Fifede

What Fifede does

Fifede (Fundación Canaria Insular para la Formación, El Empleo y el Desarrollo Empresarial) is a public non-profit foundation established in 1998 and headquartered in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. It operates as an instrumental body of the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, providing free vocational training, employment orientation, business creation support, and grant administration to the island's roughly one million residents. Its primary user segments are unemployed and underemployed citizens, aspiring entrepreneurs, SMEs and self-employed professionals, and NEET youth. All services are delivered at no cost to beneficiaries, funded through the Cabildo, the European Social Fund Plus, and the regional MEDI FDCAN program.

The foundation operates a digital ecosystem comprising three core platforms: Campus Fifede (a Moodle-based LMS at campus.fifede.org for online courses), the Sede Electrónica (sede.fifede.org for administrative procedures, Cl@ve authentication, and transparency), and a newly procured gamification/virtual simulation platform for soft-skills training. Course offerings include AI for SME Management (co-delivered with EOI), AI-driven digital marketing, generative AI for sales, business creation, C+CAP/D+CAP driving licenses, and sector-specific vocational training. Strategic programs include Cualificate 2025, Barrios por el Empleo: Juntos más Fuertes (neighborhood-based employment services), Growing STARS (international youth mobility), Ecopreneurs (Erasmus+ sustainable entrepreneurship), and the 9th annual Premios Estamos con Ellas awards for women entrepreneurs.

Fifede's revenue model is anomalous from a commercial standpoint: it does not sell to customers. Instead, it receives appropriations from the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife and manages EU and regional grants, then redistributes training subsidies, employment subsidies, and business creation grants to citizens and partner organizations. Subcontracted vendors (Recursos Online SL, DATABOT, Explotación de Formación y Manipulación S.L., OSICAN, Crokis Multimedia) deliver portions of the technology and training infrastructure. The go-to-market is event-driven and community-led, combining in-person services at headquarters, electronic self-service channels, and neighborhood outreach to underserved populations including homeless individuals, transgender collectives, and at-risk youth.

Name

Fifede

Legal name

Fundación Canaria Insular para la Formación, El Empleo y el Desarrollo Empresarial

Website

https://fifede.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fifede is a public non-profit foundation based in Tenerife, Spain, owned by the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife. It delivers free vocational training, employment orientation, business creation support, and grant administration to island residents, funded by the Cabildo, European Social Fund Plus, and the MEDI FDCAN program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training and Public Employment Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAEANAL

Train-the-Trainer & Instructor Enablement Services

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/IT Training & Technical Enablement Services

Keywords

• Vocational training services
• Public employment services
• Business creation support
• Youth mobility programs
• Subsidized training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Cruz De Tenerife

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies and Grants Administration: Fifede receives core funding from the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife and manages European Social Fund Plus (Fondo Social Europeo Plus) programs including MEDI FDCAN. The foundation distributes employment subsidies, business creation grants, and training funding to eligible recipients.
2. Free Training Services Provision: Fifede provides free professional training programs funded by public sources including Fondo Social Europeo Plus and the Tenerife Island Council. Programs target employed persons, entrepreneurs, and job seekers with courses in technology, business management, transportation licenses, and sector-specific skills.
3. Employment and Business Development Services: The foundation administers employment programs including job placement assistance, career counseling, business incubation support, and international mobility opportunities for young people. Services are provided free to citizens as part of public employment policy implementation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fifede is a public non-profit foundation that delivers free vocational training courses, employment orientation and job placement assistance, business creation support and grants administration, and international youth mobility programs to residents of Tenerife. All services are funded by the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife and the European Social Fund Plus (FSE+) and provided at no cost to beneficiaries through in-person centers, the Campus Fifede online learning platform, the Sede Electrónica administrative platform, and community-based neighborhood programs.

Product overview

Fifede (Fundación Insular para la Formación, el Empleo y el Desarrollo Empresarial) is a public foundation on Tenerife providing employment, training, and business development services. The organization offers a portfolio of training programs including AI-focused courses (AI for SME Management, AI-Enhanced Digital Marketing, AI Sales Services), vocational training (driving licenses C+CAP/D+CAP, beauty/barber), and business creation courses. Key programs include 'Cualifícate' for vocational training, 'Barrios por el Empleo: Juntos más Fuertes' for comprehensive employment support, 'Growing STARS' for international youth mobility, and 'Premios Estamos con Ellas' for women entrepreneurs. Digital services include the 'Sede Electrónica' electronic administration platform and 'Campus Fifede' learning management system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cabildo Emplea: Employment brand associated with the Tenerife Island Government's employment initiatives, managed by Fifede.

