The General Administration of the Government of Cantabria faces this year a massive call for public employment with 899 positionsThis is the result of combining the Public Employment Offers (OEP) of 2025 and 2026 with positions that had become vacant in previous processes. According to the Executive itself, this involves one of the most comprehensive offerings in recent years and the largest of the current legislature.
The objective of this battery of selection processes is Strengthen public services, rejuvenate the workforce, and offer job stability This call for applications is aimed at both those already working in the public administration and those seeking to enter the system for the first time. It also seeks to... retaining talent in Cantabria and to make the civil service one for young people preparing for competitive exams.
An offer of 899 places between open competition and internal promotion
The 899 planned places correspond to the Public Employment Offers (OEP) 2025 and 2026, to which are added 26 empty squares These are from previous calls for applications and are being included again in the processes that will take place throughout this year. This figure does not include the five positions in the Fire Prevention and Extinction and Rescue Service of the 2025 Public Employment Offer (OEP) that have already been announced, with physical tests scheduled to begin on May 18.
Of the total, 718 places will be allocated to the open competition and will be filled through the competitive examination system, while 181 places are reserved for internal promotion of the staff already part of the regional government's workforce. The Minister of the Presidency, Justice, Security and Administrative Simplification, Isabel UrrutiaHe stressed that this distribution aims to combine the entry of new profiles with the opportunity for professional advancement for current employees.
In terms of employment relationships, the supply is distributed as follows: 496 civil service positions y 403 of labor personnelThe aim is to balance the needs of the General Administration across different bodies, categories and specialties, while ensuring the coverage of services considered essential.
In the 2026 Public Employment Offer, which was recently approved by the Governing Council and published in the Official Gazette of Cantabria (BOC), are included 488 places414 open positions and 74 internal promotions. The remainder, up to a total of 899, comes from the 2025 Public Employment Offer and from positions not filled in previous calls for applications.
Allocation of positions by bodies, categories and priority sectors
Within the block of civil servants by open competitionCategories such as administrative assistant, with 75 positions, and administrative, with 62 positions These positions are key to the daily functioning of the Administration and address the need to strengthen management, processing, and citizen services.
In the field of labor staffSome of the most numerous categoriesThe following are offered for the General Administration: 107 service employee positions, while in the socio-health area, meetings are being held 79 places social and healthcare technicianThe forestry and emergency services sector is also being significantly strengthened, with forest workers/forest firefighters among the profiles with the highest volume of positions.
The specific distribution linked to the 2026 Public Employment Offer (OEP) details 231 open positions for staff, among which stand 48 service employee positions, 45 social and healthcare technician, 39 forestry worker-forest firefighter y 22 nursing assistantThese figures demonstrate the regional government's commitment to strengthening social and healthcare services, environmental protection, and fire prevention and firefighting serviceswhich together represent more than a quarter of the total offer.
For its part, the Internal promotion It is largely concentrated in general administration bodies. It highlights the Call for applications for 60 positions in the administrative staff, to which are added 15 positions in the general auxiliary corps, in addition to various places for the groups A1 and A2 aimed at senior staff, with the aim of promoting professional careers within the regional administration.
Selection system: pure competitive examination and reserved for people with disabilities
One of the main new features of this call is the recovery of the opposition system without a competitive phase in the open competition, for both civil servants and contract workers. This means that The test result will be the only determining factor. in obtaining a position, without subsequent assessment of merits such as prior experience or additional training.
Councilor Urrutia explained that this measure aims to to reinforce the principles of equality, merit and abilityaligning Cantabria's selection processes with those already used by the central government and many other autonomous communities. Following the extensive job stabilization processes of recent years, in which more than 2.000 placesThe regional government believes it is time to promote a competition on equal terms between internal and external applicants.
The change, however, has not been well received by all social partners. From the regional branch of the union CSIF in Cantabria The offer has been valued as an advance in volume, but a clear disagreement with the free opposition formulaThe union argues that the cancellation of the competition ignores the track record of the interim workers who have been providing services for years, and warns that overly demanding exams could reduce job pools and make it difficult to meet future staffing needs.
Regarding the reservation of places for people with disabilitiesThe 2026 Public Employment Offer (OEP) includes a specific quota. Within the civil service positions, positions are reserved 18 gastro stands for applicants with a recognized disability equal to or greater than 33%, distributed among 13 for general disability y 5 for intellectual disabilityIn addition, other things are included. 16 places reserved in the area of āāstaff employment (12 for general disability and 4 for intellectual disability), thus maintaining the commitment to inclusion in public employment.
Planned schedule and volume of selection processes
The implementation of this public employment offer will involve the launch of 91 selection processes different, between open competition and internal promotion, throughout the year. Of these, 46 processes will be allocated to civil servants, giving access to 44 corps and specialties, and 25 processes will be geared towards entry into 25 categories of staff. The 20 remaining processes They will be directed towards the internal promotion of civil servants in different departments.
The regional government anticipates that the implementation of these processes will be progressiveprioritizing those categories where there is greater urgent need for coverageAmong the most in-demand profiles, the Ministry of the Presidency highlights those of forest firefighter and nursing assistant, for whom an imminent call for applications with the first exams is expected. from July 1.
This planning is part of the intention to consolidate a model of annual calls for proposals This will reduce the number of temporary positions and guarantee candidates that access opportunities will be regular and predictable. The Directorate General of Public Service emphasizes the effort made to approve the offer in the first half of the year for the third consecutive year, following a negotiation process with the trade union organizations at the Sectoral Table and in the works council.
The councilor has defined it as "Titanic" the work done In recent years, the aim has been to stabilize positions and carry out new recruitment processes, with the purpose of expanding the workforce. reduce the interim and improve the responsiveness of the regional administration. Currently, the temporary employment rate among civil servants is below [percentage missing]. 8%, while in the workforce it continues to be above that percentage, although with a downward trend.
Objectives: to rejuvenate the workforce and make the Administration more attractive
Beyond the numbers, the Cantabrian Executive frames this large-scale event within a Administration modernization strategyOne of the central axes is the generational relief, given the aging of part of the workforce and the need to incorporate profiles trained in new tools, technologies and management methodologies.
The Ministry of the Presidency insists that The regional administration wants to be seen as a stable and attractive career path.so that young people are not forced to leave Cantabria to prepare for competitive exams in other regions or at the national level. Hence the commitment to annual processes, more agile and simplified, that offer opponents a clear roadmap of the opportunities that will open up in the coming years.
Furthermore, the offer presented Make the most of the authorized staff replacement rateAlthough the General State Budget has not been modified, and therefore neither have the replacement rules, the Cantabrian Government points out that this Public Employment Offer reaches the permitted limit, with the purpose of not leaving unused spaces that could contribute to improving public services.
In this context, an Administration is sought more agile, efficient and attractive to staffcapable of establishing itself as a solid career option for new generations. The councilor reiterated that public employees are "the muscle of the Administration" and that it wants to strengthen its role by guaranteeing sufficient and better-sized staff.
Overall, the call for 899 public sector jobs in Cantabria This represents a significant step in the renewal and strengthening of the regional administration. With a large number of selection processes, a focus on essential sectors, the return of traditional competitive examinations, and exams scheduled in the near future, those preparing for competitive examinations in Spain will find this offer one of the best opportunities. most outstanding opportunities in the Cantabrian community to access a stable position in the public sector.
