CIFP A Carballeira-Marcos Valcárcel

What CIFP A Carballeira-Marcos Valcárcel does

CIFP A Carballeira-Marcos Valcárcel is a public Centro Integrado de Formación Profesional (Integrated Vocational Training Center) located in Ourense, Galicia, Spain, operating under the Consellería de Educación of the Xunta de Galicia. The institution delivers officially recognized Spanish vocational qualifications (títulos de FP) across five professional families: Informática e Comunicacións (IFC), Química, Sanidade, Seguridade e Medio Ambiente, and Transporte e Mantemento de Vehículos, structured across Level 1, 2, and 3 professional qualification frameworks. Its core offerings include the Acreditación de Competencias (ARA) procedure for recognizing competencies acquired through work experience, FP Dual (combined work-study), distance learning (FP a distancia), Formación en Centros de Trabajo (FCT) workplace placements, free certification examinations (Probas Libres), and Accións Formativas para Persoas Desempregadas (AFD) for unemployed adults. The center also operates a business incubator (Viveiro de Empresas), an employment exchange (Bolsa de Emprego), and the Erasmus+ international mobility program.

The institution's technology infrastructure centers on a Moodle-based Virtual Learning Environment (Aula Virtual) for online course delivery, Microsoft Office 365 for institutional productivity, and integration with the Xunta de Galicia's Acredita platform for competency accreditation procedures and electronic sede processing. Recent curriculum additions in the 2025-2026 cycle include Level 3 qualifications in AI Data Management, AI Installation and Deployment, Cloud Resource Administration, Cybersecurity Management, and Container Software Deployment. The institution's customer base spans vocational training students (primary), experienced workers seeking official recognition of informal competencies, and unemployed adults pursuing retraining — all served free of charge under publicly funded educational mandates.

CIFP A Carballeira-Marcos Valcárcel operates as a fully publicly-funded entity with no commercial revenue generation. Financing flows from the Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional, the Consellería de Sanidade, and the Unión Europea NextGenerationEU funds channeled through the Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia. All educational services and the competency accreditation procedure are currently fee-exempt. The institution has accumulated significant national and regional recognition in 2025-2026, including the Premio Nacional eTwinning 2026, three InnovaTech FP 2025-2026 Challenge awards, and the PREMIO FARO 2026, establishing it as an innovation reference within Galicia's vocational training network.

Name

CIFP A Carballeira-Marcos Valcárcel

Legal name

CIFP A Carballeira-Marcos Valcárcel

Website

https://cifpacarballeira.gal

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Public Centro Integrado de Formación Profesional in Ourense, Galicia, Spain, delivering government-funded vocational qualifications across IT, chemistry, health, safety, and transport professional families to students, experienced workers, and unemployed adults throughout the province.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education and Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Credentialing, Certification Prep & Exam Training (BPACANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Project, Process & Quality Certification Prep (PMP, PRINCE2, Lean Six Sigma, ITIL) (EDANAIAE)

Keywords

• Vocational training programs
• Professional qualifications
• Competency accreditation services
• Dual vocational training
• Distance vocational education

Headquarters

HQ city

Ourense

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Government Funding: Government-funded public vocational training institution financed by the Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional, Consellería de Sanidade, and the Unión Europea NextGenerationEU funds. No direct revenue is generated from students as the institution is publicly funded.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CIFP A Carballeira-Marcos Valcárcel is a public Integrated Vocational Training Center that delivers accredited Spanish vocational qualifications (Formación Profesional) across multiple professional families including Computing and Communications (IFC), Chemistry, Health, Security and Environment, and Transport and Vehicle Maintenance. The center also administers the official Acreditación de Competencias (ARA) procedure for recognizing work-based competencies, dual vocational training (FP Dual) combining classroom and workplace learning, distance learning programs, retraining courses for unemployed persons, and international mobility exchanges through Erasmus+.

Product overview

CIFP A Carballeira-Marcos Valcárcel is a public Integrated Professional Training Center offering comprehensive vocational education services across multiple professional families: Informática e Comunicacións (IFC), Química, Sanidade (currently unavailable for accreditation), Seguridade e Medio Ambiente, and Transporte e Mantemento de Vehículos. The institution provides a portfolio of interconnected educational services including professional qualification programs at Levels 1, 2, and 3; distance learning (FP a Distancia) via Moodle; the Accreditation of Competencies (ARA) procedure for recognizing work experience; Erasmus+ international mobility programs; work-based training (FCT); free certification tests; vocational training for unemployed persons (AFD); a business incubator (Viveiro de Empresas); and an employment exchange (Bolsa de Emprego). The center operates under the digital infrastructure of the Junta de Galicia, utilizing government platforms like the Acredita application for competency assessment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IFC Professional Qualifications - Nivel 1
• IFC Professional Qualifications - Nivel 2
• IFC Professional Qualifications - Nivel 3
• FP Dual
• Formación Profesional a Distancia (FP Distance Learning)
• Formación en Empresa (FCT)
• Probas Libres (Free Certification Tests)
• Acciós Formativas para Desempregados (AFD)
• Erasmus+ Program
• Acreditación de Competencias (ARA Procedure)
• Viveiro de Empresas (Business Incubator)
• Bolsa de Emprego (Job Exchange)

