MEKA Lanbide Eskola

What MEKA Lanbide Eskola does

MEKA Lanbide Eskola (legally CIFP MEKA LHII) is a publicly funded vocational training institution located in Elgoibar, Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain. Founded in 1899 as the "Academia de dibujo" by the Elgoibar Town Hall, the school is owned and operated by the Basque Government (Eusko Jaurlaritza) through its Vocational Training Department, and it has been an integrated public training center (CIFP) for over 125 years. The institution operates across two campuses — Meka Ezenarro in the San Roke neighborhood (administration, healthcare, social services, education, finance programs) and Meka Albitzuri in the Albitzuri industrial polygon (automotive, bodywork, welding, metal construction) — serving intermediate, higher, basic, and specialization-level vocational students, as well as adult learners through professional certificates (Grade C) and continuing education programs.

The school's core pedagogical platform is the ETHAZI methodology, a challenge-based intermodular learning approach that organizes curricula around real-world professional scenarios with embedded STEAM, entrepreneurship, and values-based education components. MEKA delivers programs in both Basque and Spanish across more than a dozen disciplines spanning automotive technology (including a specialization in hybrid/electric vehicle maintenance and safety), administration and finance, dietetics, pre-primary education, social integration, communication mediation, machine electromechanics, welding and boilermaking, and caregiving. The dual training model (Lanbide Heziketa Duala) integrates workplace learning through annual agreements with regional employers, providing students remuneration and Social Security coverage while still enrolled. The Inlan Lan Poltsa job bank (meka.inlan.es) is a custom-developed web platform connecting graduates to local employers, and the Tkgune platform (tkgune.eus) markets corporate training services to businesses.

MEKA is government-funded and does not charge tuition; all programs, including intermediate, higher, and specialization cycles and professional certificates, are free to students. The institution generates supplementary revenue streams through corporate training services via Tkgune, dual training partnerships with local businesses, validation of prior learning services, and rental of school facilities. Its revenue model is effectively a public sector appropriations model with minor commercial service activity. Strategically, MEKA participates in multiple consortium-based R&D projects (Last Mile Green Vehicle Lab with JAC MOTORS and Nechi Ingenieria; Recibattery with UGLE and JESUITAK; DriveMind with Oteiza Lizeo and Cebank; Smart Mobility with TKnika; Ikasenpresa) and holds Erasmus+ VET Mobility Charter and Erasmus Charter for Higher Education accreditation enabling student and staff mobility to a dozen European countries. The school operates under a published 2024-2028 Strategic Plan aligned with the Basque Government's vocational training agenda.

Name

MEKA Lanbide Eskola

Legal name

CIFP MEKA LHII (Centro Integrado Público de Formación Profesional)

Website

https://meka.eus

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MEKA Lanbide Eskola is a publicly funded Basque Government vocational training center in Elgoibar, Spain, founded in 1899. It delivers free intermediate, higher, and specialization programs in automotive, healthcare, administration, and social services to students across two campuses, integrating dual workplace learning and Erasmus+ mobility.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Elgoibar

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public vocational training school under the Basque Government (Eusko Jaurlaritza), MEKA operates as a fully government-funded public institution. No tuition fees are charged to students. Funding comes from public education budgets.

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MEKA Lanbide Eskola is a public vocational education institution under the Basque Government that delivers free vocational training programs across basic, intermediate, higher, and specialization levels in fields including administration, automotive, healthcare, social services, metal construction, and emerging technologies such as hybrid and electric vehicles. Alongside formal qualifications, the school offers dual training (Lanbide Heziketa Duala), entrepreneurship support (Urratsbat), professional certificates, validation of prior learning, international mobility via Erasmus+, and room rental services to local businesses.

Product overview

MEKA Lanbide Eskola (CIFP MEKA LHII) is a public vocational education institution under the Basque Government, established in 1899 in Elgoibar, Gipuzkoa, operating across two campuses: Meka Ezenarro (San Roke neighborhood) and Meka Albitzuri (Albitzuri industrial estate). The institution delivers a comprehensive portfolio of vocational training programs structured across multiple qualification levels: Oinarrizko maila (Basic Level, Grade D, 3-year), Erdi maila (Intermediate Level, Grade D, 2-year), and Goi maila (Higher Level, Grade D, 2-year), all taught in Basque at the higher level. The offering spans diverse sectors — Administration and Finance, Automotive, Dietetics, Social Integration, Pre-Primary Education, Communication Mediation, Metal Construction, Management Assistance, Nursing, Vehicle Electromechanics, Bodywork, Machine Electromechanics, Care of Dependent People, and Welding — alongside Espezializazio kurtsoak (Specialization Programs, Grade E) such as Hybrid/Electric Vehicle Maintenance and Bicycle Assembly. Supporting services include Ziurtagiri profesionalak (Professional Certificates, Grade C) for employed and unemployed adults, Etengabeko eta lanerako prestakuntza (Continuing Training), Lanbide Heziketa Duala (Dual VET in Intensive and General modalities), the Urratsbat entrepreneurship support program, the Inlan Lan Poltsa (job bank platform), international mobility via Erasmus+, the ETHAZI challenge-based learning methodology, and room rental services. Strategic projects include the Last Mile Green Vehicle Lab, Recibattery, DriveMind, Smart Mobility, Ikasenpresa, and Ulibarri (Basque language normalization).

