ARCHIVED - Training courses begin for Corvera International Airport staff

Job opportunities for local unemployed at Corvera International Airport

2011-01-25

The long-awaited opening of Region of Murcia International Airport is a step closer with the announcement that the Regional Government has designed a training program to appoint the first 575 workers at the new airport. The areas with most vacancies are Airport Services, Ramp Operator, Cleaning Services and Security Officers.

The move was announced on 21st January by the Regional Minister for Education, Training and Employment, Constantino Sotoca, and the mayors of Murcia and Fuente Álamo, Miguel Ángel Cámara and María Antonia Conesa respectively. 50 training courses will be offered in different municipalities of the Region, representing an investment of 800,000 euros.

Specific courses, lasting between 50 and 70 hours, will be related to the details of certain professional activities in an airport, and are designed for those candidates who already have prior experience or training in a role but have never worked in an airport.

Complete courses, which will last between 85 and 250 hours, will include contents related to both the specific job and the requirements for working within an airport.

According to Sotoca, the opening of the airport represents "an absolute priority for the regional economy and job market", and "a very important opportunity for the Region, since many citizens will be able to find a better professional future there".

Currently around 500 people are working on shifts throughout the 24 hours of every day to finish the infrastructure of a project which "will bring a high social benefit as well as constituting one of the pillars on which the economic future of our region will stand". Road access to the airport from both East and West will be completed in the very near future, and the rest of the secondary infrastructure is nearing completion.

TRAINING COURSES

Approximately 1,200 unemployed people will be admitted to the courses proposed. Applications can be made at all local Employment Offices, except in Fuente Álamo, where arrangements can be made at the Cámara Agraria.

Inscriptions can be made until 10th February, and candidates must show they meet the requirements for each speciality for which they apply. Details can be found on www. (sefcarm.es) under the "formación" tab.

Seven of the 12 job descriptions include a good level of English (Level B1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference). It would seem that this represents an opportunity for any unemployed expats looking for work in the area!

Jobs for which training is offered are:
Airport Fireman
Platform Agent
Ramp Services Agent
Operations Technician
Maintenance Technicianecurity Officer

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