- The Vice Secretary of Education, University and Student Representation of the Andalusian Popular Party, José Carlos García, highlights that Andalusia “exceeds the national average of entrepreneurial initiative for the first time”
- He stresses that “more and more young people and women are deciding to start their own business project in Andalusia” and highlights the reform of vocational training and the promotion of dual vocational training as a “great window of opportunity for young people”
The Vice-Secretary for Education, University and Student Representation of the PP of Andalusia, José Carlos García, has highlighted the growing position of Andalusia as an “entrepreneurial, dynamic and competitive ecosystem”, according to the results of the latest entrepreneurship report published by GEM, the most important global entrepreneurship network.
He stressed that “the commitment to entrepreneurship and vocational training that Juanma Moreno's government is making is yielding results: Andalusia is the leading community in Spain in terms of skills and knowledge for entrepreneurship.
In his opinion, it is “an achievement that demonstrates the enormous talent that has always existed in Andalusia; all that was needed was a government like that of Juanma Moreno, which believed in the Andalusians and was willing to work side by side with them to improve and transform this land.”
García explained that “thanks to the courageous reforms that the Popular Party government has been implementing since 2019, to the policies to promote entrepreneurial activity, and to the work of entities such as Andalucía Emprende, Andalusians now believe in themselves and are more eager to undertake.” “And they do so because they know that they have a government that listens to them and provides them with the tools they need to be able to develop their business project, whether by facilitating administrative procedures, reducing the tax burden or incentivizing their activity.”
According to him, “Andalusia now has an entrepreneurial potential above the average. The percentage of Andalusians who are considering starting a business in our land has grown by seven points compared to 2018, when the PSOE governed in our land. We have placed ourselves above the national average, something that had never happened before.” José Carlos García has shown himself convinced that “there is less fear of failure thanks to the joint work that the Andalusian government and its workers are carrying out.
He also stressed the increase in entrepreneurial activity among women, so that the gender gap in this area has been reduced to two tenths. Likewise, the deputy secretary of Education, University and Student Representation of the Andalusian PP has emphasized that the determined commitment of the Andalusian government to FP and Dual FP has become a "genuine window of opportunity for our young people."
“Not only are we managing to significantly reduce the rate of early school leaving, but there is also an increasing percentage of students who complete compulsory secondary education and continue their studies, but the job placement of our vocational training students is increasing, and, in addition, we are achieving that they have an entrepreneurial spirit and found new companies in Andalusia.”
“That is why it is so important to continue investing in training that guarantees opportunities and a future for young Andalusians,” he stressed. “Not only with these 168.000 new places, 47.000 more than the last socialist government, with the incorporation of 3.000 new teachers or the implementation of 880 new cycles, adapted to the needs of the productive fabric,” he continued, “but also with initiatives such as the Javier Imbroda Aerospace Vocational Training Centre in La Rinconada, which is an example of how we are building the future of Andalusia. A centre that is a pioneer and that reinforces the training that our young people receive.”
In short, José Carlos García has reaffirmed that “the PP of Andalusia will continue to support these reformist policies that are bearing such good fruit and that have made Andalusia the second most fiscally competitive community under the common regime and therefore more attractive for living and investing”. And this will be reflected, as announced yesterday by President Juanma Moreno, in the Andalusian budget for 2025 because “helping Andalusia to have a strong and dynamic productive fabric generates activity and, therefore, employment and well-being for all Andalusians”.
But remember that “Andalusia has to compete with one hand tied behind its back because of an unfair financing system.” “It cannot be that our land loses 1.500 billion euros every year that could be allocated to education, health or social services, because of a government, the government of Sánchez and an Andalusian minister, María Jesús Montero, who are more concerned with pleasing the independence movement to remain entrenched behind the wall of Moncloa than with guaranteeing equality and solidarity among all Spaniards, while the PSOE-A remains silent and applauds.” “We Andalusians want fair treatment. Fair funding to continue promoting the training that our young people receive and to continue helping our entrepreneurs,” he said, recalling that “from Andalusia we will continue to fight so that this happens and we can continue to transform this land together.”
