The Seville City Council has awarded grants from the Empleo Innova 2024 program, aimed at promoting innovative projects in job placement and the development of professional skills. With an investment of 335,000 euros, almost three times the amount of the last call in 2022, the municipal government is funding 11 projects designed to improve employability and reduce unemployment in the city, with a focus on digitalization, social inclusion, and innovation.
In this regard, the Employment delegate, José Luis García, highlighted that «since we took office, the commitment of the mayor, José Luis Sanz, to job creation has been a priority, and as evidence, these grants, with a record investment and tripling the amount compared to the previous edition, will help unemployed people at risk of exclusion to find a job. Seville has enormous potential, and these projects will help us make the most of it.»
This package of grants has been awarded to entities working in the field of employment and training, with proposals ranging from digital literacy to training in emerging sectors. The selected projects —which began development in January 2025 and will have a 12-month execution period— include specific programs for people with disabilities, youth, migrant populations, and groups at risk of exclusion.
«We want Seville to be a city that leads innovation in employment, that leverages digitalization, and that generates real opportunities for those who need our support the most,» concluded the delegate.
Subsidized Projects
One of the highlighted projects is that of Randstad Foundation, ‘Digital Divide: More skills for more competitiveness’, focused on reducing digital exclusion for people with disabilities. Through training in digital tools, delivery of refurbished computers, and free internet service, this initiative aims to improve the job opportunities of its beneficiaries.
In the field of socio-labor inclusion of vulnerable groups, the SAMU Foundation promotes ‘Path of Progress’, a program designed to reintegrate into the labor market people at risk of social exclusion who have abandoned job itineraries. The Friends of Seville Association works on a similar initiative with ‘Big Data for Employability in Polígono Sur’, a project that trains people at risk of exclusion in the use of artificial intelligence tools and digital platforms for job search.
The El Salto Adelante Association leads the project ‘Impacta Seville’, which offers training and employment advice to foreign individuals to facilitate their integration into the labor market. In the same vein, the Spanish League of Education and Popular Culture develops ‘Employ_TIC’, a program that combines reducing language barriers with training in digital skills to improve the employability of young people in Polígono Sur.
ASAENES Mental Health Sevilla develops ‘TechEmploy’, an initiative that trains people with mental health problems in digital tools to facilitate their integration into the job market. The Adecco Foundation, with the project ‘Meraki’, addresses the training of people with mental health problems. On the other hand, San Juan de Dios Social Services promotes ‘Diversity and Business’, an initiative focused on creating diversity plans in companies to promote the hiring of vulnerable groups.
AFORCADE develops a micro-learning program in digital and technological platforms to improve the training of people in vulnerable situations, while the ECCA Social Foundation has launched ‘Manage Platform’, a website portal that will facilitate the connection between job seekers and companies in need of talent. Finally, Labor Action develops ‘Seville Innovates with Labor Action’, a project aimed at improving employability by enhancing social skills in the digital environment.
