More than 1,800 students have passed through Autoocupació in 2020

20 January 2021

Autoocupació is committed to occupational training for active and unemployed individuals as a way to help them achieve their professional goals.

During 2020, the training service has successfully trained more than 1,800 students: specifically, 1,844 students have taken Autoocupació courses, of which nearly 1,000 were trained online during the Covid-19 lockdown in the spring months: 581 through distance learning and 375 via virtual classroom.

Furthermore, 61% of the students who were unemployed before training with us have now entered the labor market.

Finally, 127 training initiatives were offered during the year, resulting in a total of 11,325 training hours delivered in virtual classroom, online, and in-person formats at the four Autoocupació branches.

If you are also looking for a job, seeking career advancement, or need to continue your training, you can find here all the information about our training service or contact us at 934908860 or info@autoocupacio.org.

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