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The LABORA Formació centre and National Reference Centre for Wood and Cork Transformation and Installation in Paterna is a centre belonging to the Valencian Employment and Training Service, which carries out its activities in two areas:

  • We are a LABORA Formació Centre located in the Horta Nord region (Paterna).
  • A National Reference Centre for wood and cork processing and installation and furnishing. Royal Decree 872/2015.

 

GENERAL PROTOCOLS OF ACTION

1. The Regional Secretary for Employment and Director-General of LABORA, Antonio Galvañ, signed a General Protocol of Action with the representatives of the Business Federation of Wood and Furniture of the Valencian Community (FEVAMA) and the Technological Institute for Metalworking, Furniture, Wood, Packaging and Related Industries (AIDIMME), Alejandro Bermejo and Fernando Saludes respectively, with the aim of promoting and improving Vocational Training in the wood and furniture sector.

This protocol is part of one of the objectives of the National Reference Centre (NRC) for the Transformation and Installation of Wood and Cork, which is organically dependent on LABORA, 'to establish collaboration links between the educational and training institutions, businesses, and social bodies in the professional wood, furniture, and cork sector.' This and other objectives form part of the work plans approved and financed by the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sport.

The signing of this protocol took place during the celebration of FIMMA + MADERALIA 2024 at Feria Valencia, which is internationally recognised as a reference trade fair for the wood and furniture sector.

                                                                                                           

 

2. The Regional Secretary for Employment and Director-General of LABORA, Antonio Galvañ, and the President of the Business Union of Wood and Furniture of Spain (UNEmadera), Pedro J. Payeras, signed a General Protocol of Action in July 2024 at the headquarters of LABORA - Valencian Employment and Training Service, with the aim of promoting and improving Vocational Training in the wood and furniture sector.

Also present at the event were Enrique Soler, Vice-President of UNEmadera and President of FEDEMCO - Spanish Federation of Wood Packaging and its Components, along with its Secretary-General Emilio J. Pérez, Ignacio García, Secretary-General of AEFCON - Spanish Association of Board Manufacturers, and Marta Mesquida, Coordinator of the UNEmadera Training Working Group. Representing the National Reference Centre were Celia Ruiz Flores and Francisco Lorente Peña. This protocol is also part of one of the objectives of the National Reference Centre (NRC) for the Transformation and Installation of Wood and Cork.

 

                                                             

 

PRIZES AND AWARDS

    

  • 2023 ANDALUSIAN EMPLOYMENT SERVICE AWARD - Good Practices in Innovation and Experimentation in the field of vocational training in the Production, Carpentry and Furniture category for the project "Interactive 3D Woodworking Machinery Catalogue".

HISTORY OF OUR CENTRE

Built by the former National Employment Institute (INEM), which is now the State Public Employment Service (SEPE), it began its activity in 1990 and provided its services within the aforementioned Institute until 1999, when its ownership was transferred to the Generalitat Valenciana by Royal Decree 2673/19988

From 1993 until 2015, under Royal Decree 631/1993, of 3 May, which regulates the National Vocational Training and Insertion Plan, it was classified as a National Occupational Vocational Training Centre (CNFPO) serving the group of professionals in the wood and cork industries.

Since 2015 the centre has been classified, under Royal Decree 872/2015 as a National Reference Centre for Vocational Training in Wood and Cork Transformation and Installation (CRNFP) serving the group of professionals in the wood, furniture and cork sector.

The centre has recently been remodelled by LABORA, Valencian Employment and Training Service, in order to offer a better service of vocational training, employment guidance and innovation activities in accordance with the demand of the business network, and especially for the wood working sector.

The network of national reference centres is regulated by Royal Decree 229/2008 , and when at its full complement, will include up to 50 CRNFPs, as proposed by the Ministry of Employment and Social Security and the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training to the General Council of Vocational Training.

Throughout its time, the centre has been an active participant in all the activities related to the analysis and improvement in the training field of the wood-furniture-cork sector, such as the analysis of the labour market, training planning, structuring of training content, preparation of educational resources, preparation of tests for certifications, professional qualifications, professional certificates, etc.

The centre is, thus, now a reference point in vocational training for the wood, furniture and cork productive sector, as well as for the two vocational training subsystems (initial vocational training and vocational training for employment) due to its innovative, experimental and training activities.

On the other hand, the centre carries out its activities integrated into the business environment of its local area, located as it is in the Pol Ind. Fuente del Jarro in the town of Paterna (Valencia). It maintains numerous contacts and undertakes various projects and collaborations with town councils, companies, business and trade union organisations, educational centres, R&D&I organisations and/or training providers/agents in the field of labour insertion, training innovation, etc.
 

STRATEGIC FOCUS

Mission: we aspire to be a leading center for innovation and sustainable development in vocational training, serving the business community, especially the wood, furniture, and cork sectors. Our mission is to improve the quality of vocational training and respond to changing demands for professional qualifications.

Vision: to become a benchmark for innovation and sustainable development at the regional, national, and international levels in vocational training in the areas of wood processing and installation within the Wood, Furniture, and Cork professional group, as well as in other areas related to the habitat sector, through effective and efficient resource management. A leading center for training professionals in the sustainable habitat subsectors.

 
Our motto: Vocational training for sustainable and digital habitat.
Values:
  • Promote innovation and experimentation in vocational training.
  • Collaboration with the productive sector.
  • Proactive training initiatives and solutions.
  • Confidence in career guidance.
  • Assessment and accreditation of competencies.
  • Commitment to networking.
  • Quality in the coordinated management of vocational training activities.
  • Continuous improvement.


Main lines of action as a CRN:

  • Vocational training activities for employment.
  • Organization of the Wood, Furniture, and Cork professional group.
  • Technical and methodological development of trainers.
  • Recognition of professional skills.
  • Innovative regional, national, and European projects.