Secot (Spanish Seniors for Technical Council) is a group of senior volunteers who offer their experience and connections. Integrates retired professionals, managers and businessmen. They are located in 43 municipalities in Spain and have approximately 1,400 elderly people.
At Vigo they have worked for 30 years and there are more than a dozen retired people who want to contribute their experience, support entrepreneurs and participate in retirement planning for the elderly. “This means health,” explains President Ramon Santorio. NGO.
Ramon Santorio is an industrial engineer and currently Chairman of Secoto in Vigo. The vice president is Jose Luis Mujica, a former banker. Among them, we can exemplify the profiles of these professionals whose experience is the most valuable thing. Sekot Vigo also has economists and civil engineers.
José Luis Musica explains that the advice and guidance activity is “completely independent and free, making us a very special NGO”. That’s because “nobody tells entrepreneurs how to start a company. It can be difficult because they tell them it’s not profitable,” he says. “We help them get their feet on the ground.”
Another line is the discussion at the training center. “What we offer is not a learning plan, but our experience,” he points out, but it’s not just guidelines for confronting recruiters or focusing on future jobs. It is also a guideline.
What if you don’t know what area you’re looking for help in? “We’re looking for contacts who can support us, because we have a talent map in Spain and we’re asking our seniors to connect specifically with entrepreneurs.” Because I can introduce my experience.”
In a nutshell: “We must support people with ideas, give them wings, and stop them from crashing.”
Currently, they have 40 consultancies at their base at various stages of projects. Live 14 will begin. These include the establishment of a training center for opera singers, a psychological clinic, an equestrian trunk company, a high-end hair salon, and more.
“We’re more grounded and grounded.”
Mentoring entrepreneurs is one of Secot’s businesses in Vigo. The other thing is training. This isn’t just aimed at young people, as I’m giving talks to older people about bridging the digital divide. “This is a course to learn the basics of smartphones and tablets. I’m very happy to finally be able to make video calls and see my grandchildren,” explains Ramon Santorio.
Along these lines, they offer courses in nursing homes in Vigo and other surrounding municipalities, and indeed have agreements with city councils and nursing homes for these activities.
In addition, from Vigo they also participate in the online Secot Entrepreneurship School, which supports people looking to enter the business world both in Spain and Latin America.
“We’re in a necessary social divide because we’re more terrain-oriented and more down-to-earth and delivering experiences,” Santorio says.
They are now launching a new project to combat unwanted isolation among young people. “We would like to hold these lectures at a center in Vigo and will be in talks with the Ampas to do so.”
