The training offer of the Popular University 2019-2020 offers 62 courses that will be taught between September and May aimed at strengthening and promoting lifelong education and training for employment.
The Councilor for Education of San Pedro del Pinatar, Carmen María López, today presented the training offer of the Popular University for the 2019-2020 academic year together with Mª Carmen Saura, director of Bankia in the town and representative of the Cajamurcia Foundation, and Nuria Écija, director of La Caixa in the municipality.
The councilor has influenced the important social and educational role of this autonomous body under the City Council of San Pedro del Pinatar, which, for more than a decade, offers a wide range of courses aimed at improving the training and education of Pinatarenses.
Thus, the Popular University offers citizens the possibility of completing, updating and enriching their training, having one of its fundamental axes the training for employment with an increasing offer of approved courses and aimed at the performance of different professions.
The mayor also thanked the support in its financing by the social works of Caja Rural, Obra Social La Caixa and Cajamurcia Foundation, for believing in this project and allowing high quality courses to be taught at very affordable prices, which also have with 50 percent bonuses for large families, pensioners, unemployed or students with incomes below the minimum interprofessional salary.
As for the novelties of this course, he pointed out that in the language training the hours of the English courses are extended, and again French, German, Russian, Chinese, Italian and Spanish are offered for English speakers.
On the other hand, the office automation courses for opponents, study and preparation of payrolls and easy internet, focused on social networks, are incorporated in the area of ​​computer science.
In the specific area, which includes training for employment, it incorporates those already consolidated as a pharmacy assistant, health care worker or administrative assistant, occupational hazards, preparation for the opposition of the post office, workshop on study techniques for opponents, monitor of leisure and free time, start to the plumbing and air conditioning and gruista and carretillero.
In the area of ​​training courses associated with obtaining certificates of Professional Qualification, "Support techniques and strategies for inclusive education in leisure and free time" and a creative workshop for intervention in shyness and dyslexia are incorporated.
In the area of ​​economic and administrative management, the level II accounting improvement course is incorporated. How to run a company ?, and in the area of ​​aesthetics and massage, the hairdressing and deepening and improvement in chiromassage techniques are incorporated.
In the classroom of personal development the courses of healthy cooking and cooking for celiac and vegetarian cuisine are incorporated.
Those interested in this training offer can register, as of September 23, in the board of the Popular University, located on the first floor of the City Council.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar