- Envera participates in AILA XIX, promoted by the Community of Madrid and with 40% co-financing from the European Union Plus.
Madrid | August 7, 2024
Since 2001, Envera participates in the AILA Project Project for the Insertion of People with Disabilities in the Workplace, promoted by the Madrid Regional Government's Department of Family, Youth and Social Affairs, with 40% co-financing from the European Union Plus. 40% co-financing from the European Union Plus.
The main objective of this non-profit organization is to achieve the labor inclusion of people with disabilities who have greater difficulties of insertion, especially with intellectual, mental, physical or sensory disabilities over 65% and who, in general, do not have formal training or previous work experience.
The job placements that Envera achieves in ordinary companies or special employment centers are carried out under the supported employment methodology (ECA) whenever the case requires it, adapting the intensity to the needs of the candidates and those of the job position.
Throughout the year 2024, with the support of the AILA XIX Project, Envera is developing integrated itineraries for labor market insertion in which 60 people with disabilitiesof which 10 are also taking a cooking and hotel and catering course with training internships in companies in the sector.
As detailed by Eva Alonso, Envera's Labor Insertion Service technician, "the individualized elaboration of labor insertion itineraries with each participant allows us to configure the necessary path so that each person with disabilities can get a stable job, according to their qualities, interests, preferences and professional approach, which allows them to occupy their place in the world with dignity".
These itineraries facilitate the development of resources and competencies so that the person can identify employment options, choose, make their own decisions and evaluate the results in an autonomous manner.
One of the constants that is repeated throughout all the AILA Projects is the importance given to the work on pre-employment and training skills. For example, within the Project, workshops related to the latest technologies are carried out to reduce the digital divide and provide access and technological training to people with disabilities, since these skills are increasingly in demand in the labor market and, through these workshops, the opportunity is provided to acquire knowledge so that candidates can improve their employment opportunities and become more competitive in an increasingly digital environment.
"Another important part of the AILA Project developed by Envera is the specific training provided in the Free Course for Kitchen and Dining Room Assistants. Free Cooking and Dining Room Assistant Course to ten people with disabilities and is focused on the hospitality sector, which has a high demand for professionals and provides many opportunities for people with disabilities," Alonso explained.
The main objective of this specific training, which includes internships in companies of the sector, is to qualify and train people with disabilities to perform tasks related to the hospitality industry as kitchen assistants and thus be able to access one of the most sought-after professions in the labor market.
In addition to these courses, specific training on environmental awareness and sustainability (aimed at promoting environmentally sensitive behavior and attitudes, through information on regulations, basic concepts and sustainability habits) as well as gender equality with activities aimed at training, promotion and awareness in this area are provided throughout all the Projects.
During the development of all AILA Projects, Envera works closely with social services, labor rehabilitation centers and base centers in the Community of Madrid and, together with organizations, companies, public administrations and institutions to inform, raise awareness and implement all the measures of social responsibility and disability adopted in this initiative.
