Auxiliares de conversación extranjeros en España

Ayudas a graduados o estudiantes universitarios de al menos segundo curso de países con los que existe acuerdo bilateral para ser auxiliar de conversación extranjero en centros educativos públicos españoles.

Grants that provide college students of at least two years or college graduates with the opportunity to be language and culture assistants in public schools in Spain. Language assistants must hold citizenship from a country with which an international agreement has been signed.

Call for Language and Culture Assistants in Spain for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Citizens from the following countries (having a signed Memorandum of Understanding with Spain) with a college degree or having completed two full college academic years:

Germany, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria (English), Brazil, Canada (English or French), China (English or Chinese), Ivory Coast (French), Denmark (English), United States, Philippines (English), Finland (English), France, Hungary (English), India (English), Ireland, Iceland (English), Italy, Luxemburg (English or French), Malta, Morocco (French), Norway (English), New Zealand, Netherlands (English), Oceania Countries (Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu), Poland (English), Portugal, United kingdom, Czech Republic (English), Singapore (English), Sweden (English), Switzerland (German or French), Thailand (English) and Tunisia (French).

The general requirements for new applicants and renewals are:

• Be a citizen or permanent resident of one of the countries listed above that has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Spain.
• Have a conferred college degree or be currently enrolled as a 2nd year or higher college student.
• Be aged 18 - 60. You must be at least 18 years old as of January 1, 2025 and not be 60 or over on January 1, 2026, to participate in the program. Disclaimer: Age ranges have to do with labor regulations in Spain.
• Submit a signed Health Statement and Statutory Declaration.
• Submit a signed Statement of Purpose (only new applicants).
• Submit a letter of recommendation written by a professor or employer and dated no earlier than September of 2024 (only new applicants).
• Applicants from Bulgaria, China, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Singapore, and Sweden must accredit a C2 level of English.
• Provide a clean Certificate of Sexual Offences. This certificate may be required at any stage of the process (renewals must request the certificate directly from the Spanish police).

Language and culture assistants will receive a monthly stipend of 800 euros as an allowance towards room and board. For some regional education offices, the allowance may be higher and accordingly, the number of hours in the classroom will increase. Language assistants are expected to dedicate 14 - 16 hours a week towards classroom collaboration at their schools. For further questions, please refer to the following information:

Conditions per Regional Education Offices

Length of the program: October 1st, 2025, to May 31st, 2026, except for language assistants placed in the regional education office in Madrid, where the program finishes on June 30th 2026.

For more information about the program, applicants should refer to the following guidelines:

Program Conditions

Conditions per Regional Education Offices

Eligible Regional Education Offices According to Applicant Nationality

Language Assistant Handbook

Mentor-Teacher Handbook

Frequently Asked Questions. FAQ

Information for schools who host language assistants from the Ministry of Education cohort:

Program Information for Schools

Onboarding Form (Hoja de incorporación)

School Evaluation Report for Renewals (Informe de centro)

• From February 11, 2025
• To March 26, 2025

NEW Applicants:

• New applicants from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg (French), Malta, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States must apply for participation in the program through the international organization that corresponds to their country of origin, within the deadline and in form and manner established by the given organization.
• New applicants from Australia, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, India, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, New Zealand, Philippines, Oceania countries (Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu), Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden, Tunisia, the United States, should apply through the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain pertaining to each country. . In addition, they must apply through the Profex 2 application.

International Organizations or Education Offices of the Embassy of Spain

• Follow the Instructions in the Handbooks:

How to Register on Profex 2

Profex 2 Handbook for New Applicants.

RENEWAL Applicants:

• Renewals from the United Kingdom, and Switzerland must first renew with the international program organizations in their countries by the deadline and in the form and manner established by them.
• Renewals from Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, and Switzerland must also submit their renewal application on Profex 2. They will receive instructions on how to access Profex 2.
• Citizens from all other countries: Must apply for renewal through Profex 2.

Program Conditions for Renewals

Conditions per Regional Education Offices

Profex 2 Handbook for Renewals

Documents required to apply for the Renewal:

• Informe del centro de destino (School Evaluation Report)
• Health Statement and Statutory Declaration.

Submiting the application

• With the International Organisations for candidates from: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.
• With the Education Offices of the Embassy of Spain for candidates from: Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, India, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Oceania countries (Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu), Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden, Tunisia and The United States.

Application Statuses on Profex 2:

• En Revisión: The online application has been submitted and will be reviewed at a later date.
• Admitida: The application has been reviewed and meets all the requirements.
• Excluida Subsanable: Applicants who receive an email requesting missing documents or modifications should refer to Instructions for Corrections on Profex2.
• Candidato Seleccionado: You have been awarded a placement to a regional education office. You have 3 days to accept the placement. How to Accept or Decline a Placement on Profex 2.
• Plaza aceptada: The applicant has accepted the placement.
• Plaza rechazada: The applicant does not accept the placement. Another placement will NOT be offered during the current cycle. The applicant may apply again to the program for the next cycle.

Contact Information

• Email addresses for regional education offices
• Applicants from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Côte d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, the UK: auxiliares.conv@educacion.gob.es
• Renewal applicants from Australia, Canada, China, India, New Zealand, Philippines, the USA, Oceania and Singapore: auxiliares.extra@educacion.gob.es
• IT support for the PROFEX 2 portal: profex.soporte@educacion.gob.es
• Information on the call for proposals on the website of the Acción Educativa Exterior

Queries on the procedure can be made by any of the means listed on the Administrative Information page 

DATA PROTECTION

In compliance with current regulations, the data of applicants will be processed by the Directorate General for Educational Planning and Management and incorporated into the process of “Calling for teacher mobility programs and training of Spanish teachers abroad”, managed by the Department for Educational Actions Abroad, la Unidad de Accion Educativa Exterior (Paseo del Prado 28, 28014 Madrid).

The purpose of the processing of personal data is the management and processing of applicants' applications based on Article 6.1 e) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Law 40/2006, of December 14, on the Statute of Citizenship Abroad and Royal Decree 1027/1993, of June 25, regulating educational actions abroad.

The data, which originates from the person concerned on the basis of a registration form, will be kept for the time necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected and will be transferred to the educational offices of the countries participating in the cycle.

The security measures implemented correspond to those provided for in Annex II (security measures) of Royal Decree 3/2010, of January 8, which regulates the National Security Scheme in the field of electronic administration and the order ECD/298/2018, of March 12, which approves the information security policy in the field of electronic administration of the MECD.

Data subjects may exercise their rights under articles 15 to 22 of the Regulation before the Data Protection Delegate (dpd@educacion.gob.es), through the Electronic Headquarters of the Ministry, in person at the registry offices or by mail. They may also file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency, the supervisory authority for the protection of personal data.

• Title of the procedure: Auxiliares de conversación extranjeros en España
• Code: 998188

• Convocatoria 2024-2025