Fundación Novia Salcedo

Supporting young people's employment

Fundación Novia Salcedo is a Bilbao-based nonprofit focused on improving employment opportunities for young people. It works with businesses and organizations to help young talent enter the workforce and is registered as an employment agency authorized by Lanbide, the Basque public employment service.

Programs for young people

• Professional internships: Workplace experience for young people without prior experience, with a portal to view available positions.
• Basque Global Industry (formerly Global Training): Grants that help young people from the Basque Country gain professional experience with businesses. The 2026 edition offered 57 grants and began on July 23.
• B-STEM Company Training: An international STEM talent initiative for Bizkaia developed with the Provincial Council of Bizkaia through the Bizkaia with the Talent strategy.
• Training and guidance: Career guidance for young people and families, training for counselors, and the Orienta community.
• Jobs and scholarships: Information about job openings, scholarships, grants, awards, subsidies, and master's programs.

Services for businesses

• Managing internships and recruiting and hiring young professionals.
• Hiring grants to promote youth employment.
• Resources and a mentoring school for internship supervisors, with a dedicated space for employers and mentors to manage requests and track placements.

Other initiatives

The foundation supports projects including Ate Berriak, connecting talent and businesses with nine partner organizations; Camino al empleo 2026; Tejiendo Oportunidades; Reactívate 2026, which applies the energy transition to businesses; and ExtraTech, a front-end web-development course. It also organizes the Bilbao Youth Employment Forum (BYEF), the Novia Salcedo Awards, the Eraberritu Awards, and the Academic Excellence Award. Its other initiatives include the Icaro think tank and the GenerAcción NSF network.

Contact

Address: 24 Campo Volantín, first and second floors, 48007 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain. Phone: 94 425 59 59. Email: informacion@noviasalcedo.es. Data protection: dpo.noviasalcedo@noviasalcedo.es. Website: noviasalcedo.es.