Understanding Tripartite Foundation Communications Management

The Spanish Tripartite Foundation for Training (formerly known as FORCEM) is the public body in charge of continuing training for the employees of Spanish companies. The Tripartite Foundation manages the training actions within companies (demand-side training). Training actions include continuing training plans and individual training leave (PIF).

Companies plan and manage demand-side training of their workers while workers must take the initiative to request leave for training. Legal representatives of workers must exercise their workers rights to training participation and information as outlined in current Spanish rules and regulations. Therefore, in regard to continuing training, government intervention is restricted to the monitoring and follow-up of continuing training.

Companies planning to provide continuing training automatically receive a credit to finance it, so it is necessary to communicate information regarding any continuing training to the Tripartite Foundation. This communication is achieved through XML files uploaded through the Tripartite Foundation's web page: www.fundaciontripartita.org. The possible files for communication are:

• Communication of beginning of groups (Company) (Inicio Grupos Formativos: XML Bonificadas).

• Communication of beginning of groups (Organizing Entity) (Inicio Grupos Formativos: XML Organizadoras).

• List of participants (Carga masiva de participantes: Datos de participantes)

• Communication of ending of group (Company) (Finalización Grupos Formativos: XML Bonificadas).

• Communication of ending of group (Organizing Entity) (Finalización Grupos Formativos: XML Organizadoras).

• Communication of training actions (Carga masiva de acciones formativas).