Seat to hire 700 workers to produce Audi Q3 in Martorell

Seat is soon to start producing the Audi Q3 at Martorell and to do so the Spanish brand has just signed an agreement with the Catalan government’s Department of Business and Employment for the training of personnel. With the agreement Seat will be creating 700 new jobs and train further 1,200 people currently unemployed. There is also the possibility of hiring more trainees who have successfully completed the training programme, depending on the company’s production requirements.

The agreement was signed this morning by F. Xavier Mena - the Catalan government’s Minister for Business and Employment -, and Josef Schelchshorn, SEAT’s Vice-president for Human Resources.

For Josef Schelchshorn this project is very significant “for young people currently looking for employment”, since “we offer them the chance to get further qualifications as well as the prospect of working for SEAT, one of the most important and attractive job creators in the country, on the basis of a long-term contract”.

Minister Mena believes that the agreement “brings together two of the overarching principles of the Catalan government – job creation and employability of people through training and skills development. Training is fundamental in order to improve company competitiveness and our economy, and is crucial for people to be able to opt for job positions with a guarantee of success”.

The agreement has been signed as part of the Forma i Contracta (‘Train and Hire’) programme run by the SOC (Catalan Employment Service). Thanks to it the the cost of training is fully covered by the Catalan Government, in exchange for a commitment to offer at least 60% of those trainees who successfully complete the course a contract of not less than six months’ duration.

The programme consists of two months of theoretical and practical training, and a total number of 176 hours specifically devoted to production of the Audi Q3. Unemployed people with Middle or Higher Vocational Training levels in industrial specialties would be the typical candidates Seat would be looking for.