Quantifiable outcome

• Three awards won at InnovaTech FP 2025-2026, establishing the center as a reference for innovation in Galicia's vocational training
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, minor and standard.

• Ministerio de Educación y Formación ProfesionalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry providing co-funding for vocational training programs and the accreditation of competencies procedure. Jointly finances the Plan de Formación Profesional Para El Crecimiento Económico y Social y La Empleabilidad with NextGenerationEU funds.
• Erasmus+ ProgrammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean mobility program enabling student and staff exchanges with vocational training institutions across Europe. The center has received international visiting students including from Istituto di Istruzione Secondaria Marconi-Hack de Bari, Italy.
• Istituto di Istruzione Secondaria Marconi-Hack de BariminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian vocational secondary school whose students visited the center to learn about practical training in scientific fields, demonstrating the center's international collaboration in vocational education.
• Centro Galego de Innovación da Formación ProfesionalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGalician center for innovation in vocational training that co-hosted the II Congreso de Química de Galicia with CIFP A Carballeira-Marcos Valcárcel.
• Xunta de GaliciacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGalician regional government through its education and employment departments (Consellería de Sanidade, Consellería de Traballo). Provides official platforms for accreditation (Aplica web Acredita), manages certifications through sede electrónica, and oversees regional vocational training standards.
• Microsoft Office 365standardTechnology or IntegrationTechnology platform used for institutional productivity and communication, with students and staff having access to Microsoft Office tools.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Coursera: Global online learning platform partnering with universities and companies to deliver professional certificates and credentials in ICT, AI, and business — areas overlapping with the center's IFC Level 2 and Level 3 portfolio. Represents the digital-native competitive alternative the public institution must contend with.

Broad incumbents

• Centro de Estudios Financieros (CEF): Long-standing Spanish professional training institution with deep offering across business, finance, and ICT certifications. Comparable in delivering nationally-recognized professional qualifications with similar curriculum depth but operates as a private commercial entity rather than public sector.
• CCC (Centro de Estudios CCC): Major Spanish private vocational training provider offering distance and in-person programs across professional families similar to CIFP A Carballeira's. Comparable in addressing adult learners seeking official certifications, though commercially operated.
• CEAC: Established private Spanish vocational training institution offering professional qualifications across multiple fields. Comparable as a market alternative for ICT, business, and technical certification, though it operates nationally rather than at the provincial/regional scale of CIFP A Carballeira.
• Cesur: One of Spain's largest private vocational training providers with multiple centers nationwide. While commercially operated rather than publicly funded, Cesur offers directly comparable FP programs and is a meaningful private-sector alternative for students choosing between public and private vocational pathways in Spain.

Others

• SEPE (Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal): Spanish national public employment service that funds and coordinates much of the country's vocational retraining and unemployment-targeted training. Functions as both a funding channel for programs like AFD and a competitor channel for similar workforce-development mandates.

Direct peers

• Centro Integrado de Formación Profesional Politécnico de Santiago: Public integrated vocational training center in Santiago de Compostela operating under the same Galician CIFP framework. Directly comparable in mandate, regulatory accreditation (LOE/LOXSE/LOOIFP), funding sources, and service mix including dual training and competency accreditation.
• CiG Formación Profesional: Another public Galician CIFP offering comparable vocational training programs under the same Xunta de Galicia accreditation framework. Closely aligned with CIFP A Carballeira in regulatory structure, funding model, and program portfolio.
• IES (Instituto de Educación Secundaria) Network — Galicia: Galician public secondary education institutes offering vocational training cycles under the same regulatory and funding framework as CIFPs. Share student catchment, competency accreditation rights, and FP Dual programs; differ mainly in offering broader secondary curricula alongside vocational tracks.

Regional players

• TAFE (Technical and Further Education) — Australian Public VET System: Australia's publicly-funded vocational education and training system of comparable mission, structure, and funding model (publicly-funded, government-accredited, multi-sector training). Comparable as an institutional model for public VET delivery outside the Iberian market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/cifpacarballeiramv
• TikToktiktok.com/@cifp.acarballeiramv

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