Helping people prosper also means helping them acquire and update skills through lifelong learning, which businesses and society are demanding to respond to current and future challenges. We also help young people secure their first job.
Through global initiatives like Santander Open Academy, Universia and Fundación Universia, we provide alternatives for people to develop skills according to their interests and needs, regardless of their level of education. Our proposition includes free digital content, courses and resources for people who want to broaden their horizons, stay up to date, or take their career to the next level.
Santander Open Academy is a free global online learning and professional development platform that is open and available to everyone, with no requirement to be a bank customer.
It provides access to a diverse and flexible training proposition with courses, scholarships and content that enable people to boost their employability by learning and building on the job skills that the market is demanding most. Courses can have limited places or open access.
The catalogue of nearly 900 programmes includes courses on languages, technological tools, data, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, soft skills, and health and wellbeing.
Universia is an open and free digital platform that enables students and recent graduates to boost their careers by providing access to job and internship opportunities in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, as well as job fairs, employment portals, competitions, and events.
Users can build their CV on an AI-based tool and take online tests to assess their skill level.
Moreover, it supports universities’ digital transformation and has become one of the world’s largest university networks and a global space for collaboration, cooperation and joint reflection among institutions within the Ibero-American Higher Education Area.
Fundación Universia promotes improvement in the quality of life for people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, enhancing their autonomy, economic well-being, and social inclusion in educational and workplace environments.
It is an international benchmark in inclusive culture and participates in global forums led by the United Nations and the International Labour Organization.
It fosters continuous, digital and global learning by offering training programmes, scholarships, internships, employment opportunities and mentoring to unlock the potential of the job market for people with disabilities and those at risk of vulnerability.
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