Unifies all vocational training into a single system

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1. The law creates a single vocational training system, replacing the previous split between education-system training and employment-related training.
2. Training programs are organized into five grades (A, B, C, D and E), from micro-courses to full degrees and specialization courses. All are cumulative and allow learners to build training pathways.
3. Grade C and D programs will be dual: they must include a period at a company or equivalent organization of at least 25 % of the total training time.
4. A State Register of Vocational Training is created. Anyone can request a personal Training-Professional Report showing their accredited training record.
5. Skills learned on the job can be officially accredited through a permanently open procedure, no longer dependent on periodic application rounds.
6. Everyone has the right to free, flexible career guidance to help plan their training and professional pathway.
7. Specialization courses lead to new degrees: Especialista at the mid-level and Máster de Formación Profesional at the higher level.
8. The 2002 Organic Laworganic law A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes. on Qualifications and Vocational Training is repealed. The law enters into force twenty days after its publication in the BOE.

Who it affects

• Students and young people: They get cumulative training pathways, from micro-courses to full degrees, with on-the-job training included.
• Workers: They can officially accredit skills learned on the job and keep training throughout their working lives.
• Unemployed people: They get free career guidance and access to training to improve their employability.
• Companies: They take part in dual training by hosting students and can deliver authorized training programs.
• People with disabilities or insertion difficulties: Specific programs, reasonable adjustments and adapted formats are provided for their needs.

Words worth knowing

Formación profesional dual (dual vocational training)

Training split between the school center and a company, so learning happens in both places.

Estándar de competencia (competency standard)

A detailed description of the tasks and activities a person must be able to perform in a profession.

Organismo equiparado (equivalent organization)

An entity that is not a company but has a workplace where students can be trained, such as a public administration.

Ley orgánica (organic law)

A Spanish law reserved for especially important matters, requiring a reinforced majority in Congress to pass.

Acreditación de competencias (accreditation of competencies)

An official document recognizing what a person can do professionally, even if learned through work rather than study.

organic law

A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes.

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