C / Perales
30510 Yecla (Murcia)
España

Contact person: Mr. Carlos Azorin
Tel.: +34.968752040
Fax: +34.968751331
Email: commercial@cetem.es

CETEM is a non-profit scientific research and training organization located in the south east of Spain, in Yecla, the second city of Spain in furniture production, after Valencia. CETEM was created due to an initiative of the private companies in the wood and furniture sector of Murcia, and established in 1995 with the initial support of the Murcia’s Government, the Spanish Ministry of Industry and the European Union. Today CETEM is the umbrella organisation for almost 170 associated companies throughout Spain. CETEM contributes actively towards the social economic development of companies by providing support and encouraging processes of Technology Innovation and Development, such as strategies of competitiveness in the business environment and training programs adapted to the Furniture Sector. CETEM manages more than 30 training programs for the Furniture Sector per year; these courses cover a wide range of areas from Design, Ecodesign, and Production Management to quality standards management. CETEM knows the importance of design in the Furniture Sector and promotes design by means of training courses. CETEM has also launched 3 design contents to promote Design:
1) International Industrial Design content (annually)
2) Regional Furniture Design content (annually)
3) Students furniture design content (annually)

By means of these contents Young Designers have the opportunity to show their designs, and many of them are subcontracted by Furniture design companies.
CETEM annually organizes a “Master’s degree in Furniture Design and Manufacturing”. This Master is the ideal way for students and graduates to practice their chosen career while gaining practical experience in a real work environment and insights into practices in Furniture Companies. The experience improves skills, communication and helps the participants to become more confident and successful in their future career.
CETEM staff forms a multidisciplinary team with academic background in areas like, Education, Engineering, Chemistry and Design. Staff experience includes participation and coordination of projects financed by National and European programmes like ESF.
CETEM has implemented a gender policy; nowadays CETEM workers are equally distributed: 50% women and 50% men; four of their seven departments are being managed by women.