ENAIRE grants subsidies for labour integration and job creation for people with disabilities

On 11 April, the final decision was issued regarding the awarding of ENAIRE grants under the 2024 call for proposals to carry out activities aimed at promoting employment and job creation for people with disabilities, published on 17 October 2024, in which 91 organisations took part.

Eleven companies have been approved and will implement their projects over the next twelve months

This call resulted in the granting of nearly €708,805.16 euros to 11 entities of public benefit that, after being selected using a competitive process, will be used to employ people with disabilities, in accordance with the objectives set out in the projects they submitted.

The winning projects in this call will be implemented through much of the country (Madrid, Valencia, Canary Islands, Andalusia, Catalonia, Basque Country and Galicia) and take into account individuals with different types of disabilities (mental, sensory, intellectual, physical, organic, others), who will be more employable thanks to these projects.

The entities that will benefit from this grant are:

- Envera, Association of Iberia Employees Who are Parents of Disabled Persons.

- Fundación Adecco.

- Valencia Federation of Associations of People with Physical and/or Organic Disability.

- Federation of Associations of People with Physical Disabilities in the province of Alicante.

- Spanish Confederation of People with Physical and Organic Disability, (COCEMFE).

- Aceesca, Support Association for People with Intellectual Diversity.

- Lantegi Batuak Foundation.

- Avante 3

- Carmen Pardo-Valvarce Foundation.

- Amicos Association.

- Provincial Confederation of People with Physical and Organic Disability of Castellón.

Between the two previous calls for grants (2019 and 2021) and the current one, ENAIRE has allocated a total of €2.1 million to promoting the labour integration of people with disabilities. In particular, the selection process considered job creation in the aeronautical sector, the financial soundness and experience of the applicant organisations, and their track record in supporting the employment of people with disabilities.

These grants help provide the means and resources that specialised organisations need to support the development of skills that improve people’s chances of finding work. This, in turn, will undoubtedly enhance the autonomy, independence, quality of life, and social and professional integration of people with disabilities.

Commitment to corporate social responsibility

ENAIRE, as a state-owned corporate entity belonging to the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, reinforces its commitment to the principles of the United Nations Global Compact (which it joined in 2018). This entails applying universal ethical values and principles across its entire strategy and operations, as well as contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the 2030 Agenda, which form one of the cornerstones of its corporate social responsibility strategy; specifically, to SDG 10, Reduce Inequality, which in goal 10.2 promotes "the social, economic and political inclusion of all irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status". This high-impact social measure falls within ENAIRE’s broader commitment to supporting people with disabilities.

About ENAIRE

ENAIRE is the air navigation service provider in Spain.

As a company of the Ministry of Sustainable Transport and Mobility, it provides air traffic control services during the en route and approach phases of all flights to and from Spain and overflights. In addition, it manages communications, navigation and surveillance services from ENAIRE in the airspace and the entire AENA airport network in Spain and provides aerodrome air traffic control services in 21 airports, including the busiest.

ENAIRE is the fourth largest European air navigation service provider, and it is a member of international partnerships A6 Alliance, SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) Joint Undertaking, SESAR Deployment Manager, iTEC, CANSO (Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation) and collaborates closely with ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).

ENAIRE has received the highest score in Europe on the aviation safety key performance indicator for four years in a row. It has also been awarded the EFQM 600 Seal for its safe, efficient, innovative and sustainable management of air navigation services.