Torrent Transforms its Main Square into a Showcase of Opportunities for Young People

The fifth edition of Torrent's Vocational Training Fair has offered a wide range of educational and employment opportunities for students and unemployed individuals.

Image of a job fair in a main square, with stands and young people interacting.
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Image of a job fair in a main square, with stands and young people interacting.

Torrent's Main Square hosted the fifth edition of the Vocational Training and Employment Training Fair, organized by the City Council, offering a showcase of job and training opportunities for young people and unemployed individuals.

Throughout the morning, a total of 40 educational centers, entities, and organizations, along with more than 18 professional families, displayed a diverse, updated, and market-aligned training offer. This space featured demonstrations of falconry, log cutting, and robotics, capturing the attention of attendees.
The mayor of Torrent, Amparo Folgado, accompanied by the Councilor for Employment and head of Idea't, Sandra Fas, and the manager, Isabel Sánchez, along with members of the government team, visited the event. The fair has turned the city into a meeting point for talent, training, and job opportunities, where the mayor spoke with students, teachers, and participating entities.

"We are in the fifth edition of this Vocational Training fair, an event clearly aimed at young people who want to build their professional career through training. Here they find different paths that allow them to train and, at the same time, access the labor market with guarantees."

Amparo Folgado · Mayor of Torrent
Participants in this edition included the Youth Information Center (CIJ), the Official Language School (EOI) of Torrent, the Public Center for Adult Education (FPA), Espai Labora Torrent, the Mancomunitat de l'Horta Sud, and several IES such as La Marxadella, Serra Perenxisa, Tirant lo Blanc, and Veles e Vents. Entities like Fundación Amigó, Fundación José Mª Haro, and Fundación María Auxiliadora were also present, as well as essential bodies and services like the Local Police of Torrent, National Police, Army, Firefighters, and Red Cross.
The Councilor for Employment, Sandra Fas, highlighted the fair's role as a direct link between training and employment. She emphasized that Vocational Training is one of the most effective ways to enter the labor market, and events like this help in making decisions with more information and security.