The ICEX Vives Project propels more than 1.500 young people into the global arena with high employability

 

The project ICEX Vives has proven to be a crucial tool for injecting new talent into the Spanish business fabric with international vocationFunded with approximately 41 millones de euros coming from Recovery, Transformation and Resilience PlanThe program allows Spanish companies and entities with a presence abroad to integrate technical profiles to strengthen their processes. foreign trade.

 

One relevant fact that underscores the diversification of the program is the origin of the young Vives: one in three participants has a background in the scientific and technological field (STEM) or comes from Vocational Training (intermediate or higher level).

 

Gender Balance and Booming Strategic Markets

 

The project has not only grown in participation, but has also moved towards greater gender balance. The cumulative total of the three calls for proposals places the female profile in 49%, highlighting the 58% of women in the latest edition, reflecting a more diverse and inclusive generation of professionals.

 

Regarding destinations, although United States It remains the main center of attraction, concentrating 16% of the total; a growing interest and a progressive diversification towards strategic and emerging markets for Spanish companies. Markets such as Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, or Brazil They have seen an increase in the number of these young people accepted, in line with the need for Spanish companies to expand their global footprint in a dynamic international context.

 

High Level of Satisfaction and Confirmed Employability

 

The impact of ICEX Vives is measured both in the professional development of the participants and in the perception of companies. 57% of young people She manages to enter the job market immediately after completing her internship. average satisfaction The commitment young people give to the program is high, reaching 8,5 points out of 10.

 

For their part, the collaborating companies express an even higher level of satisfaction, with an average of 8,9 10 onThese companies highlight the contribution of the Vives youth in terms of “New ideas”, “freshness”, “motivation”, “technical support” and “innovative perspectives”highlighting the positive impact on their teams and the international projection of their projects.

 

During the closing ceremony of the second call for applications, the CEO of ICEX, Elisa CarbonellHe highlighted the program's meteoric rise: “In just three years, ICEX Vives has gone from an exciting pilot project to a resounding success. The value of our talent programs lies not only in their theoretical capacity to enhance the human capital of our economy, providing knowledge and raising the skills of our young people, but also, from a practical standpoint, in offering them professional opportunities and helping them achieve [their goals/skills]. stable, skilled and quality jobs".

 

The diploma ceremony, which brought together 315 young people from the second edition, was complemented by a round table moderated by José María Blasco (ICEX) and which included the participation of representatives from companies (Andreu World y Bankinter) and two young interns, illustrating the diversity of profiles and destinations that the program covers.