The Community signs teaching internship agreements with ten universities

The Community of Madrid, through the Department of Education, Science and Universities, has formalized collaboration agreements with ten universities so that their students may complete the practicum of the training equivalent to pedagogical and didactic training during the 2026-2027 academic year in non-university educational centers in the region. The agreements, signed between September 16 and 18, 2026, are published in the BOCM no. 274, of November 14, 2026, in section I.D of announcements, between pages 19 and 80. On behalf of the Community, all of them are signed by the Director General of Bilingualism and Quality of Teaching, Beatriz Rodríguez Merchán.

The framework for the agreements is Order 2227/2026, of June 4, of the Councilor of Education, Science and Universities (published in the BOCM of June 10), which establishes the procedure for the completion of the practicum for students of degrees in Primary Education, Pedagogy and Psychology, the university master’s degree in Teacher Training for Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate, Vocational Training and Language Teaching, and the equivalent training during the 2026-2027 academic year. The agreements now published develop that regulation for the group of people who, while possessing a qualification declared equivalent for teaching purposes, cannot pursue master’s studies and must certify the pedagogical and didactic training provided for in Article 100 of Organic Law 2/2006, of May 3, and in Order EDU/2645/2011, of September 23.

The Director General’s competence to sign these agreements derives from Order 365/2024, of February 13, on the delegation of competencies, and her appointment by Decree 53/2025, of July 9, of the Governing Council. Royal Decree 659/2023, of July 18, in its Article 165, and Article 100.5 of Organic Law 2/2006 complete the regulatory basis of a collaboration that the Department describes as a way to guarantee “the quality of education for all students, equity and flexibility.”

Ten universities, ten agreements

Each agreement is published as an independent announcement, with its own administrative file and its signatory:

• University of La Rioja, signed on September 16, 2026, by María Ángeles Martínez Calvo, Vice-Rector for Students and Employability (p. 19; file 03/17.248/26; BOCM-20261114-3).
• Alfonso X el Sabio University, September 16, Juan Romo Urroz, Rector Magnificus (p. 25; 03/17.256/26; BOCM-20261114-4).
• Complutense University of Madrid, September 16, María Concepción García Gómez, Vice-Rector for Continuing Education, Employability, and Entrepreneurship (p. 31; 03/17.260/26; BOCM-20261114-5).
• University of Extremadura, September 16, Pedro M.ª Fernández Salguero, Rector Magnificus (p. 37; 03/17.267/26; BOCM-20261114-6).
• National University of Distance Education (UNED), September 16, Rebeca de Juan Díaz, Vice-Rector for Quality and Accreditation (p. 44; 03/17.280/26; BOCM-20261114-7).
• Pontifical University of Salamanca, September 16, Santiago García-Jalón de la Lama, Rector Magnificus (p. 50; 03/17.312/26; BOCM-20261114-8).
• Rey Juan Carlos University, September 16, Araceli Rodríguez Mateos, Vice-Rector for Academic Planning (p. 56; 03/17.314/26; BOCM-20261114-9).
• International University of La Rioja (UNIR), September 16, José María Vázquez García-Peñuela, Rector Magnificus (p. 62; 03/17.317/26; BOCM-20261114-10).
• University of Murcia, September 17, M.ª del Mar Sánchez Vera, Vice-Rector for Continuing Education, Employability, and Innovation (p. 68; 03/17.290/26; BOCM-20261114-11).
• Isabel I University of Castilla, September 18, Alberto Gómez Barahona, Rector Magnificus (p. 74; 03/17.315/26; BOCM-20261114-12).

Where internships are conducted and the obligations they entail

Students may carry out their internships in centers supported by public funds of the Community of Madrid, as well as in duly authorized public or private centers not supported by public funds that provide the teachings of chapters V and VIII of title I of Organic Law 2/2006.

Universities must communicate to the Department the duration and content of the internships, the list of students per center, and the faculty tutor, in addition to proposing the centers to the Practicum Steering Committee, appointing tutors and coordinators, monitoring progress, and signing an insurance policy. Internships do not create an employment relationship or financial compensation, and the Social Security obligations for unpaid internships are governed by the fifty-second additional provision of Royal Legislative Decree 8/2015, of October 30. Each agreement creates a joint commission for monitoring, surveillance, and control.

At no cost and until June 2027

The ten agreements expressly declare that they entail no financial obligations or economic consideration for any of the parties and are subject to the regime of Law 40/2015, of October 1, on the Legal Regime of the Public Sector. Their validity extends from the date of signing until June 30, 2027, with the possibility of termination upon completion, unanimous agreement, breach, judicial nullity, or other provided causes.

The impact is direct on teachers in training: without these agreements, graduates with a qualification declared equivalent for teaching purposes who cannot complete the master’s degree would be unable to certify the pedagogical and didactic training required to teach in stages such as Vocational Training. The joint publication of the ten announcements in a single issue of the BOCM closes the network of internship centers for the entire school year in the region.

Source: BOCM, no. 274, November 14, 2026, I. Community of Madrid, D) Announcements, pp. 19-80 (official references: BOCM-20261114-3 to BOCM-20261114-12).