Iberdrola España, UNICEF Spain and Cesal present an alliance for inclusive youth employment in Valencia Generation Unlimited

• More than 15 companies and associations from the electricity and renewable energy sectors attended the presentation of this initiative – which seeks the social and labour inclusion of highly vulnerable young people

• The three entities promote training and job opportunities in the field of Energy Transition and Climate Action

Iberdrola España, UNICEF Spain and the NGO Cesal have presented in Valencia the multi-stakeholder alliance Generation Unlimited España, aimed at contributing to the inclusion of young people, in vulnerable situations, in our society and labour market and promoting the generation of training and employment opportunities in the field of the green economy.

The event was attended by more than 15 companies and associations from the electricity and renewable energy sector, including representatives from the Gdes Group, Eiffage, Obremo Gimeno, Prime Energy, PV Hardware, Vestel, Vihotec, Ingeniería Aplicada, BlueGold, Puerto Energía Renovable, Cándido Ballester, Ainyma, Iberapa, Tradivel, Femeval and Aselec.

The meeting was attended by Lucía Muñoz, from Iberdrola Climate Action; Marta Contreras, Head of Sustainability and Social Impact at UNICEF Spain and Coordinator of Generation Unlimited España; and Lucía Gallo, Head of Social Action at Cesal – one of the social entities that, within the framework of the multi-stakeholder alliance, carries out training and accompaniment actions of the students.

In addition, several Iberdrola España supplier companies have shared first-hand the positive experience of their participation in the project by offering internships and employment to young people and the need to continue strengthening this type of initiatives that favour both young people in vulnerable situations and companies, which seek to cover the need for personnel in jobs related to the energy transition.

Scope of the Generation Unlimited España alliance

Iberdrola España supports in Spain the landing of Generation Unlimited global with Generation Unlimited España – a multi-stakeholder alliance promoted by UNICEF Spain to promote the social and labour inclusion of highly vulnerable young people in our country.

This partnership involves, in addition to Iberdrola España, other entities from the private sector, the public sector, civil society and academia. Iberdrola España is playing an active role in the design of innovative training models that offer young people market-oriented skills for the energy transition. These models are implemented in collaboration with social entities – NGO Cesal, Federación de Plataformas Sociales Pinardi, Fundación San Juan del Castillo-Pueblos Unidos, Fundación Santa María la Real, Fundación Secretariado Gitano, Fundación Tomillo, Asociación Norte Joven – that work directly with young people, promoting the opportunities offered by the green economy.

Furthermore, in Spain, the alliance between Iberdrola España and UNICEF will promote training on climate change and sustainability in formal education, incorporating a children's rights approach and exchanging educational and training proposals with teachers.

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