We are proud to announce that the young people from the Housing Program and Cultivate and Educate Program of Santa Maria de Gimenells participated in the First Training Tractor Operator Course And this Tuesday, July 18th, they were presented with their diplomas.

An initiative of Raimat Lleida Community Foundation with the collaboration of John Deere, Vicens Dealership, The Borges Blanques Agricultural School, the Department of Climate Action of the Generalitat, and the United Way Foundation.
It was a training focused on enabling students to do a Efficient, safe, and mechanically friendly basic tractor driving, three most valued in the hiring of tractor drivers.
During the training, the young people had no prior knowledge of tractor operation and had to opportunity to experience it before in your driving. During the course, The students presented themselves as willing, with a positive attitude, and paid attention to the theoretical explanations despite the language difficulties.
Driving exercises accounted for 80% of the sessions, were conducted on a personalized basis, and the young people were very motivated. Also They have been trained in occupational risk prevention, in addition to receiving training in the use of tractors and agricultural machinery.
As Mrs. Elena de Carandini (president of the FCRL) said “...The course improves the training of our youth, while also incorporating qualifications into the human capital of companies in our area.”
We hope that the training opens many doors for them and that they can use it professionally very soon. For many more initiatives that help young people enter the workforce.
To thank all the media outlets that have published the news under the title «The round-the-world trip as a labor driver for people at risk of exclusion, a commitment for young migrants seeking to prosper,» and which can be found in the following media:
Business Expansion, Business Magazine, 21st century, Franchise, Murcia.com, Cantabria Economic, Business Initiative, News from Cantabria, Social Media Business, Press Channel, InforMadrid, Seville Good News, Cádiz Good News, Zaragoza Good News, Stick News, Impulse Company
As well as in the news report on 7/19 on Lleida TV on the same day, July 19: