Actions with a social vision
Our commitment to society is reflected in multiple actions that we develop throughout the year.
We have the firm purpose of spreading the values of nautical culture.
Commitment to youth
We collaborate with Carnet Jove to facilitate access to sailing for young people aged 16 and over. These are ages when children depend on their parents to pay for their education...
Free training
Since 2014 Escola Port has been offering free online courses from the web www.aulanautica.org
Social exclusion
We want to give the same opportunities to all citizens and that those who have an economic situation that does not allow them to enter the nautical sector can access it.
Port Blau Foundation – EscolaPort
The Port Blau Foundation – EscolaPort is an initiative launched in 2021 to develop the social action that the school has been carrying out in recent years.
The main objective of Fundació Port Blau is "the inclusion, preservation and dissemination of sustainable navigation".
We share the following values:
Society does not give everyone opportunities to learn how to navigate and chart a career path. From the Port School Foundation we want to provide opportunities and scholarships to break economic and social barriers for each case.
Living the sea means sharing with others a way of understanding the relationship with the environment. We are a group of people of diverse age and origin who, regardless of our learning, want to welcome everyone.
There are still too many cultural barriers and preconceptions that deter women from taking on different roles in professional and recreational boating. We believe that everyone should be able to sail and develop professionally and their hobby in nautical.
We are lovers of sailing and enjoy passing on our enthusiasm for this activity, which is totally respectful of the environment, to all our students. We believe in the blue economy: taking care of the environment is not only a legal obligation, but part of being a good sailor.
Learning to sail is learning to be free. There are many people who, through nautical learning, have come to build social and business leadership. Navigation is the anticipation of problems and the resilience to overcome them.
Discounts for young people
We know that nautical culture is inculcated during childhood and youth and accompanies you throughout your life. Since 2013, we have facilitated the learning of recreational courses for young people with initiatives such as the discounts of the Youth Card
We want young people to be able to access courses and activities at a much lower price (e.g. 50% in Navigation License and 40% streaming courses PNB and PER with their practices).
If you are between 16 and 30 years old, don't think about it and start your nautical adventure with the Carnet Jove i Escola Port. You will be able to learn the theory with digital resources, streaming classes and practices on the best boats in Barcelona.
environment
We believe it is our duty to convey a vision that takes the environment into account. In today's world with different threats both climate and pollution, at Escola Port we mainly promote sailing, to be the most respectful.
In turn, we also want to emphasize the reuse and recycling of materials derived from recreational and professional boating as well as the reduction of waste.
That is why, for example, we encourage the use of ecological bottles in our courses, giving a bottle to each student.
We give a biodegradable toiletry bag, consisting of a towel and a pillowcase, to each participant of the cross-country practice.
vwe want to give second lives in our sails, recycling used sails to make briefcases to give to our students so they can keep the teaching material in them.
In all the classrooms and administration areas, the rubbish is separated and in the water machines instead of plastic cups, cardboard cups are used.
Our practice boats help as much as possible to collect plastics and all kinds of objects found in the sea every time a practice is carried out.
All these actions help to make our students aware of the importance of taking care of the environment.
Against social exclusion
At Escola Port we train and support people who are unemployed or at risk of social exclusion.
Our main objective is to provide them with the opportunity they deserve through training and subsequent employment. Considering the economic factor as an important barrier, we offer discounted individual courses with the 15% discount and special prices on training packs.
"We believe in people. We believe in second chances."
Our commitment is focused on ensuring, through different projects and initiatives, that the nautical and maritime sector is not only a job opportunity but also a place to promote values and unique experiences that will undoubtedly favor and improve the quality of life of the participants .
We offer personalized advice to those who want to make the sea their profession. The analysis of the work profile, the creation of a CV adapted to the needs of the sector and the recommendation of the optimal training route are fundamental actions to achieve the objective.
Escola Port is a training center for:
Women at the helm
Women represent barely 17% of the total number of recreational nautical qualifications and 2% participate in the maritime labor market.
We want to give visibility to women at sea and contribute to reducing the gender gap in nautical qualifications for recreation and the maritime sector.
It is very important for our school to take an active role, which is why we continuously carry out actions aimed at the fact that in the near future the gap decreases and it is common to see more women enjoying and working in the nautical sector every day.
Free training
Since 2014 Escola Port has been offering free online courses from the web aulanautica.org since we have always wanted to facilitate access to recreational and professional sailing for all those who want it and for them enrolling in a paid course may represent a barrier.
There are thousands of students who, thanks to this platform, have taken up recreational sailing and discovered a new hobby, which they will be able to maintain throughout their lives, since sailing can be practiced until advanced ages and is and all advisable for people who reach retirement.
Many of these students who have discovered recreational boating from our free platform have been encouraged to make the sea their profession, taking their STCW courses at the Formación Profesional del Mar d'Escola Port school to become nautical professionals.
Job exchange
Our job board goes beyond posting job offers.
We offer individual and personalized advice in the analysis of the work profile, information on career paths, the creation of a CV adapted to the needs of the sector and the necessary guidance to make the sea your profession.
Through different channels, for exclusive use by EscolaPort students, we publish job offers from various companies in the sector adapted to your profile.
– Private text messaging groups.
– Notice board in our headquarters.
– Selection of tailor-made offers according to the applicant's profile.
Internships for students
We are always open to having students in internships (summer internships or stages) to be able to pass on our knowledge and train in the fields of tourism, marketing and IT.
We have collaboration agreements with different schools and universities in France and other parts of Europe since 2014.
In many cases, internships end up translating into a permanent job. If you think you might be interested, make us a proposal for a collaboration period.
