Departament d'Educació i Formació Professional

What Departament d'Educació i Formació Professional does

The Departament d'Educació i Formació Professional is the government department of the Generalitat de Catalunya responsible for education policy and vocational training across Catalonia, Spain. It governs the public education system from early childhood through upper secondary and lifelong learning, serving approximately 73,000 public teachers and the full student population of Catalonia through a network of educational centers. The Department operates 12 territorial service offices plus the Consorci d'Educació de Barcelona for the metropolitan area, and coordinates SDG 4 (Quality Education) plus four additional SDGs under the national Agenda 2030 framework with 68 unique commitments and 13 targets.

Its core technology assets include the Registre d'Alumnes (RALC) student registry, the Mapa escolar de Catalunya school map, the Portal de centre intranet for educational center management, and the Tria educativa platform for educational choice. Supporting infrastructure comprises the Generalitat's Open Data Portal publishing hundreds of datasets and thousands of tables, a Research Data Catalog (Catàleg de Dades per a la Recerca Educativa) providing regulated microdata access, and the Institut Obert de Catalunya (IOC) distance-learning institution. Statistical operations follow the Catalan statistics law (Llei 23/1998) and the Catalan Statistical Plan (Llei 5/2016), with three classifications: CCED, CNED, and CINE/ISCED.

The Department is funded through the public budget of the Generalitat de Catalunya and provides free public education services from infant education through upper secondary. Certain services carry public fees regulated by the Department's fee schedule, including specific certifications, official language tests, adult education courses, and school cafeteria services. Teacher recruitment occurs through competitive exams (oposicions) and labor pools (borses de treball), with a new mobile app launched for the interim teaching staff pool. The go-to-market model is direct-to-consumer for citizens, using digital portals (preinscripcio.gencat.cat, tramits.gencat.cat) and the territorial service office network.

Name

Departament d'Educació i Formació Professional

Legal name

Departament d'Educació i Formació Professional

Website

https://educacio.gencat.cat

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

10,001+ employees

Short description

The Departament d'Educació i Formació Professional is the government department of the Generalitat de Catalunya responsible for public education and vocational training across Catalonia, serving students, families, teachers, and educational centers through a network of territorial offices and digital platforms, funded by the regional public budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Education Administration

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Services (61), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Education Department Administration (BPAIABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

TVET/Skills & Workforce Education Authorities (EDADAAAH), Subject-Specific Standards & Curriculum Councils (EDADAEAB), Curriculum Design & Scope/Sequence (School-Led) (EDAJAFAA), Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Public education administration
• Vocational training programs
• Teacher recruitment services
• School enrollment services
• Educational statistics publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Budget (Pressupost): The Department is funded through the public budget of the Generalitat de Catalunya. It publishes its budget information publicly. Revenue is allocated to fund educational centers, teacher salaries, grants, subsidies, and infrastructure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Departament d'Educació i Formació Professional is the government department of the Generalitat de Catalunya responsible for governing and administering public education from early childhood through upper secondary, vocational training (formació professional), and lifelong learning across Catalonia. It operates digital platforms for school enrollment (Preinscripció), educational choice (Tria educativa), distance learning (Institut Obert de Catalunya), teacher recruitment through competitive exams and labor pools, and an open data portal publishing educational statistics and microdata for research.

