On 18 October, at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Valencia, the inauguration of the sixth edition of the course ‘Employment and professional development in Family Businesses’ was held. This event was organised by UVempleo and the Family Business Chair promoted by the Valencian Association of Entrepreneurs (AVE), the School of Entrepreneurs (EDEM), the Valencian Institute for the Study of Family Business (IVEFA), the Institute of Family Business (IEF) and the University of Valencia (UV), and in collaboration with CaixaBank and Broseta.

The course began with a welcome speech by Alejandro Escribá, Director of the Chair of Family Business, who gave a warm welcome to the course participants.

The main objectives of the course are:

• To understand what Family Businesses (FB) are, the different agents involved in them, their relevance in the country's economy and employment, as well as their strengths and weaknesses.
• Knowing the cultural profile of the FE and knowing how to integrate professionally in them to add value and develop professionally.
• Develop skills that improve employability and enable effective career management.
• Create opportunities for success in the search for employment within a FE.
• To foster personal talent with the support of experts, in order to generate value as a worker in the family business.
• Promote innovation through positive conflict management within the FE.

The first session was led by Alejandro Escribá, followed by UV of social psychology professors Pilar González and Lucía Llinares, who led mentoring sessions focused on improving employability.