Career Guidance

We help you boost your career path with a personalized service designed to guide you through every step of the process.

Do you want to find a job, reorient your career, or face a professional change?

We offer a specialized information, guidance, and support service for individuals who are unemployed or employed and seeking to improve their professional situation or start a new career path.

A path designed for you

Our itinerary is designed to help you make informed decisions and provide you with the necessary tools to achieve quality employment.

Discover and Research

Identify your professional interests and explore available occupations and training to discover where you fit best.

Decide and Plan

Define your professional goal and build a realistic training and/or career path, aligned with your needs.

Prepare

Work on your skills and areas for improvement to increase your chances of success.

Get Hired

Secure stable, quality employment and take the definitive step towards your new professional future.

We boost your career

We help you find a job or redirect your professional path with security, guidance, and practical tools.

If you are looking for a new job opportunity, want to improve your employability, or are considering a change of direction, we offer personalized guidance to help you move forward with greater confidence and clarity.

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Are you in any of these situations?

Each person experiences their professional journey differently. Whatever your starting point, we will support you so you can move forward with confidence.

Are you unemployed?

Are you struggling to find a job or don’t know where to start?
We help you discover your interests, explore options, and chart a path that opens new opportunities.

We’ll support you!

Are you seeking professional improvement?

Do you have a job but want to grow, specialize, or make a change?
We guide you to define your objective, plan the steps, and enhance your skills to advance towards a better position.

Let’s do it together!

What do those who have already
walked the path say?

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Year after year, we work to help people redirect their professional situation.

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What do we offer you?

  • Individualized assessment
  • Definition of professional goals
  • Job search support
  • Tools and resources to enhance your skills
  • Support throughout the job placement process
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Partner Companies

Programs

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Orienta

Orienta Professional guidance and support to improve your employment situation What is the Orienta program? Orienta is a program that supports you in your job search process to improve your employability and increase your chances of entering the labor market. We offer personalized support to define your professional goals and move forward with greater clarity

MAIS

MAIS Program of active employment measures for recipients of the guaranteed citizenship income and/or those at risk of social exclusion. What is the MAIS program? The MAIS program is designed to support you in your job search process, improving your basic and transversal skills. Through individual and group guidance, training, and professional internships, we prepare

Get Accredited

Accreditation of Professional Competencies Officially recognize your professional competencies acquired through work experience, volunteering, or non-formal training. What is professional competency accreditation? Autoocupació is an information and guidance point for the professional competency accreditation service that informs and supports you in the professional competency accreditation process of the Public Agency for Training and Professional Qualification of

News

Interview with Miquel Carrión, Deputy Director of Youth Employment at the SOC

1. It seems that despite the reduction in recent years, youth unemployment is still a pending issue compared to more developed European countries. What are the causes? How do you think this challenge should be addressed? Unemployment data is collinear with another figure in which we unfortunately also stand out negatively at a European level:

Acredita’t Program: Accredit your professional competencies

Autoocupació is an information and guidance point for the Government of Catalonia’s Acredita’t program, a service that allows individuals to accredit their work experience or unrecognised training and obtain an official certification of their professional competencies. The program aims to enable individuals to accredit professional competencies acquired through work experience or unrecognised training, thereby obtaining

New call for guidance and training for people on ERTO

The Consortium for Continuous Training of Catalonia has awarded Autoocupació the mixed guidance and training program for people on ERTO, with the aim of preserving and updating talent in sheltered sectors. The program is primarily aimed at workers on ERTO, prioritizing the industrial, commercial, hospitality, tourism, cultural, and sports sectors. The program includes 100% subsidized

Skills for Finding a Job

Do you know how long it takes a person from the moment they decide to look for a job until they find one? Obviously, there isn’t a single answer to this question, as it depends on many different circumstances: the person’s professional profile, the job market they operate in, the occupations they seek, the time

7 out of 10 Autoocupació students enter the job market after training

The job placement rate of Autoocupació’s training service stands at 72.8%. The training service offers subsidized courses with the aim of helping individuals enter the job market and achieve their professional goals.   Autoocupació estimates that currently 72.8% of students find employment or start a self-employment project after completing a fully subsidized training course at
Youth Employment Fair

17,000 visitors at the 2nd edition of the Youth Employment Fair

Autoocupació participated in the 2nd edition of the Youth Employment Fair on March 21 and 22 70 Third Sector entities and 30 companies participated in the 2nd edition of the Fair The second edition of the Youth Employment Fair, organized by Fira de Barcelona with the support of the Barcelona City Council through Barcelona Activa

Why Autoocupació?

We promote entrepreneurship, private initiative, and equal opportunities for everyone, helping to grow and consolidate your ideas.

Accompanying you in the pursuit of your dreams

For 40 years, we have been accompanying people who decide to seize opportunities and build their own professional future with enthusiasm, passion, and effort.

People accompanying people

We listen, understand, and adapt each process to the reality of the person in front of us. We build bonds, because pursuing a dream is not a lonely path; it is a shared journey.

With you all the way

We cover all stages of your professional development, whatever your stage of life. Creating a company, improving your professional future, or advancing your development.

So you can be what you want to be, wherever you are

We are close to you, locally and online, so that everyone in Catalonia can access opportunities to grow and develop professionally.

Frequently
Asked Questions

We address the most common questions from our users.

How long does a guidance session last?

Sessions typically last an hour, although the duration can be tailored to your needs. Guidance is a supportive process involving multiple sessions, depending on your career stage.

Are there any requirements to sign up for the Career Guidance service?

You must be registered with the Servei d’Ocupació de Catalunya as a job seeker or for employment improvement. If you are not registered, we can help you with the registration process, which is free of charge.

What is the DARDO and why is it important to renew it?

The DARDO is the document that certifies your registration with the Employment Service of Catalonia. It must be renewed to maintain benefits and access job offers, courses, and employment programs. The procedure is free of charge!

How can you help me if I am unemployed or looking for work?

We help you identify your needs, review your career path, and provide resources and strategies to improve your options for accessing stable, high-quality employment.

Do you want to boost your career?
Contact us

We will help you and provide the necessary steps to improve your professional situation, whether you are unemployed or simply want to improve your position.

info@autoocupacio.org 93 490 88 60
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