Jordi Serra is 33 years old, lives in Molins de Rei, and is part of a generation that has grown up with technology as a natural language. A computer engineer by training, he began his professional career as a programmer in a technology company. But, as often happens in a sector that evolves at a dizzying speed, he soon understood that standing still was not an option.
"I discovered some courses 6 or 7 years ago, when I was a programmer and wanted to specialize in programming languages, like JAVA. But then I saw that I could learn much more and access other courses," he explains. He is talking about the 100% subsidized continuous training by the Consorci per a la la Formació Contínua de Catalunya, which he has completed through PUE, an authorized and recognized center in the training of IT professionals. Training designed to keep workers updated on sector trends, improve their employability, and facilitate, as in his case, the evolution towards new professional roles.
At that time, training was not yet a strategy for radical change, but a way to do the job well and stay up to date. In technology, knowledge not only advances: it expires. And Jordi was clear that, if he wanted to remain relevant, he had to invest time and effort in learning.
Over the years, however, that sustained commitment to training transformed his professional outlook. It was no longer just about mastering new languages or tools, but about better understanding how projects work, how decisions are made, and how complex systems are built within organizations. "I decided to broaden my training with horizontal knowledge and project management to be able to change jobs and expand my capabilities and knowledge," he explains. And, certainly, that shift marked a before and after in his career.
Through PUE, within the subsidized training offer of the Consortium, he completed certifications such as Azure Fundamentals, but also training in project management with the seal of the Project Management Institute and agile methodologies such as Scrum Master. A combination that directly responds to what companies demand today: profiles capable of understanding technology, but also of designing, coordinating, and leading projects.
The effects of this continuous training were not long in coming. Jordi was able to change companies, take on a professional role of greater responsibility, and increase his salary. Today he works in Barcelona as an IT architect, designing and implementing technological systems, and he already regularly performs project management functions, an area towards which he has naturally evolved.
Beyond the professional leap, Jordi highlights an often invisible but decisive aspect: the possibility of combining training with daily life. "I like them. It's a way to stay updated. And they adapt a lot to my schedules. At night I prefer to be updating myself and learning than being on the sofa doing nothing productive," he states.
This flexibility is one of the keys to the model promoted by the Consorci per a la Formació Contínua de Catalunya, which works with entities like PUE to guarantee a training offer aligned with the real needs of the labor market. The objective is to maintain the professional qualification of workers, respond to emerging trends, and promote both employability and intersectoral mobility.
In Jordi's case, this process does not stop. After having recently completed training in project management, in February he will begin a new course in artificial intelligence, aware that this field is already redefining the future of the technological sector.
His trajectory exemplifies the profound meaning of the Consortium, created in 2004 by the Generalitat de Catalunya —through the Department of Business and Labor— together with the main social agents. A country tool designed so that employed workers can grow, evolve, and reinvent themselves throughout their professional lives, while strengthening the competitiveness and innovation of companies.
The Consortium is today an essential piece to ensure that lifelong learning is a reality and not a privilege. Through 150 training entities throughout the territory, it offers more than 9,000 annual courses from a catalog with more than 1,300 specialties, with a sectoral but also transversal approach: languages, digital skills, management skills, entrepreneurship, or equality. In 2026, it will allocate 63.6 million euros to reach 145,000 workers.
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