Col·legi Oficial de Treball Social de Catalunya

What Col·legi Oficial de Treball Social de Catalunya does

The Col·legi Oficial de Treball Social de Catalunya (TSCAT) is the official statutory professional college for social workers in Catalonia, Spain, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Barcelona. It operates as an independent non-profit professional association governed by an elected Junta de Govern, with five territorial delegations providing regional coverage across Girona, Lleida, Manresa-Catalunya Central, Tarragona, and Terres de l'Ebre. The organization maintains no publicly traded equity and is not backed by external investors.

TSCAT provides a portfolio of member services spanning collegiate registration and credentialing (Alta/Re-col·legiació), continuing education and custom training (Formació, Formació a mida, and co-organized master's/postgraduate programs with Catalan universities), a job bank (Borsa de Treball) with 177 active offers, professional orientation serving approximately 300 individuals annually, and a professional care program (SuporTS, T'acompanyem, Supervisió). It also publishes the Revista de Treball Social (RTS), monographs, and research papers, and runs a podcast ("Treball Social entre bastidors").

The revenue model is anchored in recurring membership/collegiate fees, supplemented by training program fees, space rentals, insurance commissions, and likely institutional support from the Generalitat de Catalunya. Distribution is sales-led and direct through the Barcelona headquarters and territorial delegations, supplemented by a self-serve web platform (tscat.cat) and a university-channel partnership model offering member discounts on postgraduate programs.

Name

Col·legi Oficial de Treball Social de Catalunya

Legal name

Col·legi Oficial de Treball Social de Catalunya

Website

https://tscat.cat

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Col·legi Oficial de Treball Social de Catalunya (TSCAT) is the official non-profit professional college for social workers in Catalonia, Spain. It provides collegiate registration, training, job placement, professional support, consulting, and publications to its registered members across five regional delegations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues / Collegiate fees: The organization operates as a professional college (col·legi professional) for social workers in Catalonia. Revenue is generated through membership/registration fees charged to collegiate members and pre-members. The Collegi also generates revenue through training programs, space rentals, professional services, and insurance offerings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TSCAT is the official professional college for social workers in Catalonia, providing membership registration, continuing education, job placement, professional orientation, legal and benefits consulting, professional supervision, and publications for its members. The organization operates through a Barcelona headquarters and five territorial delegations across Catalonia, delivering services both in-person and through its online platform (tscat.cat).

Product overview

Col·legi Oficial de Treball Social de Catalunya operates a unified professional association portal offering membership services and professional support to social workers in Catalonia. The core offerings include Col·legiació (membership registration and management), Borsa de Treball (job board with public and private offers), Formació (continuing education with custom training and university programs), La cura de la professional (professional care including SuporTS and supervision), Consultoria professional (legal and benefits consulting), and various other member services. The organization also publishes the Revista de Treball Social and distributes additional publications. All services are provided through the main website platform with regional delegations in Girona, Lleida, Manresa, Tarragona, and Terres de l'Ebre.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SuporTS: Professional support program for social workers offering psychological and emotional support services
• T'acompanyem
• Borsa de Treball
• Revista de Treball Social (RTS)
• Podcast Treball Social entre bastidors

Products and services

• Col·legiació (Membership Registration) Professional membership services for social workers in Catalonia, including new member registration (Alta col·legial), re-registration (Recol·legiació), pre-membership (Precol·legiació), and membership termination (Baixa). Members access registration, training, professional support, job placement, and consulting services.
• Borsa de Treball (Job Board) Employment platform aggregating job offers for social work professionals in Catalonia, including public offers (PU), internal offers (PR), other channel offers (AC), and international offers (IN). 177 job offers listed across 12 pages covering disability, elderly care, primary care, mental health, social services, immigration, youth, and housing across all Catalan provinces.
• Formació (Continuing Education and Training) Continuing education and professional development services including courses, custom training, and academic programs for social workers. TSCAT drove continuing education for more than 850 social work professionals during the first half of 2026.
• Formació a mida (Custom Training) Tailored training programs adapted to organizational needs, covering topics like child abuse prevention, social diagnosis, basic social services, care plans, mental health intervention, and disability support. Available in online, in-person, and hybrid formats.
• Màsters i Postgraus (Masters and Postgraduate Programs) Collaborative university programs with discounts for members, including specialized programs in social expertise (Postgrau en Peritatge Social with UVic), innovation in social intervention (Màster en Innovació en la intervenció social i educativa with URV), integrated chronic care (Màster en Atenció integrada en la cronicitat i l'envelliment with TecnoCampus-UPF), psychosocial palliative care (Màster en Atenció Psicosocial i Espiritual a Persones en Cures Pal·liatives with Càtedra de Cures Pal·liatives UVic/ICO), and family violence prevention (with IL3-UB).
• La cura de la professional (Professional Care Program) Professional support and well-being services for members including the SuporTS program (psychological and emotional support), T'acompanyem (accompaniment service), and professional supervision (Supervisió).
• Consultoria professional, jurídica i de prestacions Professional, legal, and benefits consulting services for members, providing guidance on professional practice, legal matters, and benefits administration.
• Orientació Professional (Professional Orientation) Individualized professional orientation service linked to job search, including personalized interviews and career counseling. The service benefits around 300 people each year through individual interviews and job search workshops.
• Revista de Treball Social (RTS) Professional journal of social work serving as a publication platform for the association, covering social work research, deontological issues, and commission documents.
• Altres serveis (Other Member Services) Additional member services including space rental (Lloguer d'espais), social expertise/perjury (Peritatge Social), mediation and SIM (Mediació i SIM), insurance (Assegurances), professional accreditation (Acreditació professional), digital certificates (Certificat Digital), commercial benefits (Avantatges comercials), and personal email (Correu personal).

