Major Exam Day for Teaching Positions in the Canary Islands
The Department of Education is set to begin a new series of examinations this Saturday across Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, and La Palma, with venues located in 25 educational centres. This initiative aims to facilitate access for candidates throughout the archipelago.
Approximately 8,235 individuals are competing for one of the 955 teaching positions available in the Canary Islands, as confirmed by the Department of Education, Vocational Training, Physical Activity, and Sports, led by Poli Suárez. The exams cover various categories, including Primary Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Official Language Schools, Arts and Design Schools, and Conservatories.
Exam Breakdown
Of the total participants, 6,686 candidates will take the exams for Primary Teachers, which offers the largest number of vacancies at 686 positions. Additionally, 833 candidates will participate for 192 Secondary School Teacher positions, 162 for seven language school vacancies, and 180 for 15 places in Arts and Design Schools.
Furthermore, the extraordinary stabilization process for Conservatories will attract 374 candidates vying for a total of 23 positions: nine for Music and Performing Arts Professors and fourteen for Music and Performing Arts Teachers.
Exam Venues
The organisation of this process includes locations in Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, and La Palma, thus making it easier for candidates to access the exams.
In Lanzarote, the Blas Cabrera Felipe Secondary Education Institute will host examinations for Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, and Therapeutic Pedagogy. In Fuerteventura, the IES Puerto del Rosario will run the same subjects, while on La Palma, the tests for Early Childhood and Primary Education will be held at the IES Alonso Pérez Díaz.
Gran Canaria will see the largest number of specialities and candidates. Exams will take place in several venues, including IES Ana Luisa Benítez, Los Tarahales, Isabel de España, Cairasco de Figueroa, El Calero, La Isleta, Politécnico Las Palmas, and Fernando Sagaseta; as well as at the Integrated Centre for Vocational Training (CIFP) Felo Monzón Grau Bassas, the Official Language School (EOI) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and the Superior Art and Design School (EASD) Gran Canaria.
In Tenerife, the exam venues will include IES La Laboral de La Laguna, Viera y Clavijo, Benito Pérez Armas, El Chapatal, Tomás de Iriarte, Alcalde Bernabé Rodríguez, and Canarias Cabrera Pinto; along with CIFP Virgen de Candelaria, EOI La Laguna, EASD Fernando Estévez, and CIFP César Manrique.
Schedule for the Day
The day will commence with the first exam for Primary Teachers. During the morning, exercises for Arts and Design Schools, Official Language Schools, and the tests for Music and Performing Arts Professors will also be held.
In the afternoon, examinations will continue with the resolution of the practical scenario for Primary Teachers and further assessments for Secondary School Teachers and Music and Performing Arts Professors.
Preparation and Coordination
The Department has coordinated all necessary organisational aspects over the past few months to ensure the smooth running of the assessments, which involve hundreds of individuals including examination panels, management teams, administrative staff, and collaborators across the various centres designated for this selection process.
Mónica Ramírez, the Director General of Personnel and Teacher Training, stated that “behind each of these exams lies months of study, effort, and dedication from thousands of candidates who today have the opportunity to take a significant step in their professional journey”.
Ramírez also expressed the Department’s gratitude to the panels, management teams, and collaborators who make such a large-scale operation possible. “We have spent many months preparing this process to ensure everything unfolds normally and with the highest guarantees, and we trust that the day will proceed as planned,” she concluded.
