Employment and work for foreigners in Spain
Working as a foreigner: homologation and recognition of qualifications (including healthcare ones), training and employability programmes for migrants.
- Courses and training to improve your employability in Spain: free SEPE, professional certificates and online courses Employment training in Spain as a foreigner: free SEPE and regional courses, professional certificates (official validity) and online platforms to add skills to your CV. What counts as regulated training and what doesn't.
- Theoretical-practical exams for the recognition of healthcare qualifications obtained outside the EU Theoretical-practical exams to recognise (homologate) non-EU healthcare specialist qualifications in Spain. A prior assessment report is required; up to 2 attempts.
- SARA programme (CONVIVE Fundación CEPAIM) — free employability training for migrant women SARA programme by CONVIVE Fundación CEPAIM: free employability training for migrant women and women in vulnerable situations, aged 16+, resident in Spain. 2026 centres: El Ejido, Molina de Segura, Olot, Zaragoza.
- Real Decreto 325/2026: minimum training requirements for the recognition of EU healthcare qualifications (nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine) Spain updates the minimum training requirements for automatic recognition of EU qualifications in nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary medicine (RD 325/2026).
- Regulation (EU) 2026/1047 establishing an EU Talent Pool The EU creates the Talent Pool: a platform matching workers from outside the EU with shortage-occupation jobs. Each member state joins voluntarily.
General information, not individual legal advice. Check the official source and consult a professional for your case.