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Products and services

• Idazkaritza Birtuala (Virtual Secretarial Services) A virtual administrative service enabling students and prospective students to perform enrollment procedures, access academic management information, process scholarships, download academic calendars, and submit validation requests online.
• Inlan Lan Poltsa (Job Bank) A web-based job bank platform developed by MEKA that connects the school's students and alumni with local companies offering employment opportunities, facilitating the matching of job offers and candidate profiles.
• Lanbide Heziketa Duala (Dual Vocational Training) A training model combining school-based learning with company-based training through formal agreements, offered in two modalities: Dual Intentsiboa (Intensive Dual) and Dual Orokorra (General Dual), allowing students to earn while learning.
• Urratsbat (Entrepreneurship Support Program) An entrepreneurship support program coordinated by TKNIKA, providing MEKA students and alumni with advisory services, equipped office space, workshop access for prototyping, business plan monitoring, and participation in the Urratsbat network of startups.
• Orientazioa (Career Guidance) A professional orientation and information service providing academic-professional guidance, world-of-work orientation, and individual attention for students seeking career advice.
• Internazionalizazioa / Erasmus+ Mobility International mobility programs under the Erasmus+ framework (KA1 and KA2), enabling students and teachers to undertake work placements and training in European countries including Finland, France, UK, Poland, Czech Republic, Italy, Malta, Greece, Belgium, Portugal, Germany, and Netherlands since 2002.
• Validation of Prior Learning (Lan Esperientziaren Egiaztapen eta Ziurtapena) A service that validates and certifies competencies acquired through work experience, non-formal courses, and self-directed learning, enabling participants to obtain official Professional Skills Certificates.
• Basic Level Cycles (D Grade) - Administrative Services A 3-year basic vocational training cycle (D grade) providing foundational administrative skills, preparing students for entry-level support roles in offices and service organizations.
• Intermediate Cycles (D Grade) A 2-year intermediate-level vocational training program offered in both Basque and Spanish, covering fields including Administration and Management, Auxiliary Nursing Care, Vehicle Electromechanics, Bodywork, Machine Electromechanics, Care of Dependent People, and Welding and Boilermaking.
• Higher Cycles (D Grade) A 2-year higher-level vocational training program (Grade D) taught entirely in Basque, offered in both morning and afternoon schedules, covering Administration and Finance, Automotive Training, Dietetics, Social Integration, Pre-Primary Education, Communication Mediation, Metal Construction, and Management Assistance.
• Specialization Course: Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Maintenance and Safety A 1-year higher-level specialization course (Grade E) focusing on maintenance and safety of high-voltage systems in hybrid and electric vehicles, including traction systems, energy storage, and charging infrastructure.
• Specialization Program: Bicycle Assembly, Preparation and Maintenance A 1-year higher-level specialization program (Grade E) covering mechanical and electrical/electronic assembly, preventive and corrective maintenance of bicycles.
• Professional Certificates (C Grade) Level 2 and 3 professional certification programs (C grades) enabling employed and unemployed individuals to certify professional competencies in areas including accounting/finance/tax, automotive maintenance, welding, cleaning operations, social care, and teaching habilitation.
• Continuing and Employment Training (Etengabeko eta Lanerako Prestakuntza) Continuing education and employment training programs for companies, workers, and unemployed individuals, designed to improve competitiveness and adaptability, update knowledge, and facilitate labour market integration.
• Corporate Services (Tkgune Business Training) Corporate training services delivered through the Tkgune platform (tkgune.eus), providing employee training, dual training partnerships, recruitment access, prior learning validation, and room rental for corporate events to local businesses.
• Room Rental Services (Gelen Alokatzea) School room and facility rental services available for corporate events and external use, utilizing the school's physical infrastructure.

