It is essential that students have information about the professional prospects of the courses they will take when choosing studies. 

The professions with the highest demand in the labor market and the highest salary are those related to Computer Science and Technology (IT), either with vocational training or university studies. 

Women are still highly underrepresented in technology studies, which are the ones with the highest demand and the best salary prospects. 

 The Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and Infojobs, a job search web portal, jointly present for the second consecutive year “The professions most in demand and with the highest remuneration in Catalonia”, coinciding with the period of choice of secondary and undergraduate studies university of Catalan students.  

The objective of this report is to make available to students, their families and people who are looking for a job, objective data on the job vacancies offered in the labor market according to field and educational level, and the salaries associated with these vacancies. This information should be used so that young people can choose their future training with more knowledge about the real demand of the Labor Market for the chosen option and its salary expectations. The objective is not to direct the students to study towards what they do not want, but rather that those doubting have all the information available to make the best decision. 

The information that has been used to make this report are the vacancies managed by Infojobs in Catalonia during 2019 and 2020, so the impact of the Covid-19 crisis only affects partially the data presented. Despite the fact that the health crisis is having an important effect on the demands of work in some occupations, it is also true that it is driving demand in others, therefore, it could be indicative of the trends that can characterize the Labor Market in a post-pandemic world. In fact, we observe how some of the mismatches between supply and demand are worsening due to Covid-19, especially in the case of professionals with training in ICT studies, whether they are VET or university, due to the increase in vacancies in this area . A gap that cannot be corrected without a greater participation of women in these formations. For this reason, this report is complemented with a specific analysis of female participation in technology-related studies, which are the ones with the highest demand and best salary prospects today. 

The Foundation BCN Professional Training, together with the European Mesh of FP, UPC and the address and some companies of the Port of Barcelona took part in the “Congress of the Americas on International Nurture” (CAEI), celebrated in Bogota of the 23 at the October 25, 2019, where presented the educational Hub of the Port of Barcelona as a example of good practices at superior nurture. This event gave us the opportunity to deepen at the internationalisation of the FP further of Europa, so much for the mobility of students and professorship, how for the conjoint development of projects of ken and innovation.

At this sense it is necessary to excel a possible road of collaboration with SENATI, the technical institution of more professional training big of the Peru that achieves three levels of training: operative technician, technical professional and technological professional and fosters the dual learning. This institution forms in addition to 90,000 students by the year at more of 70 technical careers endorsed by a National Committee composed by representatives of the most important industries of the country. Our contacts with this organism have permitted us establish the guidelines to sign a Memorandum of Entente with distinct lines of collaboration.

The virtualitat as a ongoing strategic line and future of collaboration that the new requirements of work created by the Covid 19 have speeded makes that projects like Metropoles FP Lab, companies simulated (together with Foundation Inform) or the good practices of the Hubs of ken have at this context an opportunity renewed

Catalonia’s VET Council has commissioned BCN Vocational Training Foundation to prepare a document or resources bank of VET good practices. This document seeks to become a guide for the VET sector and will be implemented by the Catalan VET Council throughout Catalonia.

For preparing this guide or prospecting report model within the framework of the priorities for the promotion of the Vocational Education and Training and Qualification System – VETCAT System- we wish to highlight the following main objectives: a) establish a quality control of the resources for prospecting professional training and qualification needs, b) define quality, methodological and formal standards, c) collect opinions from experts and recipients to optimize the design and development of the guide.

Likewise, we will carry out a wide dissemination task to publicize the guide and the prospecting report model.

The COVID-19 impact on health and the economy will change the occupational map

and will force many to reinvent themselves and change the focus of their professional itinerary.

It is a good time to acquire new practical and flexible skills conducive to widen our professional goals. VET educating can offer us those skills.

VET (initial, continuous and occupational) will become central for sectors such as logistics and distribution, e-commerce, technology and the digital world, industry, research and social and health services.

Find the offer for this training at:

Map of Training and Occupational Resources in Barcelona

VET Guide to BCN and BCN Metropolitan Area: http://guiafp.fundaciobcnfp.cat/

What to study in Catalonia http://queestudiar.gencat.cat/es/estudis/fp/