Talent and Training

For the fourth consecutive year, the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona has collaborated with the social project Metropolis FP Lab. This project serves as a loudspeaker for the talent of vocational training (FP) students, bringing them closer to the labour market, promoting the acquisition of key competencies, and improving their employability throughout their lives. The winners of the challenge “How to attract young talent to District 4.0” were the students from Escola Pia Nostra Senyora, who designed a website to organize a hackathon. This event was focused on: Industry 4.0 and intelligent automation; sustainable logistics and mobility; sustainability and circular economy; business digitalisation; and talent transformation; Industrial tourism and dissemination.

The Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona (CZFB) and the Pimec Foundation have signed a strategic collaboration agreement with the aim of promoting the Emppersona-Second Chance programme. The goal of this initiative is to support entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals who are going through serious difficulties, offering them a genuine second chance. Through this agreement, efforts are being combined to: create more inclusive work environments; break age-related stereotypes; and leverage the differential value that comes with the accumulated experience of professionals over 45 years old.

DFactory Barcelona was also the venue for the final gala of the 5th edition of Talent Factory School, the youth entrepreneurship competition that connects young talent with mentors and companies. This initiative reinforces our commitment to training, innovation, and the creation of professional opportunities that drive Industry 4.0 and the future of the economy.

With the aim of boosting the entrepreneurial spirit of first-year students at La Salle – Universitat Ramon Llull, the CZFB proposed a challenge coordinated by La Salle Technova. Participants presented their ideas to solve the challenge in District 4.0. A great way to foster creativity, innovation, and social entrepreneurship on this international campus.

A group of 50 ESADE students participating in summer programmes focused on Business visited the DFactory Barcelona facilities, as well as the corporate headquarters of the Leitat Technological Centre. Similarly, 70 EAE Business School students from MBA, Master in eCommerce & Digital Marketing, and Master in Human Resources programmes also visited DFactory Barcelona to see the practical application of their studies.

The Escola Europea de Short Sea Shipping (AEIE) and the CZFB have signed a collaboration agreement for the training project Forma’t al Port. Pere Navarro, Special Delegate of the State at the CZFB, and Eduard Rodés, Director of the Escola Europea de Short Sea Shipping, signed the document to promote training and employment in the port and maritime sector.

The programme is designed to ensure that future professionals receive proper preparation to meet the real demands of the sector while strengthening the port community as an attractive environment for career development. In this way, companies will benefit from: the incorporation of qualified talent (identified through selection processes with reports prepared during the scheduled activities); and the retention of professionals within the sector itself.