Colegio Profesional de Ciencia Política, Sociología, Relaciones Internacionales y Admon. Pública

What Colegio Profesional de Ciencia Política, Sociología, Relaciones Internacionales y Admon. Pública does

COLPOLSOC is a non-profit, officially regulated Spanish colegio profesional (professional college) headquartered in Madrid that represents graduates and students across four academic disciplines: Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, and Public Administration. Founded in 2016 and employing 63 staff, the organization serves a community of more than 10,000 full professional members (colegiados) and over 200 student pre-members (precolegiados) spanning 20+ nationalities. Its statutory mandate is to provide professional recognition, advocacy, and defense of the represented disciplines, particularly in public administration hiring processes where it has successfully intervened via recurso de reposición against municipalities whose convocatoria bases excluded Political Science graduates.

The organization's product portfolio centers on a layered membership ecosystem: a Bolsa de Empleo job board and Convocatorias listings connecting members to public sector, university, and European institution roles (e.g., positions at Ayuntamientos de Puertollano and Barcelona and European Committee roles); recurring Formación Continua including preparation for oposiciones (competitive examinations), media training, and two paid-internship master's programs (HR Management; Political and Corporate Communication); a 150-hour Generación D digital competencies course delivered in partnership with Red.es under Next Generation EU funding; and ancillary member benefits (medical insurance discounts, legal advice, professional networking). All delivery is conducted through a website built on the Odoo CMS/ERP platform, with no native mobile app.

Revenue is generated through annual recurring membership fees for both the Colegiados and Precolegiados tiers, supplemented by fee-based training programs and master's tuition. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the college's website and auxiliary channels (Facebook, working commissions, departmental engagement). Strategically, COLPOLSOC operates within a federation of Spanish professional bodies via Unión Profesional and Unión Interprofesional de la Comunidad de Madrid, and has positioned itself as an active participant in regional policy committees, including the Comité Científico-Técnico de Cambio Climático de la Comunidad de Madrid.

Name

Colegio Profesional de Ciencia Política, Sociología, Relaciones Internacionales y Admon. Pública

Legal name

Colegio Profesional de Ciencia Política, Sociología, Relaciones Internacionales y Administración Pública de la Comunidad de Madrid

Website

https://colpolsoc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

COLPOLSOC is a Madrid-based, officially regulated Spanish professional college representing 10,000+ graduates and students in Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, and Public Administration, delivering membership services including a job board, recurring training programs, legal advice, and regulatory advocacy before public administrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from Colegiados (full members) and Precolegiados (student members) providing access to services including job board, training, legal advice, and discounts

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

COLPOLSOC is the official professional college serving individual political scientists, sociologists, international relations professionals, and public administrators in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It sells individual memberships and member services including a job board, continuous training programs (master's degrees and intensive courses), legal advisory, member-rate health insurance, and an Electoral Observatory research service.

Product overview

The Colegio Profesional de Ciencia Política, Sociología, Relaciones Internacionales y Administración Pública de la Comunidad de Madrid is a professional association serving members in four disciplines (Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, and Public Administration). Its product portfolio centers on a membership ecosystem providing: employment services (Bolsa de Empleo and Convocatorias job listings), professional development (Formación Continua including specialized master's programs and media training courses, plus the 150-hour Digital Competencies training), member benefits (health insurance, legal advice, discounts), research services (Electoral Observatory), governance tools (Transparency Portal), and recognition programs (Nombres Propios). The organization also offers pre-membership for students transitioning to professional practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Máster Profesional en Dirección de Recursos Humanos

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Unión ProfesionalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnión Profesional is the national federation of professional colleges in Spain. COLPOLSOC participates in programs like Generacion D digital skills training, coordinated through this partnership with 200 million euro funding from Next Generation EU.
• Red.escoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRed.es is a public entity attached to the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function. Provides the Generacion D digital skills training program financing through the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan with Next Generation EU funds.
• Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función PúblicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry overseeing the Generacion D program and digital skills training initiatives for professionals, including the 150-hour digital competencies program for COLPOLSOC members.
• CES – Escuela de Imagen, Sonido y DiseñominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional training facility used for Media Training course practical sessions including radio and television interview simulations. Located at Calle Mar Adriático, 11.
• Ayuntamiento de QuartminorOthersThe college successfully advocated for including Political Science graduates in the municipality's Técnico/a de Administración General position requirements.
• Ayuntamiento de Palos de la FronteraminorOthersThe college successfully advocated for including Political Science graduates in the municipality's Técnico/a Superior de Administración General position requirements.
• Comité Científico-Técnico de Cambio Climático de la Comunidad de MadridminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe college's Commission of Environment and Sustainability participates in this committee, contributing to climate change policy discussions.
• Unión Interprofesional de la Comunidad de Madrid (UICM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe college participates in the Environment Commission of UICM, collaborating with other professional associations on environmental matters.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la Administración (AECPA): Spain's principal academic association for Political Science and Public Administration. Competes for engagement from the same graduate pool through conferences and publications, rather than membership-driven professional services.
• Federación Española de Sociología (FES): National academic and professional federation for sociologists in Spain. Overlaps with COLPOLSOC in member profile and advocacy mission, but operates at the federation/academic level rather than as a regional colegio.
• Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid: Large, well-established Madrid professional college with comparable operational model (membership, training, advocacy, member benefits), but serving the legal profession; useful benchmark for scale and member-service expectations.
• Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid: Larger and more established professional college in Madrid for an adjacent social science discipline. Comparable structure (membership association, training programs, member services) but with a broader installed base of graduates.
• Colegio Profesional de Trabajo Social de Madrid: Regional Madrid professional college for social work, structurally similar as a membership-based association providing training, advocacy, and member services to graduates of a public-facing social science discipline.

Emerging players

• European Confederation of Political Science Associations (ECPSA): European-level umbrella organization for national political science associations. Comparable as an organizing body for political scientists, with broader geographic scope but lighter member-service model.

Others

• Unión Profesional: National federation of Spanish professional colleges of which COLPOLSOC is a member. Comparable ecosystem participant that coordinates cross-college initiatives such as the Generacion D digital skills program.

Regional players

• Colegio de Educadores y Educadoras Sociales de la Comunidad de Madrid: Regional Madrid professional college for social educators, structurally similar to COLPOLSOC in operating model and regional scope, serving an adjacent public-sector-oriented social science profession.
• Col·legi de Politòlegs i Sociòlegs de Catalunya: Catalonia-based professional college representing the same disciplines in another autonomous community. Direct functional peer with similar membership, training, and advocacy offerings, but operating in a different Spanish region.

Direct peers

• Ilustre Colegio Nacional de Doctores y Licenciados en Ciencias Políticas y Sociología: The national-level professional college for the same disciplines (Political Science and Sociology) in Spain. Most directly comparable as COLPOLSOC is a regional chapter and members must interact with the national body for certain representational matters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/COLPOLSOC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colpolsoc

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