Overview

• Intensive dual FP enrollment has surged 150% over five years to 17,661 students but remains far below the 85,000 in general FP cycles.
• Currently 43,258 Catalan companies host dual FP trainees, yet at least 60,000 are needed to accommodate an estimated 123,896 students.
• Dual FP delivers a 67.4% job insertion rate and over 90% satisfaction among students and employers, compared with a 48.3% placement rate in traditional FP.
• The intensive model embeds 35–50% of training time (800–1,200 hours) in paid workplace learning, mirroring Germany’s approach.
• Sector participation is uneven, topping 70% in extractive and energy industries but falling below 30% in agrarian and services fields.