INAEM calls for 8.98 million to reskill workers employed in technology

The Aragonese Employment Institute (INAEM) has announced 8,983,840 euros in grants for local entities and accredited training centers to reskill employed workers in technological competencies. The call is approved by Order ECE/1642/2026, dated November 6, published in the Official Gazette of Aragon number 219, dated November 12, 2026 (reference BOA20261112023), and its summary appeared on the same day in the announcements section with the identifier BOA20261112028. Interested entities have ten business days to submit their applications.

The regulation shapes the Wave Plus Employed Plan, aimed at updating labor competencies and improving the employability of primarily employed workers in Aragon through Vocational Training for Employment actions, mainly of a technological nature. The regulatory bases are those of Order TMS/368/2019, dated March 28, which develops Royal Decree 694/2017 and Law 30/2015 on vocational training for employment, and the call is processed under a competitive bidding regime in accordance with the General Subsidies Law 38/2003. The text has a favorable fiscal report from the General Comptroller dated October 28, 2026, and is signed by the Councilor for Economy, Competitiveness, and Employment, Eva Valle Maestro.

Ten business days and a maximum of two programs per entity

The ninth section of the order sets a deadline for submitting applications of ten business days starting from the day following the publication of the call in the Official Gazette of Aragon, which places the closing around November 26, 2026. The processing is entirely electronic, and the form must be completed in the Gestifor application, within the PAS Web Ocupados SEPE 2026 environment, to be downloaded, signed, and preferably registered in the General Electronic Registry of the Public Administration of Aragon.

Each training entity may submit a maximum of one application for a sectoral program and another for a transversal program, without exceeding two programs in total. No program may be requested for an amount exceeding 150,000 euros, and the subsidy limit per entity is 150,000 euros if it has a single center and 300,000 euros if it carries out the training in several centers.

Distribution of credit among eight sectors and transversal training

The total amount is financed through the INAEM budget applications for 2026 and 2027: 5,390,304 euros in the current fiscal year and 3,593,536 euros in the next, charged to fund 33004 from the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy. The estimated distribution is as follows:

• Sectoral training programs: 4,491,920 euros.
• Agriculture and food industries (AAG): 250,000 euros.
• Trade and marketing (ACO): 727,920 euros.
• Building and civil works (AEO): 200,000 euros.
• Hospitality and tourism (AHO): 674,000 euros.
• Chemistry, energy and environment (AIQ): 300,000 euros.
• Metal, industry and installations (AME): 780,000 euros.
• Social services (ASS): 740,000 euros.
• Transport and logistics (ATR): 820,000 euros.
• Cross-cutting training programs (TRA): 4,491,920 euros.

The remaining funds from the sectoral groupings will be redistributed among the sectoral programs that reach the minimum score and, if credit persists, they will be incorporated into the cross-cutting programs. Programs that do not reach 40 points in the technical assessment will not be funded.

Requirements, students and execution until October 2027

Beneficiaries may be local entities and private training entities whose centers are accredited or registered, as of the date of publication, in the Registry of Collaborating Centers for Professional Training and Insertion of Aragon or in the State Registry of Training Entities. Training will be delivered directly, without subcontracting, in face-to-face or tele-training modality, which may not exceed 70% of the actions of each program.

Face-to-face groups will have between 5 and 20 participants, and tele-training groups between 8 and 40. At least 70% of the students in each program must be employed, and the participation of unemployed persons may not exceed 30%. Public employees may only access cross-cutting programs, up to 10% of the total, and priority will be given to workers affected by temporary employment regulation files (ERTE), young people up to 35 years old, women, low-skilled persons, and those working in SMEs.

The resolution corresponds to the General Management of INAEM, which must notify it within a maximum period of three months from publication, with negative administrative silence. The execution of the programs may take place from the grant until October 29, 2027, and payment will be split between the 2026 and 2027 annual budgets, with advances of up to 25%, an additional 35% after accrediting the start of the activity, or a single advance of 60%.

This call comes just nine days after that of the Wave Plus Unemployed Plan, approved by Order ECE/1597/2026, of October 16, and published in the Official Gazette of Aragon number 212, of November 3, 2026 (reference BOA20261103026), endowed with 3,000,000 euros and a deadline of five business days. With both lines, the INAEM is mobilizing nearly 12 million euros for technological training, although the calendar is especially demanding for the centers: ten business days to prepare and register an application that can reach 150,000 euros and requires accreditation of facilities, registered specialties, and technical scoring.

Source: Official Gazette of Aragon, number 219, of November 12, 2026, section III (Other Provisions and Agreements) (official reference: BOA20261112023).