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Estepona opens registration for a free ham-carving course for the hospitality sector

The Estepona City Council is accepting applications from this Tuesday, October 20, for a free ham-carving course aimed at owners and employees of hospitality establishments. There are twelve places and it is taught on October 27 and 28.

P. Gonz. L. · Published on October 20, 2026 at 22:37

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The Estepona City Council keeps registration open for the Ham-Carving Course for the Hospitality Sector, a free training course that will be taught on October 27 and 28 at the city's Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos. The activity is aimed at owners and employees of establishments in the hospitality sector, according to the Consistorio.

Twelve places on a first-come, first-served basis

The course has been limited to twelve participants, who will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis. The two practical training sessions will run from 16:30 to 20:30, with a total duration of eight hours spread over both days. The objective indicated by the City Council is to improve carving technique and provide practical knowledge directly applicable to daily work in the hospitality sector.

How to sign up

Registration can be completed in person at the Departamento de Protocolo of the Estepona City Council or by email at protocolo@estepona.es. The deadline is open and places are assigned according to the order in which applications are received.

Organisation

The training is organised by the Área de Empleo y Formación of the Diputación de Málaga, with the participation of the Estepona City Council. Estepona is a municipality in the province of Málaga, in the Costa del Sol Occidental, with a population of 79.621 inhabitants according to the INE for 2025, and it has a wide range of hotels and leisure facilities. The Consistorio has announced in recent days other free training actions in the municipality. On October 19 it announced the opening of the deadline for a course on basic life support techniques and support for advanced life support, within the professional certificate of Transporte Sanitario, which will begin on November 3. A day later, on October 20, it also announced the opening of applications for a 310-hour Organic Farming course, part of the EnRuta project of the Diputación Provincial de Málaga to promote the employment integration of unemployed people.

Requirements and deadline

To take part, applicants must be among the owners or employees of hospitality establishments to whom the training is addressed. The application is submitted at the Departamento de Protocolo of the Estepona City Council or sent to protocolo@estepona.es, and admission is decided on a first-come, first-served basis until the twelve available places are filled.