Up to €1,000 for getting to vocational training placements: Valley students can apply until 27 October

Vocational training (Formación Profesional) students who had to travel last school year to do their work placements at companies can now apply for the grant from the Andalusian regional government (Junta de Andalucía) to make up for those journeys. The call for applications was published in the BOJA (Andalusia’s official gazette) on Friday 16 October and allows seven working days, so the application period ends on Tuesday 27 October.

In a district of small villages and long roads, getting to the placement company every morning usually means a car, petrol and kilometres. It is no coincidence that the call itself classes 21 of the Almanzora Valley’s 27 municipalities as low population density areas.

Who can apply?

• Those who were enrolled in publicly funded vocational training in the 2025/2026 school year (basic, intermediate or higher-level training cycles, or specialisation courses) and did the in-company training: the FCT module or the FFEOE.
• Applicants must have completed at least 80% of the days scheduled at the company. This is certified by the school itself, along with the days and the kilometres of the journey.

How much can you get?

• Between €100 and €1,000 per person.
• The amount depends on the number of placement days (up to 100), the one-way distance in kilometres and family income: the call applies between 100% and 40% of the amount according to per-person income brackets of up to 1 IPREM (Spain’s public income reference index).
• There is an increase if the school is in a municipality with low population density. In the Valley, that applies to all of them except Albox, Arboleas, Cantoria, Macael, Olula del Río and Tíjola. There is also an increase for students with a recognised disability of 33% or more.

How do you apply?

• Online, using the form on the Secretaría Virtual (virtual office) for the Junta’s schools and colleges.
• Also on paper, using Annex I of the order that regulates these grants, the Order of 15 July 2026.
• If more than one application is submitted within the deadline, only the last one counts.

The Junta is distributing €3.74 million across Andalusia, co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus, of which €277,758.78 is for the province of Almería. The grants are awarded on a competitive basis and the decision can take up to six months.

Watch out: it should not be confused with the call for the 2024/2025 school year, whose deadline ended on 13 October. If you have any questions, ask at your school’s office, as it is the one that certifies the days and the kilometres.