Job search resources
Public and non-profit services to train, find work, know your rights and get support. Most are free; when there is a fee, we say so. We link to whoever provides them.
Train and get certified
- Public vocational training courses
SOC courses, professional certificates and vocational training, many free. Check what each course accredits before signing up.
Provided by: Agència FPCAT (Generalitat)
- Acredita't: your experience, certified
If you've done a job for years without the qualification, you can have your skills officially accredited without taking the whole course.
Provided by: Agència FPCAT (Generalitat)
- Professional licences: where to train
Electrician, gas, boilers, fluorinated gases… Search for the recognised training centres for these licences.
Provided by: Departament d'Empresa i Treball
- ACTIC: digital skills certificate
Certifies that you can use a computer, email or a spreadsheet. Some jobs and public exams ask for it. The test has a fee, which is waived if you're unemployed.
Provided by: Generalitat de Catalunya
- Catalan courses for adults
Catalan courses from the Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística, from beginner level. Some courses have a fee, with reductions available.
Provided by: Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística
- Official language schools (EOI)
English, French, German and other languages with an official certificate. Pre-registration is once a year and free; if you're admitted, enrolment has a fee.
Provided by: Generalitat de Catalunya
- Cibernàrium
Digital skills and technology training from Barcelona Activa. The IT Academy programmes are free.
Provided by: Barcelona Activa (Ajuntament de Barcelona)
- Recognising a foreign non-university qualification
If you studied outside Spain (secondary school, vocational training…), how to have your qualification recognised here.
Provided by: Generalitat de Catalunya
Find work
- Feina Activa
The SOC's job portal. Many employers post jobs here that don't appear anywhere else.
Provided by: Servei Públic d'Ocupació de Catalunya (SOC)
- XALOC network
Jobs and employment services from town councils in the province of Barcelona.
Provided by: Diputació de Barcelona
- EURES: jobs in Europe
Jobs across Europe and information on going to work in another country.
Provided by: Comissió Europea
- SOC: employment offices and guidance
Free face-to-face guidance: help with your CV, finding jobs and choosing training.
Provided by: Servei Públic d'Ocupació de Catalunya (SOC)
- Barcelona Activa: Jobs
Guidance, workshops and job offers for people living in Barcelona.
Provided by: Ajuntament de Barcelona
- Registering as a jobseeker
Needed to claim unemployment benefit, for many courses and for some hiring programmes.
Provided by: Servei Públic d'Ocupació de Catalunya (SOC)
- idCAT Mòbil
Free digital ID to do official procedures online without going to an office.
Provided by: Generalitat de Catalunya
- Employment history report (vida laboral)
The official record of the jobs you've had and for how long. Useful to get the dates right on your CV.
Provided by: Seguretat Social (Import@ss)
- Sexual offences certificate
Required to work with children (schools, leisure, sport, health).
Provided by: Ministeri de Justícia
- Map of Employment and Training Resources
Search for organisations, courses and job guidance services in Barcelona.
Provided by: Barcelona Activa (Ajuntament de Barcelona)
- Òmnia points
Free computers and help to look for work, write your CV or do paperwork, if you don't have one at home.
Provided by: Generalitat de Catalunya
- Labour Market Observatory
Official labour market data: unemployment, contracts and occupations, by county.
Provided by: Generalitat de Catalunya
Rights and money
Minimum wage 2026: €1,221 gross a month in 14 payments, full-time (Real Decreto 126/2026).
- Collective agreements
Find your sector's agreement: minimum pay for your category, holidays, hours and probation period.
Provided by: Generalitat de Catalunya
- Labour Inspectorate
If you haven't been registered, are paid less than you should be or have no contract, you can report it.
Provided by: Inspecció de Treball de Catalunya
- Trade unions
They advise on your contract, payslip, dismissal or a dispute with your employer, and can support you if you need to make a claim. Ask first whether the first consultation is free and whether you need to join.
- Employment legal guidance (SOJ)
A lawyer gives you guidance on a work problem. This one is in Barcelona; other bar associations have their own.
Provided by: Col·legi de l'Advocacia de Barcelona
- Unemployment benefit
Unemployment benefit, allowances (including the over-52 one) and how to claim them.
Provided by: Spanish Public Employment Service (SEPE)
- Guaranteed citizen income
Financial support from the Generalitat if your income is too low and you can work. You must apply for the minimum living income first.
Provided by: Generalitat de Catalunya
- Minimum living income
State support for low-income households. You can receive it while working, if you earn little.
Provided by: Seguretat Social
If your situation is…
- Youth Guarantee (under 30)
Training, internships and jobs for young people not in work or education.
Provided by: Spanish Public Employment Service (SEPE)
- Disability recognition
Gives access to reserved jobs, sheltered employment centres and support.
Provided by: Generalitat de Catalunya
- First reception service
For newcomers: language, knowledge of work and society, and guidance.
Provided by: Generalitat de Catalunya
- Training and integration programmes (PFI)
For young people aged 16 to 21 without secondary school: training in a trade, work placements and a path back to study.
Provided by: Departament d'Educació i Formació Professional
- Incorpora programme
Support to find work for people who find it harder, through social organisations across the region.
Provided by: Fundació «la Caixa» i entitats col·laboradores
- Work integration social enterprises
Supported jobs for people who find it harder to get work.
Provided by: FEICAT (empreses d'inserció)
- Xarxa Emprèn
Free advice if you want to be self-employed or start a business.
Provided by: Generalitat de Catalunya
- If the search gets heavy
Repeated rejections are tiring. When and how to ask for help: your GP or 061 CatSalut Respon.
Provided by: Canal Salut (Generalitat)
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For now there are only free resources. If we ever add paid ones, they'll be separate and clearly marked. Links checked on 9 November 2026. If one doesn't work, let us know. hello@nextvitae.com