On 5 October 2026, the Government of the Canary Islands announced the fourth edition of a training course for youth-sector professionals. Entitled Prácticas Coeducativas: Competencias y herramientas para combatir las violencias machistas en el trabajo con personas jóvenes, it is organised by the Dirección General de Juventud a seven-part live online series, running from 6 to 29 October. The initiative is funded through the Pacto de Estado contra la Violencia de Género, with support from Spain’s Ministry of Equality; the regional administration is responsible for its content.
The aim is to prevent violence through primary work with young people: the course seeks to give staff at youth centres, schools and out-of-school education concrete tools to tackle sexism, harassment and other forms of gender-based violence. Seven three-hour sessions are planned, each running from 16:00 to 19:00. According to the Dirección General de Juventud, the opening session on 6 October will cover the theoretical foundations of co-education and introduce the accompanying teaching guide. This will be followed by a talk by Iván Gómez on masculinities informed by gender equality as a tool for preventing violence.
The remaining sessions focus on specific themes: on 8 October, Rioko Fotabón will bring together anti-racism and education and outline prevention from an intersectional perspective. On 13 October, Nira Santana will address ciberviolencias machistas and prevention in the school context. On 15 October, Itxi Guerra will speak about support from a gender- and ableism-critical perspective. Nilsa Perdomo will make the case on 20 October for education informed by gender equality that goes beyond an adult-centric perspective. On 27 October, Magda Piñeyro will analyse Gordofobia and psychological violence as forms of gender-based violence. The closing session on 29 October will be led by Asiria Álvarez with approaches to prevention through artistic practice.
The announcement on the website of the Gobierno de Canarias sets the initiative in its regional context and targets people who work directly with young people. The regional government emphasises an intersectional approach to prevention, which views violence against women and girls not in isolation, but in connection with racism, ableism, body norms and digital forms of violence. The authority’s announcement gives no figures on participation, selection procedures or any subsequent evaluation. It therefore remains unclear how the effectiveness of the measures will be assessed after the course; the organisational and thematic framework, however, is clearly defined.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).