The Government of Catalonia presented the 2025 #FPCAT Awards this Wednesday, marking the seventh edition of the ceremony. The awards, presented by the Council for Professional Training and Qualification of Catalonia (Consell FPCAT), recognize professional trajectories and best practices in vocational training, aiming to break stereotypes and showcase its transformative potential.
This year, a total of 16 awards were presented: 4 for individual trajectories, 4 for vocational training centers, 5 for companies and entities, and 3 for users of vocational training centers. The Minister of Education and Professional Training, Esther Niubó, highlighted the synergy between students, centers, and the business sector as key to vocational training, stating, "Our strength is knowledge, and thanks to our vocational training system, we can help channel all this initiative from young people, professionals, and the productive fabric."
Meanwhile, the Minister of Business and Labor, Miquel Sàmper, emphasized the importance of talent and people's adaptability as Catalonia's competitive advantage. "The best competitive advantage we can have as a country is the capacity of our people to develop, adapt, and make new things possible," he declared. Sàmper stressed the need to anticipate tomorrow's labor market demands and promote shared prosperity.
The event was opened by the president of the FPCAT Agency and the FPCAT Council, José Luis Durán, who highlighted the rigor, commitment, and innovation of the awardees. He recalled the shared responsibility among administrations, centers, the productive sector, and trade union and business organizations to ensure quality lifelong learning.
The awardees in this seventh edition include individual trajectories such as those of Clara Bassols Rheinfelder, Neus Caufapé Caufapé, Txema Guillén Pujol, and Antonio Martín Godoy. In the vocational training centers category, the Escola Ginebró (Llinars del Vallès), Escola Joan XXIII (Tarragona), the Fundació Laboral de la Construcció de Catalunya (Badalona), and the Institut Montsià (Amposta) were recognized.
In the companies and entities category, the awards went to Basell Poliolefinas Ibérica, S.L. (Tarragona), Canteras La Ponderosa, S.A. (Alcover), the Gremi d’Empresaris Carnissers i Xarcuters de Barcelona i Província (Barcelona), SEAT, S.A. (Martorell), with a special mention for Celler La Vinyeta (Mollet de Peralada). Finally, in the individual trajectory of a vocational training center user, Miquel Marfà Sunyer, Júlia Sudán Catalán, and Brian Power were honored.
