Member

AGENCIA PARA EL EMPLEO DE MADRID

Name and surname
José María Meneses Castillo
Position in the organization
General Manager
Telephone
+34913649342
Full address
Calle Pontones 10
Country
Spain
Type of organization
Public
Legal form
Public body
Aim of the organization

Agencia para el Empleo de Madrid (AE) is a Public Administration with about 300 workers that manages the employment policies of the City of Madrid.
AE develops actions and measures for guiding, employment and training unemployed to improve their access opportunities to enter into the labour market, either as employees or self-employed.
The specific activities of the AE are:
1. Individual customer service:
a. Guiding
b. Information and Professional advice service
c. Self-employment
2. Training and employment:
a. Vocational training to achieve employment
b. Training-employment mixed programmes (similar to on-the-job training)
c. Works, services programmes and employment workshops.
d. Theoretical-practical training, compensatory education, labour counselling, occupational hazard prevention, environmental awareness and computer literacy modules.
3. Labour market integration:
a. Job-matching activities
b. Business and market research
c. Neighbourhoods Plans
d. Women Employment Plans
e. Special Plans for the most vulnerable areas in Madrid.
f. Youth Employment Plan

Which of the following topics would you like to further work on at the European level in the network?
Inclusive employment
Gender equality
Equal opportunities for disadvantaged groups
Entrepreneurial education and/or learning
Advice to entrepreneurs
Lifelong learning
Development of innovative educational methods
Youth unemployment
Research and innovation on employment
Career guidance / employment services
Transnational cooperation/development cooperation
Area/s of expertise of the organization
Gender equality
Equal opportunities for disadvantaged groups
Entrepreneurial education and/or learning
Advice / counselling to entrepreneurs
Lifelong learning
Adult education
Vocational training
Development of innovative educational methods
Youth unemployment
Research and innovation on employment
Career guidance / employment services
Transnational cooperation/development cooperation
European projects