained women.
Impacts/Outcomes 2:
Commitment to hire 40% of the trained women.
Policy/Initiative
Skills Gaps:
Industrialisation.
Recommendations
Training:
Free 225-hour classroom-based courses: Operations in the manufacture of industrialised bathrooms.
Other:
Incorporating women into the construction industry.
Organisation & Contact
Organisation:
Private
| Name of Organisation | Lignum Tech company / Fundación Laboral de la Construcción in Castilla-La Mancha. |
|---|---|
| Role | Promoter |
| Address | C/ Conde de Peñalver, 45 |
| Zip/City | 28006-Madrid |
| Name of the Project/Initiative Coordinator | Regina Fernández Carballo (Regional Managing Director) |
| Additional Contact | |
|---|---|
| Contact Phone | +34 925988480 |
| Contact Email | mrfernandez@fundacionlaboral.org</a> |