TRAINING FOR LEADERSHIP

Training programme for microentrepreneurs in the area of immigration

The Rafael del Pino Foundation, the Department for Immigration and Cooperation of the Regional Government of Madrid and the Manpower Foundation signed a General Protocol in Madrid on 20 November 2007 to organise training activities for microentrepreneurs within the immigrant population.

The main objectives of this programme are: to train potential microentrepreneurs in the use of basic tools of strategic and operational planning; to help them to understand the importance of proper financial management as a source of success in the medium and long term; to produce a process of natural benchmarking and of assimilation of the reality of the environment; to assist their social learning about models of commercial management and marketing to enable them to design marketing plans; to analyse the most appropriate systems of management and facilitate their efficient use as points of management guidance; and, lastly, to train them in the management and leadership of work teams. All within the framework of the objective of contributing to the integration of immigrants.

On 7 October 2008, the Rafael del Pino Foundation, the Manpower Foundation and Makeateam inaugurated the first training programme for microentrepreneurs. In addition to the students, the opening was attended by Amadeo Petitbò, Director, Rafael del Pino Foundation, Montse Moliner, Director, Manpower Foundation, and Josep Maria Raventós, Managing Partner at Makeateam.

Makeateam was responsible for providing the training of the first 12 microentrepreneurs taking part in the programme.