If you are a Vocational Education and Training (VET) student or you are considering this pathway, it is worth paying attention to an initiative with a real impact on your professional future.
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) is opening the door to young talent trained through Dual VET programmes, offering a model that combines training in a real company environment and real employment opportunities in Catalonia.
This initiative strengthens the role of VET as a direct pathway to qualified employment and connects learning with a leading public company in the field of mobility and railway transport.
👉 What does FGC offer to VET students?
✅ Training in a real working environment and access to employment
FGC is looking to incorporate professional profiles such as:
- new train drivers
- maintenance technicians
- operational and technical profiles related to railway operations
All these opportunities are linked to Dual VET programmes, with access to the company’s job pool and recruitment processes once the training period is completed.
📌 Dual VET and access to the labour market
Through cooperation between VET centres and FGC, students can complete part of their training in a real productive environment, significantly improving their employability and facilitating access to internal recruitment processes after finishing their studies.
This model supports one of the main objectives of the new VET system in Spain:
to bring education and business closer together in a practical and effective way.
🔧 High-demand technical profiles with strong career prospects
Technical and industrial areas related to railway transport —maintenance, operations, driving and technical services— currently show a clear demand for qualified professionals.
FGC is therefore a good example of how companies can actively participate in the training of their future workforce.
🤝 What does this opportunity mean for a VET student?
➡️ Turning training into real workplace experience.
➡️ Accessing qualified jobs in a strategic sector.
➡️ Starting a professional career with stability and real development opportunities.
👉 More information about opportunities at FGC:
https://www.fgc.cat/nous-maquinistes/
💡 Dual VET is not just a training model.
It is a key tool to build real bridges between education and employment.
And initiatives such as the one promoted by FGC clearly show that this pathway works.
