Rinova Málaga S.L. is a learning and development company which specialises in cultural, social and economic innovation. Its overall mission is to foster inclusive learning, responsible entrepreneurship and promote employability skills and civic participation, with an emphasis on the exploitation and development of learning technologies to foster social inclusion.
Following the operation of its originating staff at the Polo Digital business incubator centre in Málaga since 2018, the organisation officially established as a legal entity in 2021. Its specific competencies are focused on digital content development and creative learning technologies for inclusive learning in VET and adult education. Specifically, this includes:
- digital content design and development of online learning management systems;
- curriculum development for e-learning, blended and flexible learning;
- pedagogical development for learning professionals (tutors, trainers, teachers, mentors, coaches, job counsellors and brokers, work-based learning practitioners);
- creative learning technologies and methodologies, incorporating gamification, e-mentoring and guidance, community of practice development, action learning;
- recognition and validation of skills learned in both formal and non-formal settings;
- intercultural competencies in mobility through learning and work.
The core staff team at Rinova Málaga have been active in the European and international dimension for many years, being affiliated to the Rinova company group and the international work of its staff. Through this affiliation, Rinova Málaga is associated to Metropolisnet, an EEIG concerned with inclusive urban development and the Association of European Job Brokerage Organisations as well as a wide network of European partners. The local team bring these international links to the benefit of its target groups for its services in Málaga and across Spain. Their work has contributed to the development of Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs and innovative international partnerships concerned with youth entrepreneurship, the development of soft skills and employability skills and non-formal and informal mentoring and professional development learning programmes, as well as the validation of professional practitioners in the fields of community economic development, information, advice and guidance, vocational training and adult education.
Meet Our Team
Michele De Vito completed an EU Funding & Project Management MA in 2016 after graduating in Music & Performing Arts in 2015, with a focus on cultural business management. During his studies, he worked as VET tutor on ESF funded projects in Rome. Before moving to Spain in 2020, he spent three years in London gaining experience of management and implementation on a number of Erasmus+, Interreg, REC and COSME projects working with a large number of partners across Europe. He also coordinated several outgoing and incoming placements on the Mobilitas Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme.
Sami Atif graduated in Film and Television Studies from Brunel University London in 2017. Since then, he has worked in various roles, with experience in practical video and digital media production, digital marketing, web-design/development as well as compliance and finance roles. He has also previously worked on the Talent Match London project, an employability programme for young adults. Additionally, he has also worked on a variety of EU projects dealing with a variety of issues, including youth entrepreneurship, creative mentoring and VET.
To learn more about Rinova Málaga S.L. and their initiatives, please visit www.rinova.es