Castilla y León announces 32 vacancies for Education Inspectors

The Department of Education of the Regional Government of Castilla y León has announced the selective procedure for access to the Corps of Education Inspectors within the territorial management area of the Community, with a total of 32 positions. The call is formalized through Order EDU/1000/2026, of October 1, published in the Official Gazette of Castilla y León no. 193, of October 5, 2026 (reference BOCYL-D-05102026-193-19). The application period will begin on October 20, 2026, and end on November 19, 2026.

Regulatory Framework and Calling Body

The order is issued under the tenth additional provision.5 and the twelfth additional provision.4 of Organic Law 2/2006, of May 3, on Education, which require belonging to one of the teaching public service corps with at least eight years of experience and passing the corresponding selective process. Royal Decree 68/2026, of February 4, which regulates educational inspection, establishes in its article 14 that the access system shall be a competitive examination (concurso-oposición), with a practical phase integrated into the process.

The authority to call the process corresponds to the Department of Education in accordance with article 7.2.k) of Law 7/2005, of May 24, on the Public Service of Castilla y León. The positions come from the public employment offer approved by Agreement 112/2024, of December 5, of the Regional Government of Castilla y León. The order was signed in Valladolid on October 1, 2026, by the counselor María Pardo Álvarez.

Positions, Shifts, and Requirements

• 32 positions are announced: 28 via the general access shift and 4 via the reserved shift for recognized disabilities.
• Reserved positions for people with disabilities that remain vacant will be added to the general access shift.
• It is required to be a career civil servant in one of the teaching corps with a minimum seniority of eight years and to certify eight years of teaching experience.
• It is necessary to hold a Doctorate, University Master’s, Licenciatura, Engineering, Architecture degree, or equivalent to level 3 of the MECES.
• Applicants must provide a negative certification from the Central Registry of Sexual Offenders and Human Trafficking.
• Those with a recognized disability degree equal to or greater than 33 percent may apply via the disability shift.

Three Eliminatory Tests and Competition Phase

The competitive examination phase will consist of three eliminatory tests, which will be held in the town of León. The first will be a written practical test on scenarios regarding the inspectorate function, with a weight of 40 percent; the second, a questionnaire of between 20 and 30 short-answer questions on Part A of the syllabus, with 30 percent; and the third, an oral presentation of a topic from Part B, also with 30 percent. It will be necessary to obtain at least five points in each test to proceed to the next.

The merit phase will assess professional trajectory, experience as an acting inspector, management and didactic coordination positions, and scientific and didactic preparation, with a maximum of ten points. The global score will weight the competitive examination at two-thirds and the merit phase at one-third. The order of appearance for the candidates will begin with those whose first surname starts with the letter “F”.

Fees, calendar, and internship phase

• The examination fee is 30.80 euros, with a 50 percent discount (15.40 euros) for personnel serving the Administration of Castilla y León who meet the established income limits.
• Persons with a disability of 33 percent or more, members of large families, and victims of terrorism will be exempt.
• Applications must be submitted exclusively electronically through the electronic office of the Community Administration.
• The selection process must be resolved before July 31, 2027.
• The internship phase will have a duration of more than six months and less than or equal to one year; those who prove to have performed the inspectorate function for at least one year with a positive evaluation report will be exempt.

An administrative appeal may be filed against the order, which ends the administrative route, before the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Castilla y León within a period of two months.

The call opens an internal promotion route for teachers with long trajectories and reinforces the educational inspection staff in the Community, a key body for supervising centers, programs, and educational services. Applicants have one month to prepare an entirely electronic application and a tight calendar, with the process resolved before the summer of 2027.

Source: Official Gazette of Castilla y León, no. 193, of October 5, 2026, section I.B (Authorities and Personnel. Competitive Examinations and Contests), pp. 142-178 (official reference: BOCYL-D-05102026-193-19).