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• JAC MOTORS IBERIAflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration partner in the Last Mile Green Vehicle Lab project. JAC MOTORS provides industrial electric vehicle technology expertise for the training workshop. This is a Ministry of Education selected innovation project for 2023.
• Nechi IngenieriaflagshipTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Technical engineering partner for the Last Mile Green Vehicle Lab, providing diagnostics technology expertise for electric vehicle maintenance training.
• Salesians SarriácoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration partner (along with Salesianos Ciudad de los Muchachos) in the Last Mile Green Vehicle Lab project, representing one of two additional vocational schools in Spain participating in this Ministry-selected project.
• Salesianos Ciudad de los MuchachoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration partner (along with Salesians Sarriá) in the Last Mile Green Vehicle Lab project, one of two Spanish vocational schools selected alongside MEKA for this Ministry innovation project.
• European Commission / SEPIE (Erasmus+ Program)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023EU funding body providing Erasmus+ VET Mobility Charter and Erasmus Charter for Higher Education enabling student and staff mobility to European countries since 2002.
• TKNIKAK (Lanbide Heziketako Ikerketa eta Berrikuntza Aplikaturako Zentroa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates the Urratsbat entrepreneurship support program. TKNIKAK is the Basque Government research and applied innovation center for vocational training that supports MEKA in developing innovative educational projects and programs.
• TKnika (Automotive Smart Mobility)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with TKnika on the Smart Mobility project to capture, research, and transmit automotive sector innovations to students. Focus on hybridization and electrification technologies in collaboration with companies like AIC and Alterity.
• UGLE Lanbide Eskola (Urola Garaiko Lanbide Eskola)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in Recibattery project along with JESUITAK Bilbao. The three-school consortium studies high-voltage battery treatment in electric vehicles, examining repair/recycling processes and technologies used.
• JESUITAK Ikastetxe Politeknikoa (Bilbao)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolytechnic school partner in Recibattery project working with MEKA and UGLE to study electric vehicle battery treatment processes and technologies.
• Oteiza Lizeo Politeknikoa (Zarautz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in DriveMind project for autonomous vehicle technology education and innovation in vocational training schools.
• Cebank Ikastetxea (Donostia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in DriveMind project for autonomous vehicle technology education, working with Oteiza Lizeo and MEKA.
• Eusko Jaurlaritzako Hezkuntza, Hizkuntza Politika eta Kultura Saila - Lanbide Heziketako SailburuordetzaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBasque Government Education Department that funds MEKA as a public school, sponsors Urratsbat program, and selects projects like Recibattery and DriveMind for implementation.
• ARTEONDO EnpresaminorOthersBus company providing student transportation service from Elgoibar train station area to Albitzuri campus. Service departs at 8:02 and returns at 14:45.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Egibide: Large vocational training center in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, offering a broad range of intermediate, higher, and specialization cycles. Comparable as a major Basque VET institution serving similar student segments and competing for the same regional talent pool.
• Politeknika Txorierri: Public vocational training center in Derio, Bizkaia, offering multi-sector VET programs across mechanical, electrical, and administrative tracks. Comparable as a fellow Basque public VET institution with similar program breadth, dual-training orientation, and regional employer pipeline.
• IMH Instituto de Máquina Herramienta: Vocational training and applied research center also located in Elgoibar, focused on advanced manufacturing, machine tools, and Industry 4.0 skills. Highly comparable as a direct local peer with overlapping industrial VET scope, dual-training orientation, and similar applied-research partnerships with regional industry.
• Salesians Sarriá: Private VET school in Barcelona operated by Salesians, offering multi-sector vocational programs including automotive. Comparable as a Spanish VET peer with overlapping automotive specialization and direct collaboration partner in the Last Mile Green Vehicle Lab project.
• UGLE Lanbide Eskola: Public vocational training school in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, offering similar intermediate and higher VET programs. Highly comparable as a direct regional peer, fellow public Gipuzkoa VET institution, and existing project partner in the Recibattery initiative.
• Salesianos Ciudad de los Muchachos: Private VET school in Madrid operated by Salesians, with similar scope to MEKA including automotive programs. Comparable as a Spanish VET peer and collaboration partner in the Last Mile Green Vehicle Lab project, sharing similar pedagogical and dual-training approaches.
• CIFP Izarra: Public Integrated Vocational Training Center in Mallabia, Bizkaia, focused on industrial VET programs including machining, mechatronics, and metal construction. Comparable as a peer CIFP with overlapping industrial specialization and similar employer partnerships.
• CIFP Tartanga: Public Integrated Vocational Training Center in Erandio, Bizkaia, offering intermediate and higher-level VET cycles across multiple sectors. Directly comparable as a peer CIFP within the Basque public VET network with similar program structure and target student segments.

Broad incumbents

• MEDAC Instituto Oficial de Formación Profesional: One of the largest private VET networks in Spain, offering multi-sector programs across many campuses nationwide. Comparable as a broader incumbent that competes for the same vocational student segments on a national scale and has rapidly expanded EV and technology offerings.
• CESUR Formación Profesional: Large private VET network operating multiple campuses across Spain with broad program offerings in technical, health, and administrative tracks. Comparable as a broader incumbent in Spanish vocational education with much larger geographic scale and private funding flexibility that public institutions lack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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