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THE EXIT FOUNDATION

OUR PROGRAMMES

Our objective is to reduce the number of youth at-risk early school dropout. By bringing the world of business closer to schools, we offer support and tools so that every young person can discover, activate and enhance their motivations, interests and hidden abilities.

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Comprehensive Career Guidance

We focus on the self-knowledge and motivation of young people, and we connect them with the world of work so that they can explore and experience professions.  
School-Company

We focus on collaboration with schools, organisations and companies to develop and strengthen projects in Dual Vocational Training.

Employment

We connect young people seeking employment with job offers through the “la Caixa” Foundation’s Incorpora Programme and other participating companies.  
Believe in yourself and don’t stop until you succeed

I didn’t used to believe in myself. When something wasn’t working out for me, I said, ‘that’s it, I can’t do it anymore, I quit’, and I gave up. But Emma has shown me that you have to believe in yourself and not stop until you succeed.

Yasmina Amtour
Guidance Programme
figures
Current scenario
School dropout
12,8%
early school dropout in Spain*
1/7
young people leave education early*
+ Double
the number of early school dropouts in low-income families or families with a migrant background
*Source: Survey of the Spanish Working Population [EPA] 2022
Intermediate profiles
50%
active population with intermediate studies will be required by 2050*
20%
only have primary or secondary education (Obligatory Secondary Education)
33%
are in this intermediate training range
*Source: The Government of Spain
Late appointments
The hiring of candidates with basic training falls drastically
The demand for specialist candidates with intermediate or higher degree vocational training is growing
Especially in strategic sectors: IT, industrial, energy, or public health
Changing job market
+ 50%
young Spaniards aspire to work in a short list of professions*
65%
of the jobs that these young people will occupy have not yet been ‘invented’
*Source: OECD
Do you work only in Spain?

Yes, throughout Spain, with direct presence in ten cities and main focus in Barcelona, Madrid and Seville.

Can any young person participate?

The programs are developed in educational centers with which we have collaboration agreements. It is the school that decides to participate, and the program is aimed at groups of students within its educational structure. A young person or a family cannot enroll directly.

If you are a teacher or head of a center interested, contact us here.

Which young people do our programs target?

At Fundación Exit, our programs are aimed at socially vulnerable young people who need support to continue their training or access employment.

We work with them in three main areas:

  • Orientation: with students in Basic Vocational Training and PFI (Training and Insertion Programs), who are usually between 16 and 21 years old and are at risk of dropping out of school early.
  • Specialization: with young people in vocational training, to help them improve their skills and employability.
  • Insertion: through the Incorpora Program of the “la Caixa” Foundation, which facilitates access to the labor market and accompaniment in the search for employment.which facilitates access to the labor market and accompaniment in the search for employment.

Our objective is to accompany each young person according to his or her educational stage, so that he or she can continue his or her education or improve his or her chances of finding a job.

What is Speed Dating Reverse and what does it consist of?

In our job orientation program we develop the Speed Dating Reverse, an activity in which we invert the usual format of quick interviews.

Instead of the young people being interviewed, it is company professionals who introduce themselves and explain their work history in short, one-on-one meetings. The young people rotate through different tables and have the opportunity to listen, ask questions and learn about different professions and real experiences in the world of work.

With this activity we seek to help them explore the labor market, discover vocations and reflect on their professional future through direct contact with people from the business environment.

How long does our accompaniment last?

At Fundación Exit our accompaniment varies according to the program, but in all cases we maintain it as an ongoing process throughout the intervention with each classroom or group of young people.

  • In the Integral Job Orientation program, we accompany you throughout the entire orientation itinerary, from the beginning of the process until the academic and professional decisions are made.
  • At Escuela-Empresa, we monitor the entire period during which the students participate in the combined training between the educational center and the company.
  • In the Employment program, we continue to provide support during the job search and also at the beginning of job placement, to facilitate adaptation to the position.

Together, we accompany young people on an ongoing basis as they participate in each of our programs.