The Community of Madrid and Siemens promote industrial training in the CMICE

The Community of Madrid and Siemens, S. A. have signed an agreement for the implementation, promotion, and coordination of training activities at the Madrid Centers for Innovation and Employment Training (CMICE), as published in the OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE COMMUNITY OF MADRID on Monday, November 9, 2026 (B.O.C.M. no. 269, p. 16). The text, signed on October 5, 2026, has no financial content and will have a duration of two renewable years. On behalf of the autonomous community, it is signed by the Minister of Economy, Finance and Employment, Rocío Albert López-Ibor.

The agreement is based on Organic Law 3/2022, of March 31, on the organization and integration of Vocational Training, and on Law 30/2015, of September 9, which regulates the Vocational Training System for employment in the labor sphere, and falls within the competencies of the General Directorate of Training according to Decree 230/2023, of September 6. The stated objective is to promote stable employment through the incorporation of workers, whether employed or unemployed, into professions in the industrial sector and to improve the region’s specialization.

Five national reference centers

The affected CMICEs were qualified as National Reference Centers by Royal Decree 870/2015, of October 2, in their respective areas:

• CMICE Leganés: Electricity, Electronics and Aeronautics, national reference in Electromechanical Machines.
• CMICE Moratalaz: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, within Installation and Maintenance.
• CMICE Getafe: Information and Communication Technologies.
• CMICE Fuencarral: Administration, Insurance and Finance.
• CMICE Paracuellos: Building and Civil Works.

What the company provides

Siemens, S. A. (CIF A-28006377, address at Ronda de Europa, number 5, Tres Cantos) commits, among other actions, to:

• Collaborate in the analysis of the labor market and in the updating of training benchmarks.
• Design methodologies and didactic materials for face-to-face, distance, or blended learning.
• Provide free training to two teachers in a standard course from SITRAIN, its official industrial training academy.
• Issue an accrediting certificate in the brand’s Automation and Drive Products for courses aimed at unemployed persons and workers.
• Provide annually 100 full licenses of SIMATIC TIA Portal (STEP 7 Professional/WinCC) for 365 days, throughout the duration of the agreement.

What the Community provides and how it is controlled

The Regional Ministry of Economy, Finance and Employment will provide the centers with facilities and administrative and service personnel, deliver programs leading to Professional Certificates, and schedule annual update actions for trainers. It may also sign agreements with other companies within the Siemens technological environment to use the classrooms and equipment of the CMICE.

Monitoring is the responsibility of a Monitoring Commission, chaired by the head of the Sub-Directorate General competent in the management of the CMICE, with a secretary appointed by Siemens and two members from each party. The agreement is governed by Law 40/2015, of October 1, and its early termination requires, in the case of mutual agreement, two months’ notice.

The electronic signature was completed, on behalf of the company, by José Ramón Castro Silva, general manager of Digital Industries, and Ana Campón Alonso, financial director of the same division.

Impact on industrial employment

The agreement reinforces the role of the CMICE as a bridge between employment training and the Madrid industry, at no cost to public funds and with a direct return in industrial equipment and software for the classrooms. For the unemployed, the key lies in certification in automation and drives and in the possibility of training in facilities approved by a manufacturer, a path that seeks to cover the demand for intermediate technical profiles in the sector.

Source: OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE COMMUNITY OF MADRID, no. 269, November 9, 2026, section I.D) Announcements, page 16 (official reference: BOCM-20261109-3; file 03/16.790/26).