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The lack of places in public FP in Madrid leaves 50,000 students on the streets
- September 25, 2024
In the Comunidad de Madrid, the situation of vocational training (FP) is becoming increasingly critical. This year, one in two students applying for a place in public schools FP is left out, leaving more than 48,000 applicants without options . With a total of 92,521 applications registered, it is alarming that only 44,266 people have obtained the center of their first choice. The report of CCOO He points out that this trend is not new, but has been repeated for at least four years, continuously increasing the number of excluded students .
Every September, the number of public places available does not meet the growing demand. With 40,000 excluded last year and almost 50,000 this year , students must either look for places in other modules in the extraordinary September session or enroll in private centers. The difference in costs is considerable, as private centers can charge up to ten times more than public institutions.
Isabel Galvín, responsible for education in CCOO, has expressed its disapproval of the policies of the Government led by Isabel Díaz Ayuso. He criticises the fact that private education is favoured through the lack of public places and the elimination of options in such crucial areas as health. In his statement, Galvín He also recalled the problem of the previous year, when the practical training of certain modules was monopolised by private centres, leaving hundreds of students without options to complete their training.
The current situation varies between different levels of FP. According to data from CCOO, the FP Basic has the best acceptance rate, with only one in three applicants being left out. In contrast, the FP The rate of intermediate level placement is worrying: 66% of applicants do not get a place. Finally, despite a slight reduction in the percentage of rejections in the Higher Levels, the total number of students without an offer remains worrying, with 24,998 students without a desk .
According to information collected by CCOO, It is essential to create 2,182 new groups , together with 3,711 teachers , to meet the current demand of almost 50,000 students who have not obtained a place. However, the data also show that the situation has not improved since last year in many of the cycles offered.
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