Teacher recruitment exams in Galicia will begin on June 20th with one of the most robust public teacher recruitment drives in recent years: 1.601 places distributed across 42 specialtiesThe Ministry's idea is to fit the exam schedule right after classes end, following similar debates to the Controversy over bringing forward the competitive examinations in the Balearic IslandsThe Ministry wants teachers who secure a position to be able to start the next school year on time.
According to the advanced planning in the Education Sector Board, where the Administration and the unions CIG, CC.OO., ANPE and UGT-SP Ensino sat down, All tests should be completed by July 19thFrom there, provisional assignments will be made so that the selected individuals can join their centers in September, coinciding with the start of the new school year.
Schedule of competitive examinations and planned procedures
La Sectoral Committee on Education in Galicia analyzed the draft of decree on public employment offer and order of convocationThese are steps prior to its final approval. Once the decree goes through the Xunta Council and be published, along with the order, in the Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG), The official registration period will open for applicants.
The calendar is designed so that the The first tests will be held from June 20thonce the school year has finished in public schools. The Administration estimates that, if everything goes according to plan, All exams will have concluded by July 19th.which will allow the acceleration provisional assignment of destinations and the subsequent incorporation of trainee civil servant teachers.
Educational authorities have insisted that this temporary arrangement aims to minimize the impact on the operation of the centers and to ensure that, by September, the system has virtually finalized staffing plans. This is intended to avoid delays in filling vacancies right at the start of the school year.
In the coming weeks, once the call for applications is published in the DOG, details will be provided on the distribution of exam venues in the various Galician provinces. For now, the Regional Ministry has only indicated that it will work with a map of venues similar to that of previous processes, adjusted to the volume of participants per specialty.
An offer of 1.601 places with a 120% replacement rate
This year's call for applications is presented as a “maximum opposition”The Galician government will implement the 120% of the replacement rate permitted by state regulations, which in practice translates into 120 places for every 100 departures produced in the system. This decision results in a total of 1.601 teaching positions, a figure that the Administration sells as a wide range of offers and a significant effort to strengthen teacher stability.
The Ministry emphasizes that such a high number of places will allow continue improving student-teacher ratios in classroomsIn a context where the number of students is declining, the idea is to take advantage of this demographic situation to make progress in the generational renewal of the workforce, to encourage teacher retention and reduce dependence on temporary employment.
The Director General of Centers and Human Resources, Jesús ÁlvarezHe was responsible for outlining the details at the meeting with the unions. According to him, this commitment to a broad offering fits with the strategy that Galicia has been implementing for years to... to maintain one of the lowest rates of temporary teaching positions in the Statewhile maintaining educational services in urban and rural areas.
In cumulative terms, this process achieves 21.698 teaching positions announced since 2009 in the autonomous community. The Xunta interprets these data as the result of a continued policy to Stabilize employment, improve the quality of the system, and promote career advancement within public education.
Distribution of positions by corps and specialties
Of the total of 1.601 places called, most of it will be allocated to free admission. A total of 1.388 places, almost the 87% of the total, are reserved for new additions, while the The remaining 213 places are reserved for internal promotion., primarily for teachers and educators who already have a permanent position and wish to access higher-ranking positions.
The distribution proposed by the Xunta, by teaching staff, is as follows: The teaching staff will have 476 positions, distributed in eight specialties, among which areas such as Special Education, Speech and Language Therapy, and Foreign Languages such as English and French, key to addressing diversity and strengthening students' language skills. More information on other calls for proposals teacher recruitment exams It can help applicants compare requirements.
On Secondary school teaching staff are summoned 852 places distributed across 29 specialtiesThis includes core and optional subjects, ranging from science and technology to the humanities, foreign languages, and artistic fields, with the aim of to protect the educational offer in the institutes and ensure the continuity of programs and projects. Those interested can consult guides for the competitive examinations for teaching positions to guide you through the process.
For their part, they reserve 60 positions for the body of specialist teachers in unique sectors of Vocational Training, Divided into five specialtiesThis section includes very specific technical profiles, such as Specializations related to industrial workshops, welding, or other professional tradeswhere the Administration wants to ensure generational renewal and qualified personnel.
213 internal promotion positions also include 29 specialties and they are designed primarily for teachers who have already established their position and wish to make the leap to the secondary school teaching staff or other higher bodies, thus facilitating career progression within the Galician education system.
