The Government of the Canary Islands boasts of Hecansa

The Minister of Tourism and Employment of the Government of the Canary Islands, Jessica de Leon, recently inaugurated the academic year of School of the Canary Islands Hotels, where he reiterated that “it is the legislature of Hecansa”. In this sense, He explained that “this year the number of students has doubled compared to the previous year.”, reaching the 166 students in both centers of Santa Brígida and Santa Cruz, due to the information campaigns that have been carried out in schools and institutes to make Hecansa's work visible and try to make it that bridge between Compulsory Secondary Education (THAT) and higher formations”.

Besides, according to the latest data, el 70% of Hecansa students received a job offer this year after completing their studies. In your opinion, “This high percentage to access the labor market is due to the Intensive Dual Vocational Training system that we implemented two years ago, which has become a pioneering center in the Canary Islands in this modality, "which combines theoretical training with practice in companies in the hospitality and tourism sectors".

De León made these statements after welcoming the first-year students of the intermediate degree training cycle in Gastronomy, in general dual mode, in it Hotel Escuela Santa Brígida, and in connection via streaming with students of the same degree in the Santa Cruz School Hotel.

“You will bring prestige to the tourism and hotel sectors with training that will allow you to be prepared to make that automatic leap into the job market”, De Leon added., who referred to the investment of more than 1,5 million euros from Next Generation funds and more than 50.000 euros of own funds “with which not only the kitchens of both school hotels have been renovated, but also the residences, the rooms and accessibility works have been carried out”.

Jéssica de León was accompanied by the general director of Planning, Tourism Training and Promotion, Miguel Angel Rodriguez; the CEO of Hecansa, Paola Plasencia; the CEO of Gesprotur, Ignacio Solana; the Director of Training at Hecansa, Yurena Marrero; the director of the Hotel Escuela Santa Brígida, Ricardo Gil; in addition to the teaching staff.

Both the general Dual Vocational Training and the intensive Dual Vocational Training combine theoretical teaching in Hecansa's training classrooms and experiential learning in its hotel establishments and restaurants., as through associated companies, industry leaders, like H10, Barcelona, Princess, Iberostar and Satocan. “In the coming months”, De León assured, “We will sign new agreements with tourism companies to expand the offer of this practical training in workplaces”.

Besides, in intensive Dual FP, The student's training stay in the company represents the 50% of teaching time and the apprentice students receive remuneration through an alternating training contract.

In this academic year, the intermediate degree in Gastronomy is taught in a general dual modality.; the higher degree in Kitchen Management in the general dual and intensive dual modalities; the higher degree in Hotel Management, in the general dual and intensive dual modalities, and the higher degree in Restoration in online format.

Hecansa training centers have this course 2025-2026 con 166 students distributed in these teachings. “Our students have between 18 y 30 years, and arrive at our centers with ESO studies, Baccalaureate and university degrees, to a lesser extent”, detailed the CEO of Hecansa, Paola Plasencia. "We detected that women show their preferences for training in hotel services and management and men, instead, by kitchen”, he added.

Paola Plasencia remembered, besides, that “Hecansa was the first training center in Hospitality and Tourism in the entire national territory that offers school hotels to students to acquire practical skills in their training processes”.

On this visit, both the first head chef, Borja Fleitas, as the second chef, Juan Caballero, They detailed the impact of the renovations carried out to modernize and provide this space with updated and appropriate appliances to meet the needs of the service provided..