– The instance benefited members of the Nueva Esperanza de Salmones Blumar Magallanes union.

– This is the first trade course that has been carried out on topics not related to the regulations of the salmon industry. 

Punta Arenas, December 7, 2023. Thanks to an alliance between Blumar and Inacap, members of the Nueva Esperanza de Salmones Blumar Magallanes union were able to access a welding course, which gave them practical and safety knowledge about the process.

In this activity participated ten people , including center operators and electromechanics from the cultivation centers. The event marks a milestone and was valued by workers, since it is the first training in which regulatory issues of the industry are not discussed. 

Esteban Eberl, electromechanic at the Córdova 2 Cultivation Center in Blumar and president of Nueva Esperanza union in Magallanes, explained that the idea of ​​​​carrying out the course arose “in a conversation we had with the workers, where we saw how we could train outside of our working hours to, for example, learn a job to complement our income. From that, we presented these projects to the company and chose this arc welding course.”

Claudia Bello, head of Administration and People at Salmones Blumar Magallanes, stated that “the union told us that they wanted to do a course that was not about the regulations of the industry, which we always do, but one that would give a bonus to the workers, a trade course.” 

Bello also commented that “we selected Inacap because we thought it was an excellent facolity to carry it out, so we are very happy with this course, and we hope that in 2024 we will support a new trade course for workers.” 

Laura Álvarez, vice-rector of the Punta Arenas headquarters of Inacap, pointed out that “these instances are very important, because for some time we have been very focused on the area of ​​continuing education.” He added that “we are in an education that is permanent, we always have to be acquiring new knowledge, and technical knowledge is the most valued,” so “it is essential to encourage continuing education, and also in areas such as mechanics, welding and electricity.” 

Miguel Ángel Colpihueque, Welding teacher at Inacap, observed “great enthusiasm on the part of the students to discover new ways to develop professionally, especially in the subject of welding. This is a trade in which over time one specializes, and through the courses they take they will improve their professional quality in the different welding processes.”

Giuliana Melgarejo, an operator at the Estero Riquelme Farming Center, was one of the workers who participated in the course. He expressed his gratitude for the opportunity and said that the knowledge acquired “will be very useful to us, it was a short course, but very precise.”