Line of action:

Terrestrial ecosystems

Status:

En ejecución

Execution date:

2025

End date:

2027

Project web page:

https://asata.es/includec Related call

The INCLUDEC project – Training for green and circular employment has the following objectives:

1.-Promote access to the labour market: Facilitate the labour insertion of unemployed people with difficulties in insertion in Asturias, especially women and other vulnerable groups, through specialised training in circular economy and waste management.

2.-Promote the circular economy and sustainability: Train participants in advanced techniques for the treatment, recycling and reuse of construction and demolition waste, in line with the policies of the European Union and Spain on sustainability.

3.-Promote equal opportunities: Include women and other priority groups (young people between 18 and 29 years old, people aged 45 or over, people with disabilities, etc.) in a sector traditionally dominated by men, promoting diversity and social inclusion.

4.-Develop technical and practical skills: Offer comprehensive training that combines theory and practice, including modules in occupational risk prevention, waste separation, innovative technologies (such as blockchain and drones), and practices in real environments.

5.-Contribute to regional development: Support the just transition in areas affected by the closure of industrial facilities, such as Langreo in Asturias, generating green employment and promoting economic reconversion towards sustainable sectors.

6.-Create networks and collaborations: Establish alliances with local institutions, companies and organizations to ensure the sustainability of the project and its long-term impact on the community.

7.-Disseminate knowledge and innovative technologies: Transfer advances in waste management and circular economy from the academic and research fields to the labor sector, improving industrial practices in the region.

8.-Comply with environmental objectives: Reduce the environmental impact of waste in Asturias, contributing to goals such as the European Green Deal and the Spanish circular economy strategy.

Includec seeks to combine vocational training, environmental sustainability and social inclusion to transform the Asturian labour market and promote greener and more resilient economic development.

With a structure made up of 370 hours of training that will be replicated in three editions, the project meets the high demand and the scarcity of specialized training in this field. Each edition of the programme includes courses designed to address both theoretical and practical aspects of the circular economy and waste management, ensuring comprehensive and applied training.

Specific modules include:

• Prevention of occupational risks, equal opportunities and soft skills.
• Correct separation of waste on site.
• Innovative proposals for virtual training.
• Real environment of the mining facilities of Asturias and Castilla y León.
• Training in warehouse management with an innovative approach and inventory management with innovative technology.
• Inventory management with innovative technology.
• Field training. Internship Program.

The teaching methodology combines theory and practice, using both face-to-face and virtual formats to maximize learning and flexibility. In addition, emphasis will be placed on the creation of networks between participants and professionals in the sector, thus promoting an ecosystem of support and collaboration that enhances job placement and continuous professional development.

The training will be facilitated in the Asturian town of Langreo, and the first edition will begin in May 2025.

The INCLUDEC project – Training for green and circular employment will generate the following results:
1. Specialised training for green employment:

• 51 unemployed people (40% women, 80% from priority groups) trained in circular economy and waste management.
• 370 hours of training per edition (3 editions in total), with theoretical and practical modules.

Acquisition of skills in:

• Prevention of occupational risks.
• Separation and recovery of construction waste.
• Innovative technologies (blockchain, drones, inventory management).
• Internships in real environments (mining, recycling plants).

2. Impact on employment and the local economy:

• Increase in employability in the green sector in Asturias.
• Promotion of the creation of sustainable companies linked to the circular economy.
• Reduction of unemployment in vulnerable groups (women, young people, people over 45 years of age, people with disabilities).

3. Contribution to environmental sustainability:

• Improvement in the management of construction and demolition waste, reducing its environmental impact.
• Implementation of practices aligned with the European Waste Directive (2008/98/EC) and the European Green Deal.
• Promotion of the circular economy in Asturias, with a focus on reuse and recycling.

4. Innovation and technology transfer.

• Introduction of innovative methodologies (virtual simulations, blockchain, drones).
• Collaboration with companies and institutions to apply emerging technologies in the labor sector.

5. Social inclusion and gender equity.

• Greater participation of women in a traditionally masculinized sector.
• Integration of groups with difficulties in entering the labour market.

6. Long-term sustainability:

• Creation of a collaboration network between training entities, companies and administrations.
• Possibility of replicating the model in other regions with similar challenges.

7. Dissemination and awareness

• Social media campaigns, webinars and workshops to promote training and the circular economy.
• Training and promotional materials accessible to the community.

Persons trained 51

• % Women participants 40%.
• % Priority groups (young, old, disabled, etc.) 80%.

Total training hours 1,110 (370 x 3 editions).