Official image of the signing ceremony for the renewal of the agreement. Image courtesy of FPEmpresa.
The Association of Vocational Education and Training Centres FPEmpresa and Fundación Repsol have renewed their collaboration agreement with the aim of continuing to promote sustainability in Vocational Education and Training (VET) through new initiatives aimed at educational centres, teachers, and students.
This renewal continues a strategic alliance launched in 2025 around the Zinkers FP platform, designed to prepare students to face future challenges related to the energy transition and sustainability.
Following the positive results of the first year of collaboration, both organisations are now strengthening their shared commitment through a new roadmap that will consolidate and expand the reach of the initiatives launched so far. These include the promotion of new training actions for teachers, the ongoing dissemination of specialised resources, and support for educational centres in incorporating sustainability as a cross-cutting learning axis.
During 2025, the collaboration between FPEmpresa and Fundación Repsol helped advance the implementation of Zinkers FP as the leading educational programme for delivering the contents of the Cross-Curricular Sustainability Module. By the end of the year, 1,414 VET centres were actively using the platform, with 2,830 active teachers and 2,217 students from the 2025–2026 academic year already working with its resources. In addition, 381 centres associated with FPEmpresa were registered on the platform, representing 53% of the Association’s network of centres.
New Lines of Work for 2026
The renewal of the agreement will strengthen the presence of Zinkers FP within the communication channels and training spaces of FPEmpresa, while continuing to develop workshops, webinars, and other initiatives focused on teacher training in sustainability. Likewise, both organisations will continue promoting communication and outreach actions to bring these resources closer to the wider educational community.
Among the new developments planned for this next phase is the promotion of recognition and engagement initiatives linked to Zinkers FP, as well as new actions aimed at sharing best practices and experiences developed by centres, such as the Premios Zinkers FP.
The continuation of this alliance reaffirms the commitment of both organisations to a VET system connected to sustainability, prepared to respond to future challenges, and capable of providing students with training aligned with the new demands of the labour market.