Products and services

• AI Technology for SME Management Training (Tecnología en IA para la Gestión de Pymes)

Quantifiable outcome

• 11 young people from Tenerife participated in Growing STARS project in Bali, Indonesia, working with local tourism students to develop entrepreneurial ideas
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DATABOT TECHNOLOGIES S.L.coreTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2026Awarded 22,400€ contract for development and implementation of a gamification and virtual simulation platform for soft skills training and employability improvement within the Barrios por el Empleo: Juntos más Fuertes 2026 project.
• BE ROCK MARKETING SLUminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Awarded 12,500€ contract for promotion and dissemination of the Barrios por el Empleo: Juntos más Fuertes 2026 employment program, supporting marketing and outreach activities.
• Explotación de Formación y Manipulación S.L.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2026Awarded 37,300€ contracts for C+CAP and D+CAP driving license training within the Cualificate 2025 project, providing specialized transportation sector qualifications.
• Asociación de Peluquerías y Belleza de CanariasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Awarded contracts for masculine grooming/barber training (23,364€ and 21,364€) within the Cualificate 2025 project, demonstrating sector-specific training partnerships.
• Recursos Online SLcoreTechnology or Integration · 23 January 2026Awarded 31,500€ contract for planning online learning platform, content development, and training delivery as part of the Cualificate 2025 project. Provides critical e-learning infrastructure for the foundation's digital training services.
• Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEOI is a strategic partner co-delivering training programs such as the AI Technology for SME Management course. The partnership enables access to specialized curriculum and certification for Tenerife professionals through co-financed programs under the MEDI FDCAN initiative with Fondo Social Europeo Plus funding.
• Cáritas Diocesana de TenerifeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in employment projects targeting people experiencing homelessness, demonstrating Fifede's collaboration with social organizations for vulnerable population integration.
• Cruz Roja EspañolaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in transgender collective employability project, working with Fifede on social inclusion and employment support for marginalized groups in Tenerife.
• Fundación Proyecto Don BoscominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in social network dynamization project for socio-labor integration of youth, contributing to youth employment initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fundación Estatal para la Formación en el Empleo (FUNDAE): Spain's national paritarian foundation managing vocational training funds across the country. Directly comparable to Fifede as a public-purpose foundation administering training subsidies, but operating at national scale rather than insular. Both share the model of distributing EU/public training funds to beneficiaries.
• SEPE (Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal): Spain's national public employment service overseeing unemployment benefits, employment policy, and training coordination nationwide. Sets the policy framework within which Fifede operates on Tenerife; comparable as a public employment/training administration.

Direct peers

• Servicio Canario de Empleo (SCE): The Canary Islands regional government's employment service, with overlapping mandate in employment orientation, training coordination, and subsidy administration. SCE operates at the regional level while Fifede focuses on Tenerife specifically; both serve the same citizen base for employment services in the Canaries.
• Fundación INCYDE (Instituto para la Competitividad Empresarial): Spanish foundation of Chambers of Commerce supporting entrepreneurship, business creation, and SME competitiveness. Directly comparable to Fifede's business development and entrepreneurship programs, with broader national scope but similar public-cofinanced foundation model.
• EOI (Escuela de Organización Industrial): Spain's leading public business school delivering vocational and executive training co-financed by EU funds. EOI is an active partner of Fifede (delivering joint AI for SMEs program) and shares the model of publicly-funded professional training — but at national scale.

Regional players

• INAEM (Instituto Aragonés de Empleo): Aragon's regional employment service combining training, employment orientation, and entrepreneurship support. Functionally analogous to Fifede's mandate but operating in a different Spanish autonomous community with different economic structure.
• Cámara de Comercio de Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Local chamber of commerce providing business training, entrepreneurship support, and SME services within Fifede's same Tenerife geography. Adjacent rather than identical — Cámara is a member-based organization rather than a public foundation — but offers comparable business development services on the same island.
• Lanbide (Servicio Vasco de Empleo): Basque Country's public employment service offering training, orientation, and business support analogous to Fifede. Operates in a different Spanish region but shares the integrated model of public employment-and-training delivery under one regional authority.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fifedetfe
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCkGw74Rq0J3JWRK9JE_QdFw
• Facebookes-es.facebook.com/fifede.tenerife
• Instagraminstagram.com/fifedetfe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fifede

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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