What Zing Programme does

Zing Programme is a non-profit youth employability initiative operated by the Barcelona-based foundation Fundació Nous Cims, serving vulnerable young people aged 16 to 30 across Spain who have faced barriers to education and employment. Founded in 2019, it is structured around three principal pillars: ZING Vocación (personalized vocational orientation delivered through sherpa-led workshops using the proprietary "Descobreix la teva cima" methodology), Becas ZING (impact scholarships for vocational studies), and ZING Network (a community of more than 2,000 zingers supported through in-person events and the ZINGLAND digital community platform). The programme reports a 92% educational success rate among participants and an 80% employment rate among recent graduates.

Operating as a foundation programme, Zing does not charge beneficiaries for its services and is funded through corporate partnerships (ZING Corp), donations, and collaborations with social entities. Distribution is anchored by a referral network of 91+ social entities and embedded delivery in 17 high or maximum complexity Catalan secondary schools, supported by auxiliary services including a Mentorship Programme, ZING Inserción Laboral (employment insertion with corporate partners such as Ciurana), the sports sub-programme ZING Atletics, and the ZING Stars annual recognition awards. Technology surface is intentionally lightweight: a WordPress website with the uncodeAI responsive image layer, the ZINGLAND mobile community app, and the ORIEN Chatbot used to scale vocational evaluation intake — no proprietary AI models, patents, or external funding rounds are disclosed.

The organization is led by Director Miquel Antonijuan and a small team of programme-specific project managers (Network, Labor Insertion, Scholarships, Vocational Orientation), reflecting a mission-driven operating structure rather than a venture-scale one. The 2020 Premio Educaweb de Orientación Académica y Profesional award for the ZING Vocación methodology and an institutional data-sharing partnership with the Generalitat de Catalunya Department of Vocational Training are the principal external validations evidenced in the source material.

Name

Zing Programme

Legal name

Fundació Nous Cims

Website

https://zingprogramme.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zing Programme is a Barcelona-based non-profit employability initiative of Fundació Nous Cims that provides vocational orientation, scholarships, and community support to vulnerable young people aged 16–30 across Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Employability Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

First-Year Experience & Transition Programs (EDALABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL)

Keywords

• Youth employability program
• Vocational orientation services
• Education scholarships
• Social impact services
• Community network programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-profit Social Program: Zing Programme is a non-profit employability initiative operated by Fundació Nous Cims. The program is funded through donations, corporate partnerships, and economic collaborations from companies. Services are provided free of charge to young beneficiaries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Zing Programme is a non-profit employability initiative that supports vulnerable young people aged 16–30 across Spain through vocational orientation workshops, impact scholarships for continued education, a community network (ZING Network), mentoring, and labor insertion services delivered in partnership with social entities, schools, and corporate partners (ZING Corp). The program is operated by Fundació Nous Cims and provides all services free of charge to young beneficiaries.

Product overview

ZING Programme is a comprehensive non-profit youth employability initiative from Fundació Nous Cims, not a traditional software product. It operates as a unified social program combining multiple interconnected services: ZING Vocación (vocational orientation through sherpa-led workshops), Becas ZING (scholarships for vocational studies), ZING Network (community network with the ZINGLAND digital platform), ZING Corp (corporate labor insertion partnerships), ZING Inserción Laboral (job placement services), and a Mentorship Program. The program targets young people aged 16-30 in vulnerable situations across Spain, focusing on vocational discovery, educational support, transversal skill development, and quality labor insertion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ZING Vocación: Vocational guidance programme offering workshops and coaching to help young people discover their vocation and create a formative/labour itinerary.
• Becas ZING
• ZING Network
• ZING Corp
• ZINGLAND
• ZING Atletics
• ZING Stars

