The job creation programme management technician is the professional responsible for managing the administrative process to apply for grants to carry out job creation programmes. In other words, they design the job creation programme, prepare the grant application, carry out the administrative procedures necessary to receive it, manage the execution of the programme, and follow-up and conduct a subsequent evaluation.

• Seek information on grants in order to carry out job creation programmes. These can be traditional programmes subsidised by the Catalan Employment Service (SOC) or the Department of Education, for example, trade schools, vocational schools, employment plans, initial professional qualification programmes or other new programmes that arise as the result of a specific social and labour context.
• Prepare the grant application in order to carry out the job creation programme. The application usually requires certain information, such as, the training programme, target audience, material and human resources, budget, available infrastructures and individuals in charge.
• Manage and monitor the execution of the programme.
• Manage the process for selecting the target audience that will participate in the job creation programme.
• Coordinate the assigned work team in order to carry out the programme. This team is usually made up of at least the following professionals: trainers, technicians and administrative staff.
• To prepare the report that evaluates and justifies the programme that will be presented to the appropriate administration that has subsidised it.

Regulated training and graduates

• Grau: Educació social
• Grau: Treball social
• Grau: Pedagogia
• Grau: Psicologia

Complementary training

Other specific skills

Flexibility and change management: Level 2

People management: Level 1

Orientation within reach: Level 2

Planning and organisation: Level 3

Concern for order and quality: Level 2

Management

The organisation, administration and control of a company or entity are the main interests of people related to the management field. Activities included in this field of interest vary from effective resource management, feasibility analyses and solving business problems to the development of skills and fostering of motivation in relation to human resources. Knowledge regarding specific techniques of strategic administration and business management are required to carry out these activities.

Social community worker

Individuals related to the social/community field have an interest in working to improve people's social well-being and quality of life, as well as enhance their integration into their social, family and/or work environment. The professional activities that are common in this field include providing special support and aid to people at risk of social exclusion, designing programmes and implementing resources for the social and cultural stimulation of an area, and acting as mediators for conflict resolution in family, social or interpersonal environments. These activities involve constant interaction with people in order to improve their psychological and social well-being.

Job placement specialist

Professional counsellor

Educator in technology for the blind.

Vocational programmes trainer

Mediator

• Work hours

  The working day depends on whether one works for the Public Administration or a private company. When working for the Public Administration, the working schedule is defined by the collective agreement to which it is subject, but is usually 37.5 hours a week worked during the mornings and some afternoons. In the case of a private company, the working schedule is full-time with hours worked in the mornings and afternoons.

• Salary

  If one works for the Public Administration, the remuneration depends on many factors and will be defined in the call for the public offer of employment. However, those who have specialised jobs usually earn a salary between 25,000 and 35,000 euros (gross) a year. If one works for a private company, the remuneration is usually between 1,200 and 1,500 euros (gross) a month.

• Professional category

  Technician