Ence Terra, as part of its commitment to training and the promotion of forestry employment, is collaborating with the entity Forma-t to carry out, starting this September, a new free course to train forestry machinists to operate harvesters and forwarders.
The objective is to respond to the high demand for qualified personnel by companies in the sector, contribute to increase safety and efficiency at work, improve the professionalization of the sector, and generate employment opportunities in rural areas.
It is expected that some of the students, once they have completed the course, will start working in leading companies in the forestry sector, such as forest harvesting and timber auctioneers, contributing to their professional growth. In fact, there is a high demand for personnel from these companies, having achieved practically full job placement in previous editions of this initiative.
In addition, and as part of Ence Terra’s commitment to equality, the aim is to promote the hiring of female talent, which is less represented in the forestry occupation.
During the course, students will learn the theoretical basics of machinery operation and maintenance, and will practice on a state-of-the-art simulator and on professional machines. In addition, they will attend an occupational risk prevention course to obtain a certificate in occupational risk prevention, which will help train professionals with safety knowledge.
In this training, students will be provided with real machinery, simulators and all the necessary tools and equipment to guarantee a training experience as close as possible to the work environment.
The course will be given by the training company Grupo Forma-t in Villalba (Lugo), will begin in September and will last two months and will be classroom-based. The program is aimed at unemployed people and has 15 places available.
Those interested in the course can get information or sign up for it by calling 982 51 36 05, sending an e-mail to info@grupoforma-t.es and psanchez@ence.es or through the web page https://www.grupoforma-t.com/cursos-procesadora-y-autocargador-forestal-ence/.
