Education redraws the 20 territorial areas of the Vocational Training councils

The Regional Secretariat of Education has reorganized the 20 territorial areas of the territorial councils for Vocational Training in the Comunitat Valenciana through the Resolution of November 2, 2026, published in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana (DOGV no. 10492, of November 12, 2026). The text, with official reference DOGV-C-2026-34702, appears in section III of administrative acts and takes effect from the day following its publication, that is, from November 13.

The new map replaces the delimitation in force for nearly four years and is accompanied by a single annex that details, area by area, the integrated regions and municipalities. The resolution is signed by Daniel McEvoy Bravo, Regional Secretary of Education, and is based on the first additional provision of Order 1/2021, of July 30, which allows for the modification of areas through a resolution from the competent regional secretariat, and on Decree 68/2026, of May 4, of the Consell, which approves the organic and functional regulations of the Department of Education, Culture and Universities.

From 19 to 20 areas in five years

Order 1/2021, of July 30 (DOGV 9170, of September 9, 2021) promoted the constitution of the territorial councils for Vocational Training and defined a total of 19 territorial areas in its Annex I. The Resolution of January 12, 2023 (DOGV 9513, of January 17) increased the figure to 20 areas, and the Resolution of June 15, 2023, from the Directorate General for Vocational Training and Special Regime Education, constituted the council for area 20 and modified the composition of the council for area 6.

The preamble justifies the change based on the “years of operation” of these bodies and the need to “make the most of the complementarity of the educational and labor administrations,” as well as local and territorial resources and capacities for the implementation of the new Vocational Training System and sustainable local development. The stated objective is to create synergies between economic and social agents and local and regional administrations and to “improve the functionality” of the councils.

The regional distribution established by the annex

The single annex distributes the 20 areas as follows:

• Area 01: Els Ports, l’Alt Maestrat and Baix Maestrat (Morella, Vinaròs, Benicarló).
• Area 02: la Plana Alta (Castelló de la Plana, Benicàssim) and l’Alcalatén.
• Area 03: la Plana Baixa (Vila-real, Borriana, la Vall d’Uixó, Nules).
• Area 04: l’Alt Millars, l’Alt Palància (Segorbe) and Camp de Morvedre (Sagunt).
• Area 05: el Racó d’Ademús, la Plana d’Utiel-Requena and la Vall de Cofrents-Aiora.
• Area 06: l’Horta Sud (Torrent, Mislata, Alaquàs, Catarroja, excluding Paterna).
• Area 07: the city of València.
• Area 08: la Serrania, la Foia de Bunyol and Camp del Túria (Llíria, Bétera).
• Area 09: la Ribera Alta (Alzira, Algemesí, Carcaixent) and la Ribera Baixa (Sueca, Cullera).
• Area 10: la Costera (Xàtiva, Canals) and la Canal de Navarrés.
• Area 11: la Safor (Gandia, Oliva, Tavernes de la Valldigna).
• Area 12: la Vall d’Albaida (Ontinyent, l’Olleria).
• Area 13: la Marina Alta (Dénia, Xàbia, Calp, Teulada).
• Area 14: l’Alcoià (Alcoi, Ibi, Castalla) and el Comtat (Cocentaina, Muro de Alcoy).
• Area 15: l’Alt Vinalopó (Villena, Biar) and Vinalopó Mitjà (Elda, Novelda, Petrer).
• Area 16: la Marina Baixa (Benidorm, la Vila Joiosa, Altea).
• Area 17: l’Alacantí (Alacant, Sant Vicent del Raspeig, el Campello, Mutxamel).
• Area 18: el Baix Vinalopó (Elx, Crevillent, Santa Pola).
• Area 19: el Baix Segura (Orihuela, Torrevieja, Almoradí, Rojales).
• Area 20: l’Horta Nord (Paterna, Burjassot, Montcada, Puçol).

Calendar and appeals process

This resolution exhausts the administrative route. Interested parties may file an optional appeal for reversal before the Regional Minister of Education, Culture, and Sport within one month from the day following publication, or directly file a contentious-administrative appeal before the High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community within two months.

The change directly affects the planning of the educational offer: the territorial councils are the framework where publicly funded centers, companies, social agents, and city councils coordinate to adjust Vocational Training to the needs of the productive fabric of each region, such that the new delimitation reorganizes the dialogue between these actors and the distribution of the teaching map across the territory.

Source: Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana (DOGV), no. 10492, November 12, 2026, section III (administrative acts), pp. 1-7 (official reference: DOGV-C-2026-34702).