The Minister of Employment, Business, and Self-Employment, Rocío Blanco, inaugurated the facilities of the new employment office ‘Jaén Urbana’, in the capital of Jaén, a new space that covers an area of almost 1,300 square meters, on a single floor, in which the SAE has invested more than 2.9 million euros, including a grant from the State Public Employment Service (SEPE) of around 867,000 euros.
This new headquarters, larger and with greater technical resources, is a reference to the transformation process of the SAE offices, more accessible and adapted for a more personalized service, as indicated by Blanco, and has all the telematic tools implemented within the framework of the agency’s Integral Management Model to provide greater autonomy to users and facilitate procedures related to job demand and services to companies.
Blanco, accompanied by the Government Delegate of the Junta de Andalucía in Jaén, Jesús Estrella, and the mayor of the municipality, Julio Millán, among other authorities, highlighted that ‘Jaén Urbana’, which serves around 9,000 job seekers, is an example of telematic management of services related to demand, renewals (94% were done through the ‘app’, the SAE website, and job points) or re-registrations (more than 25,000, 91% telematic).
The Employment Office ‘Jaén Urbana’ is located at the intersection of Catalina Mir Real Street with Antonio Muñoz Molina and Pintor Rafael Hidalgo de Caviedes Street, and is a sustainable building, energy efficient and accessible, with more spacious waiting rooms and group meeting rooms for job selection orientation by companies. The center hosts a total of 39 technicians between personnel from the Andalusian Employment Service (SAE) and the State Public Employment Service (SEPE).
The Minister of Employment explained that, in the next two years, her department plans to invest 3.3 million euros in the plan to improve and transform employment offices in the province, out of a total of 25 million planned for all of Andalusia, of which 14 million are already budgeted.
Likewise, Blanco emphasized that the implementation of new telematic tools and digital services related to the management of employment services demand and the services provided by the SAE to companies have provided office technicians with greater availability of time and resources for personalized attention.
Furthermore, the Minister of Employment referred to the improvement of digital service tools, such as the new Internal SILA Portal (Andalusia Labor Intermediation System) or the implementation of the Statistical Profiling system in offices, inspired by artificial intelligence and Big Data, allowing technicians to make training and employment recommendations to each individual, taking into account their characteristics and those of the job market. The pilot plan to implement the Statistical Profiling has already started in 36 employment offices, with the goal of being fully operational in all 193 centers by 2025.
With this tool, she added, «we have positioned the SAE at the forefront of job orientation, transforming data into opportunities and offering a more effective and personalized service to those seeking employment in Andalusia.»
Similarly, to improve the service that the SAE provides to companies, technological tools are being finalized to fully deploy a new service portfolio, which has been incorporated into a new website, focused directly on services for individuals seeking employment and companies needing to find professionals. The new portal SAEempleo.es integrates all digital services for individuals looking for work and companies or entities looking to hire, offering personalized information, guidance, and access resources to improve both employability and hiring levels, as explained by the Minister.
Visit to the special employment center of APROMPSI
After the inauguration of the new Employment Office ‘Jaén Urbana’, the Minister of Employment visited the facilities of APROMPSI, a reference entity in the province for its work for over 60 years in the labor integration of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. During the visit, she highlighted the commitment of the Junta to their work, reflected in an investment of over 1.5 million euros in the last three years: 515,881 euros through the Andalusian Employment Service (SAE) for their professional orientation unit, and 1,024,761 euros for their Special Employment Center.
Rocío Blanco also took the opportunity to provide information on the new call for employment aid for people with disabilities, endowed with 110 million euros, of which 11.7 million are allocated to the province of Jaén. This line of incentives, with five support modalities -three for Special Employment Centers and two for regular companies- will remain open until June 16 and aims to promote indefinite hiring, job adaptation, and the elimination of barriers to employment to move towards a more inclusive labor market with rights.