Product overview

Departament d'Educació i Formació Professional operates as Catalonia's regional education authority, offering a portfolio of digital platforms and services for educational management, student enrollment, teacher placement, and open data access. The core offerings include: the Tria educativa platform for educational choice and program selection; the Preinscripció escolar system for enrollment; the Institut Obert de Catalunya (IOC) for distance learning; the Borsa de personal docent for teacher employment pool management; and the Portal de centre intranet for school administration. Supporting infrastructure includes statistical services, open data portals, and research data catalogs for educational analysis and transparency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tria educativa Educational choice platform enabling students and families to explore study programs, access enrollment services, and view educational options across Catalonia, including ODS-aligned study programs.
• Preinscripció escolar School enrollment and pre-registration service for educational programs including vocational training cycles, arts and design cycles, and other formal education offerings across Catalonia.
• Institut Obert de Catalunya (IOC) Open Institute of Catalonia providing distance learning programs for adults, including secondary education, language studies, and other lifelong learning opportunities through online education.
• Borsa de treball de personal docent Teaching staff employment pool and job offers portal for interim teachers including registration, appointment management, and temporary job offers in Catalonia's public schools.
• Programa Sensei Temporary initial teaching residency program providing training, mentoring, and support for new teachers in educational centers across Catalonia.
• Estadístiques de l'ensenyament Educational statistics service providing data on enrollment, outcomes, institutional performance metrics, and other educational indicators from the Catalan education system.
• Portal de Dades Obertes Open government data portal publishing hundreds of datasets and thousands of tables with diverse educational information for transparency and citizen access through the Generalitat's Open Data Portal.
• Catàleg de Dades per a la Recerca Educativa Research data catalog providing access to microdata files (original, confidential, and anonymous) for scientific research, statistical studies, and educational analysis under regulated access procedures (Instruction 4/2019).
• Portal de centre Intranet portal for educational centers providing centralized access to administrative and educational management tools for schools across Catalonia.

Quantifiable outcome

• 13 targets and 68 commitments (66 unique) under the Agenda 2030 SDGs framework
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Consellería de Educación, Ciencia y Universidades (Junta de Andalucía): Andalusia's regional education ministry, providing the same core functions as Catalonia's department (curriculum, teacher management, enrollment, school oversight) but for Spain's most populous autonomous community. Directly comparable in mandate, structure, and regulatory authority.
• Consellería de Educación (Xunta de Galicia): Galicia's regional education ministry with equivalent mandate over curriculum, teacher workforce, and educational centers. Comparable in governance structure as a Spanish autonomous community education authority serving a similar territorial population.
• Consellería de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (Generalitat Valenciana): Valencia's regional education authority operating the same autonomous community education model as Catalonia, with parallel responsibilities for K-12, vocational training, teacher recruitment, and school authorization in a comparable population territory.
• Departamento de Educación (Gobierno Vasco): Basque Country's regional education department with substantial devolved authority over education, including its own teacher recruitment and curriculum design. Highly comparable given the Basque Country's strong autonomous competencies and educational identity.

Others

• OECD Directorate for Education and Skills: International organization producing influential education statistics (PISA, TALIS) and policy frameworks that shape national and regional education priorities. Functions as a research and benchmarking partner for the Department's open data and SDG commitments.
• European Commission - DG Education and Culture: EU-level directorate setting cross-border education policy, managing Erasmus+ and statistical frameworks (including ISCED classifications used by the Department). Functions as a policy ecosystem participant and funder rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Germany): Germany's federal ministry for education and research, responsible for national education policy coordination, vocational training (dual system), and research funding. Comparable in vocational training alignment with industry and broad education governance scope.
• Ministère de l'Éducation nationale et de la Jeunesse (France): France's national education ministry responsible for the entire French education system. Comparable in its centralized governance over curriculum, teacher civil service, and statistical reporting, though operating at national rather than regional level.
• Department for Education (United Kingdom): UK's national education ministry overseeing schools, higher education, and workforce policy across England. Comparable in policy-setting and teacher workforce management roles, with overlapping accountability for educational standards and open data initiatives.
• Ministerio de Educación, Formación Profesional y Deportes (Spain): Spain's national education ministry that sets overarching policy, distributes federal funding, and coordinates with autonomous communities like Catalonia. Overlaps with the Department's mandate but operates at national scale with broader regulatory scope including university and sports policy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/educaciocat
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCw2J43idK-mO5EZ1SvqgqCw
• Facebookfacebook.com/educaciocat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/educaciocat
• Instagraminstagram.com/educaciocat

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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