06/07/2022
Youth Unemployment: A Structural Problem
The data on unemployment trends in Catalonia at the end of the first half of 2022 are, without a doubt, positive. Registered unemployment has thus decreased by 24.2% in the last twelve months. Currently, there are 338,081 people registered as unemployed with the Catalan Employment Service, the lowest figure since June 2008, just before the
31/05/2022
Interview with Oriol Alba, Secretary General of Cecot
1. It has been 500 days since you were appointed Secretary General of Cecot: what is your assessment of the business landscape in our country? In Catalonia, we possess significant productive strength, often underestimated by citizens and some public administrations. This strength is characterized by an inherent dynamism that has enabled it to reinvent itself
13/05/2022
Non-work placements. What do they offer students and companies?
Work placements are a great opportunity to connect organizations looking to incorporate talent with students who have been trained in specific skills within a professional sector. Autoocupació offers a wide 100% subsidized training offer of professional certificates, where students, once they have completed and passed the corresponding training modules, have the possibility of carrying out
06/05/2022
Autoocupació and Barcelona Activa host the event “Get Motivated by Entrepreneurship: Working on Entrepreneurial Skills After 40”
Last Thursday, May 5, Barcelona Activa, in collaboration with Autoocupació, held the event “Get Motivated by Entrepreneurship: Working on Entrepreneurial Skills After 40”, within the framework of the Mature Ideas program. The event was held in person at the Cibernàrium from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and brought together around 40 entrepreneurs over the age
12/04/2022
Interview with Juan José Torres, director of the Public Employment Service of Catalonia (SOC)
1.- The unemployment rate in Catalonia decreased for four consecutive quarters in 2021. What has been the impact of active employment policies? How is this impact assessed? The Public Employment Service of Catalonia (SOC) promotes various active employment policies to foster and ensure quality services for individuals and businesses in Catalonia. To assess the impact
07/04/2022
The Great Resignation
During 2021, nearly 50 million people in the United States voluntarily left their jobs. This is an unprecedented figure and remains relevant throughout 2022. It is what has been called the Great Resignation. The causes are diverse, but many are closely related to the Covid-19 pandemic, its impact on employment, and the change in people’s
31/03/2022
Autoocupació, honored at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2022
Autoocupació has won the award for the best campaign of Global Entrepreneurship Week. The award was presented during the Global Entrepreneurship Congress held in Riyadh. Autoocupació, the entity representing Spain in the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), has been honored with the GEW Campaign of the Year award for its work leading Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW),
21/02/2022
The MWC and 4YFN return!
From February 28 to March 3, 2022, the Mobile World Congress and Four Years From Now return to Barcelona. The MWC is the global benchmark event in the mobile phone sector and has been held in Barcelona since 2006. The most successful edition was held in 2019, with 109,000 attendees and 2,400 exhibiting companies, generating