Products and services

• ZING Programme Comprehensive non-profit youth employability program designed to transform the lives of young people (16-30 years old) who have not had equal access to education and the labor market. Provides vocational orientation, scholarships, and a support network to facilitate educational success and quality labor insertion.
• ZING Vocación Vocational orientation program featuring workshops and coaching sessions to help young people discover their talents, motivations, and career paths. Delivered through 'sherpas' (professional guides) using a proprietary methodology based on self-knowledge and coaching.
• Becas ZING Scholarship program providing financial support for young people demonstrating commitment and motivation to pursue vocational studies. Includes grants for educational and career development.
• ZING Network Community network of over 1,000 young people (zingers) connected through activities, training, sports, networking events, and the ZINGLAND digital platform. Focuses on reinforcing transversal competencies and supporting educational and professional success.
• ZING Corp Corporate partnership program connecting socially responsible companies with zingers for quality first labor experiences. Offers services including candidate pre-selection, labor insertion support, and guidance on hiring incentives.
• ZING Inserción Laboral Labor insertion service that accompanies young people in their job search, provides training on employment competencies, and facilitates connections with ZING Corp companies through the Labor Acelerator program.
• Programa ZING Institutos Program working with high and maximum complexity educational centers in Catalonia, providing vocational exploration opportunities, impact scholarships, and support for over 500 young people across 17 institutes.
• Programa de Mentoría Mentoring program pairing young people with volunteer mentors who provide emotional and socio-educational support over an 8-month period, following a structured 5-phase accompaniment plan.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% educational success rate among zingers
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Department of Vocational Training of the Generalitat de CatalunyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZing Programme shares data with the Department of Vocational Training to cross-reference lists of ZING scholarship recipients with MEC scholarship recipients and awarded amounts, ensuring coordination of financial support for young beneficiaries.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fundación Secretariado Gitano: Spanish foundation focused on the social and labor inclusion of the Roma community, with youth employability programs (Promociona). Comparable educational scholarship, mentoring, and labor insertion pathway model.
• Fundación Adecco: Spanish foundation focused on employability and labor insertion for vulnerable groups, including young people at risk of exclusion. Directly comparable mission and stakeholder model (corporate partners hire beneficiaries), with national geographic reach.
• Junior Achievement Spain: Non-profit delivering employability, entrepreneurship, and career-readiness programs to young people in Spain, often through school partnerships. Comparable school-based vocational orientation and corporate volunteer model.

Others

• European Youth Foundation (Council of Europe): Funding body supporting youth employability and social-inclusion projects across Europe. Comparable mission focus, but operates as a funder rather than direct service provider, positioning it as a potential financing peer/sponsor for Zing's expansion.

Broad incumbents

• Cruz Roja Juventud: Spanish Red Cross youth division running employability and education programs for vulnerable youth via local branches. Similar community-driven outreach model with substantial national scale and government funding.
• Fundación \"la Caixa\" (Incorpora Programme): Large Spanish foundation running the Incorpora program for labor insertion of vulnerable groups, including youth. Operates at significantly larger scale and with broader funding base, but addresses the same vulnerable-youth employability mission in Spain.
• Save the Children Spain: International NGO with significant Spanish operations running youth employment and education programs (e.g., \"Programa de Empleo Joven\"). Addresses overlapping vulnerable-youth segment but with much broader scope beyond employability.
• Fundación Telefónica (42 / Conecta Empleo): Large Spanish foundation running digital-skills and youth employability programs (Conecta Empleo, 42 Madrid). Similar corporate-funded, free-to-beneficiary model, with stronger digital-skills focus and much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Generation (Spain): Global non-profit training and employment program for young people, present in Spain. Uses a similar vocational pathway model (training \u2192 mentor \u2192 employer placement) and could compete for the same corporate partners and young beneficiaries.

Regional players

• Fundación ONCE / Inserta Empleo: Spanish foundation focused on employment of people with disabilities, operating nationally with strong corporate partner network. Comparable corporate-driven labor insertion model for vulnerable populations in Spain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC9oLmchz52cb3JPgVRn48JA
• Instagraminstagram.com/zingprogramme
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zingprogramme

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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