SEPEPA announces grants for training in the cider sector

The Public Employment Service of the Principality of Asturias (SEPEPA) has announced public grants for the 2026-2027 period intended to finance training actions linked to the cider sector, primarily aimed at unemployed and employed workers. The call is published via an extract of the Resolution of August 13, 2026, in the Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias (BOPA) number 163, dated August 24, 2026, with identifier BDNS 925178.

The extract is disseminated in accordance with articles 17.3.b and 20.8.a of the General Grants Law 38/2003, of November 17, and the full text can be consulted in the National Grants Database. The call is framed within the regulatory bases of Order TMS/368/2019, of March 28, which develops Royal Decree 694/2017 and Law 30/2015 of the Vocational Training System for Employment, with its successive modifications.

Beneficiaries and Purpose

Public or private training entities with a presence in the Principality of Asturias and registered in the corresponding Registry of Training Entities for the specialties subject to training may be beneficiaries. At the time of publication, they must have duly registered facilities within the territorial scope that allow for the teaching of the requested specialties.

The call finances training programs consisting of actions linked to the cider sector, which has specific regulation, according to two lines:

• Line 1: priority training programs for unemployed workers.
• Line 2: priority training programs for employed persons, to cover the current needs of the sector.

Amount and Distribution

The maximum planned credit amounts to 458,333.34 euros, distributed equally between both lines:

• Line 1: €229,166.67, with €137,500.00 for the 2026 annuality and €91,666.67 for the 2027 annuality.
• Line 2: €229,166.67, with €137,500.00 for the 2026 annuality and €91,666.67 for the 2027 annuality.

Deadlines and Payment Conditions

The deadline for submitting applications will be fifteen (15) business days starting from the day following the publication of the extract in the BOPA. Applications shall be submitted through the enabled computer application, which does not allow more than one application per entity and line; the procedure can be located on the electronic headquarters of the Principality by entering the code AYUD0576T02.

The execution period for the training actions will begin the day following the publication of the award resolution and will end at 23:59 on December 3, 2027, with the possibility of an extension for duly justified reasons. Entities may request the advance payment of up to 80 percent of the granted amount once the start of the activity has been communicated, and they must prove that they are up to date with their tax and Social Security obligations. They are exempt from providing guarantees in application of Order TE/679/2026, of June 29.

The call reinforces training in a strategic sector for Asturias, such as cider, with an allocation divided between the unemployed and the employed to address both labor insertion and the updating of skills for those already working. For the training entities of the Principality, it represents an opportunity for multi-year financing, while for the sector’s workers, it opens qualification pathways in a field with its own regulation and strong territorial roots.

Source: Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias, no. 163 of August 24, 2026, I. Principality of Asturias, Other Provisions (official reference: 2026-06953).