NALCAP Renewals

APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL APPLICANTS

All applications are online and use the Ministry of Education of Spain portal called Profex 2. Please use the same profile (passport number/national identity card and email address) used for registration on Profex 2 during the previous cycle.

At the beginning of the process, on the Profex 2 portal, please select RENOVACIÓN (Renewal). Please follow the instructions for submitting your application in the Handbook for Renewals.

ARE YOU A RENEWAL APPLICANT?

• You are a renewal applicant if you are participating in the NALCAP program during the current school year.
• You are not a renewal applicant if this year you are participating in a language assistant program with a program other than NALCAP.
• You are not a renewal applicant if you are not participating in the program this school year, even if you have participated in previous years.

Please note:

• If you are currently participating through CIEE, Fulbright or ConversaSpain, you will be regarded as a new applicant.
• However, if you are participating through RVF, you are not considered a new applicant.
• If you are involved with any other association or agency, please do not hesitate to reach out to us for further clarification.

GUIDELINES FOR RENEWAL APPLICANTS

Program Conditions for Renewals

Conditions per Regional Education Offices

Profex 2 Handbook for Renewals

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION FOR RENEWING:

1. A copy of your passport (or national identity card for applicants from Schengen countries). The passport validity must be through June 2026.

2. A positive rating on your School Evaluation Report signed and officially stamped by the director/principal. It is recommended to use the template suggested on the website, but another format can also be used. The applicant must scan and upload it onto the corresponding section of the application. If you are placed in two schools, both reports must be scanned and uploaded as a single document.

3. A completed Health Statement and Statutory Declaration on the Conditions of the Language Assistants Program.

STEPS

1. Fill out the application using the Handbook for Renewals and upload the required documentation.

2. Once the application is submitted, it will be under the Profex status EN REVISIÓN (UNDER REVIEW).

3. If the renewal application meets all the necessary requirements and the School Evaluation Report states a positive review, your Profex status will change from EN REVISIÓN (UNDER REVIEW) to ADMITIDA (ADMITTED). The applicant will receive an automatic email stating this change in status on the Profex 2 portal. Despite the terminology, ADMITIDA status only indicates that the requirements for renewal have been successfully completed. It does not mean that your renewal has been admitted nor does it guarantee being awarded a placement. Simply, it means that you are now eligible to receive a placement. The allocation of renewal placements is based solely on the availability of placements, the suitability of the applicant’s profile for that given school and the decision of the regional education offices and the Ministry of Education.

4. When an applicant is assigned a placement, the status of the application will change to CANDIDATO SELECCIONADO (Selected candidate). The applicant will receive another email offering a placement. They must accept the placement within 3 days. If they do not accept or respond to the email, they will be withdrawn from the program. If accepted, your status will change to PLAZA ACEPTADA (Accepted position). You are now officially renewed in the program.

5. Language assistants will receive their placement letter and specific details concerning the placement later on.

6. The timing of when you receive a placement varies according to the applicant’s country of origin and the regional education office. Placements may be awarded throughout the summer. Applicants may be contacted to fill placement withdrawals. a process which can go through the fall.

For any and all questions concerning renewals, please contact auxiliares.extra@educacion.gob.es