The organization has strengthened its guidance, training, and job placement efforts in Madrid, delivering nearly 6,000 teaching hours and training over 800 students. Special emphasis has been placed on groups such as migrant women, young people, and individuals over 55 years old, aiming for dignified employment that enables an autonomous life.
Despite improvements in general employment figures, the organization noted that this trend does not always translate into stable jobs, adequate salaries, or real social inclusion. Therefore, its intervention model is based on comprehensive and personalized support, addressing not only the immediate need for work but also the barriers hindering lasting job integration for individuals with particularly fragile trajectories.
The training pathway focuses on sectors with high employability and growing demand for qualified personnel, including socio-health and care, construction, trades related to installations and renewable energies, logistics, customer service, and digital transformation. Cáritas Madrid collaborates with workshop classrooms adapted to both student potential and the real needs of companies, aiming to meet the dual demand for job opportunities and prepared profiles.
At the training campus, over 800 people have been prepared through 5,946 teaching hours, with courses lasting between 100 and 120 hours, leading to professional certificates at level 1 and 2. This training effort has resulted in a 70% job placement rate, reaching 85% in the socio-health sector and 60% in construction.
“"The real challenge is not just about finding employment, but about accompanying people towards work that dignifies and allows them to overcome precariousness and partiality."
The entity identifies migrant women, young people, and those over 55 years old as the groups facing the greatest difficulties. For women, family burdens and single-parent households are highlighted. For young people, the main problem is accessing a first job aligned with their training, while for those over 55, the barrier often lies in re-entering the market or the lack of recognition of prior studies and experience.
Against this backdrop, the Church of Madrid, through Cáritas Diocesana, will launch the Employment Campaign 2026 on May 3rd. Under the slogan Having a dignified job starts here, the campaign aims to involve businesses, administrations, and society to ensure that work becomes a true path to stability and personal development.