Publication in the DOG, registration and exam venues
After passing through the Education Sector Board, decree on public employment offer must be ratified by the Xunta CouncilIt will be after that approval that, already in the Official Gazette of Galicia, both the decree and the order of convocation, a document that will detail deadlines, requirements, fees and the development of the selection process.
It will be from the appearance in the DOG that it formally open the registration periodAt this stage, interested parties must submit their application electronically or through the channels established by the Administration, attaching the documentation proving your qualifications, specialization and merits for the competition phase.
With regards to territorial organization of the testsThe Ministry has announced that it will soon release the list of exam venuesThe tests are expected to be distributed at various points in Galicia, as usual, trying to balance the number of applicants per court and avoiding large journeys, within logistical possibilities.
The Administration is also working on modernizing some organizational aspects, such as the implementation of a specific application for managing temporary staff callsThe goal is that, instead of using the traditional telephone system, communications will be channeled through a computer platform that allows clearer and more transparent monitoring of the substitutions.
Both the publication in the DOG and the selection of venues and courts will be crucial in determining the final number of applicants for each specialtyThis is something that the unions consider key to ensuring a reasonable correction rate and a manageable workload for the examination boards.
New features of the call for applications: temporary staff and streamlining of the process
One of the main new features of these competitive examinations es que Temporary staff will no longer be required to take the examUntil now, many temporary staff had to take the tests to maintain their position on the lists or avoid losing job opportunities. With this change, the Galician government aims to to expedite the development of the selection process and focus efforts on those who truly aspire to obtain a place in this call for applications.
The administration interprets this measure as a form of to facilitate the planning of the next courseavoiding the saturation of courts with an excessive number of applicants and reducing, in theory, correction and resolution timesThe elimination of this obligation is also part of the review of Temporary staff agreement, which the Ministry has brought up for debate at the Sectoral Committee.
The unions, however, have added some nuances. The CCOO union welcomes the fact that temporary staff are no longer required to take the tests, but demands that this decision be accompanied by a effective reduction of the number of opponents per courtso that the work of the tribunal members is truly more efficient and benefits the other participants.
In parallel, the Xunta has announced that before the end of the current school year it will present to the Sectorial Table a proposal for reducing the teaching hours of secondary school teachersThis issue is part of the agreement to improve the Galician education system, signed at the end of 2023 with several trade unions, and falls within the measures to improve the working conditions of teachers.
Overall, the call for applications comes with a package of regulatory and organizational adjustments that, according to the Administration, aim to adapt the teaching staff model to the current demographic realityto minimize temporary employment and provide stability to public schools, while not neglecting certain historical demands of the teaching staff.
Union criticisms and the negotiation climate
Despite the number of places available and the measures announced, The call for the protest has not been without criticism from the unions.Several organizations have denounced the way of proceeding of the Department in the negotiation of the public employment offer, considering that the details were already finalized before the formal meeting of the Sectoral Committee.
The national secretary of CIG-Ensino, Laura Arroxo, he regretted that the Ministry “He did not accept any proposals” during the meeting, describing the encounter as a mere formality because “He had everything pre-chewed for him”In this context, the nationalist union has announced that will maintain and intensify the mobilizations and has brought forward the call for strike days this quarter to put pressure on education negotiations.
Along the same lines, the general secretary of Public Education at CC.OO., Borja Campos, has described lack of respect for trade union organizations that the Xunta announced weeks in advance, already through the media, the figure of 1.601 places and their distribution by specialty before discussing it in depth at the Sectoral Committee.
By ANPE Galicia, Its president, Julio Trashorras, Noted that “There were no major changes” Regarding the initial proposal, and that, once the public announcement is made, it is “It’s very difficult to enter into real negotiations.” regarding the number of places or the distribution by specialties. UGT-Ensino has also criticized the Administration that Major decisions are communicated once they have been finalized.leaving little room for effective dialogue.
In general, trade union organizations agree that, despite positively valuing some specific advances—such as the elimination of the obligation for temporary workers to appear or the review of the calls—, The offer comes with a very limited level of negotiation. and there is a demand for more space to agree on the design of future competitive examinations and the planning of staff.
With this new selection process, the Xunta de Galicia It combines a very wide range of job openings with organizational changes and a tense union climate.For those preparing for competitive exams, the scenario sends a clear message: There is a significant opportunity to secure a place, with 1.601 spots up for grabs and a schedule already set between June 20th and July 19th., in a context where the Galician community continues to strive to reduce temporary employment and strengthen the stability of teachers in its network of public schools.