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 850 social work professionals trained through continuing education programs in the first half of 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and moderate.

• La Intercol·legialminorOthersThe Collegi is a member of La Intercol·legial, the intercollegiate coordination body in Catalonia that brings together various professional colleges for joint advocacy and representation.
• Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Drets Socials i InclusiócoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Collegi operates in partnership with the Catalan Government's Department of Social Rights and Inclusion. This partnership supports the professional development of social workers and aligns the Collegi's activities with regional social policy objectives.
• DixitmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerDixit is a knowledge and documentation center on social services and social work, with which the Collegi maintains an institutional partnership to support professional knowledge-sharing and resource access.
• Diputació de BarcelonamoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Collegi collaborates with the Barcelona Provincial Council on social work professional matters and initiatives relevant to the Barcelona province's social service ecosystem.
• Universitat de Vic - Catalunya Central (UVic)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Collegi co-organizes the Postgrau en Peritatge Social with UVic and offers a 25% discount on UVic master's programs for collegiate members. UVic is a key academic partner for specialized social work education.
• Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Collegi collaborates with URV in designing and implementing the Màster en Innovació en la intervenció social i educativa, contributing professional expertise to the curriculum.
• Escola Superior de Ciències de la Salut - TecnoCampus (UPF)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Collegi collaborates with TecnoCampus (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) on the Màster en Atenció integrada en la cronicitat i l'envelliment.
• Càtedra de Cures Pal·liatives UVic/ICOmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Collegi collaborates with the Càtedra de Cures Pal·liatives UVic/ICO on the Màster en Atenció Psicosocial i Espiritual a Persones en Cures Pal·liatives.
• IL3 - Universitat de BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Collegi has a partnership with IL3-UB (Institut de Formació Continua de la Universitat de Barcelona) supported by the Pacte Nacional de Salut Mental and various government departments. The Collegi offers its members a 10% discount on IL3-UB master's and postgraduate programs covering family violence, therapeutic interventions, early care, animal-assisted therapies, and more.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• La Intercol·legial de Catalunya: Intercollegiate network of Catalan professional colleges of which TSCAT is a member. Acts as a coordinating ecosystem body, providing joint advocacy and visibility rather than direct service competition.

Direct peers

• Consejo General del Trabajo Social (CGTS): National umbrella body for social work in Spain, coordinating all regional professional colleges. Directly comparable as it represents the same profession at the national level, providing similar accreditation, advocacy, and training services to social workers across Spain.
• Col·legi Oficial d'Educadores i Educadors Socials de Catalunya (CEESC): Catalan professional college for social educators, closely adjacent to social work in scope and target member profile. Comparable collegiate model with training, publications, and territorial presence in Catalonia.

Broad incumbents

• Col·legi de l'Advocacia de Barcelona (ICAB): Barcelona Bar Association — a large, established professional college with broad membership services, training, and regional governance. Useful benchmark for scale, governance, and diversified service offerings in a regulated profession.
• Col·legi Oficial d'Infermeres i Infermers de Barcelona (COIB): Official nursing college of Barcelona, providing membership, training, and professional services to nurses. Comparable as a regulated health-adjacent professional college with similar collegiate structure and Catalonia-based operations.
• Col·legi Oficial de Psicologia de Catalunya: Official professional college for psychologists in Catalonia. Operates a parallel collegiate structure with registration, training, publications, and territorial delegations, serving as a comparable model for a larger, more established regulated profession.

Regional players

• Col·legi Oficial de Treball Social del País Valencià: Regional social work professional college in Valencia, with comparable structure including membership registration, training, job board, and publications. A direct counterpart operating in a different Spanish autonomous community.
• Col·legi de Pedagogs de Catalunya: Catalan professional college for pedagogues, comparable in scale and structure to TSCAT, offering registration, training, and professional services to a regulated education-adjacent profession in the same region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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