Study administration and finance in Spain, with an official qualification
An Advanced Level programme you can start from scratch, with work placements in companies and a qualification that is understood right across Europe. It is the qualification that offices, consultancy firms and administration departments ask for, in companies of any size and sector.
What can you work as with a vocational qualification in administration?
Accounts administrator
Company accounting and tax work, keeping up with current regulations.
Finance administrator
Treasury, payment collection and feasibility studies for investments.
Sales administrator
Orders, customers and sales follow-up.
Human resources administrator
Contracts, staff and document management.
Administrator in banking and insurance
Branch offices, payment collection and customer service.
Administrator in consultancy firms
Legal, accounting, employment or tax practices.
These are roles in companies of any size and sector, public or private, and there is also the option of working as a self-employed professional, running a consultancy or administrative services business. Posts in the public sector are subject to the access requirements set by law.
The administration programmes you can study
It is the most transferable training of all: what you learn works just as well in a factory, in a professional practice or in an office dealing with the public.
Here everything is Advanced Level: what that means for you
The route is direct
With a Bachillerato officially recognised in Spain, you go straight into the programme, with no entrance exam. As the recognition process can take several months, it is best to start the paperwork as early as possible.
What exactly is required, and how is a Bachillerato officially recognised? → Advanced Level requirements
You can come in through an Intermediate Level programme
The Technician qualification from an Intermediate Level programme gives access to Advanced Level with no further entrance exams. It is a longer route, but you finish it holding two official qualifications.
How is your secondary school qualification officially recognised, and what documents are needed? → Intermediate Level requirements
Not sure whether your qualification can be officially recognised? Send us a photo of it and we will tell you before you start any paperwork.
And what if you do not speak Spanish yet?
That is not a problem. You do not need to know any Spanish to join the programme. You will start with a six-month intensive course at our school in Murcia, accredited by the Instituto Cervantes, where you will go from a beginner level up to B1.2–B2.1. After that you will start your vocational training programme.
Administrative work is language: contracts, invoices, emails and dealing with clients and with the public administration, all in Spanish. That is why the programme starts with the language.
Here, the qualification is what lets you handle the figures
A company’s accounting and tax work is done under specific regulations and carries legal responsibility. Companies do not put those processes in the hands of someone who cannot prove they have been trained, however much experience that person has.
When you complete the programme you will hold the official qualification that certifies that knowledge, valid throughout the European Union.
A qualification that is asked for everywhere
Administrative posts exist in private companies, in consultancy firms and in the public administration, where access is subject to the legal requirements in force. If you obtained your vocational qualification in Spain, it has the same value as that of any other holder. There is no separate category of qualification for being a foreign national.
Spanish and the visa
These are the two steps before the programme. We cover both of them with you.
Six months of Spanish
The programmes are taught in Spanish, with Spanish classmates and teachers. That is why the programme starts with the language: six months of intensive course at our school in Murcia, accredited by the Instituto Cervantes, from zero up to the level you need in order to follow a vocational programme, with an exam at the end.
If you already have a certified DELE B2, you skip this stage and go straight into the programme.
Student visa
Being enrolled at a school accredited by the Instituto Cervantes allows you to apply for the visa. The language is not just the language: it is the key to the paperwork.
We guide you through the documentation — admission letter, enrolment and health insurance — the points where most applications are refused because the paperwork was not properly presented.
If you come from the EU, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland or Liechtenstein, you do not need a visa.
Would you rather not deal with the paperwork?
We offer an optional external professional service that handles the whole application for you. It is voluntary: you can do it yourself or request this service.
The questions we are asked most about administration
Do I need to know accounting before I start?
No. The programme starts with company documentation and basic business processes, and goes as far as accounting, tax and financial management.
Is it useful in any sector?
Yes. It is one of the most transferable programmes there is: people work in companies of any size and sector, and also as self-employed professionals.
Are the work placements in real companies?
Yes, in companies that have a formal agreement with the centre, and they are often the way in to a first contract when you finish.
Will the qualification be useful in my country when I go back?
The qualification is official and is recognised throughout the European Union. If you want to work in a country outside the EU, its validity will depend on the regulations and the recognition agreements of that country.
Students who arrived without a word of Spanish
Since the year 2000, 9.403 students have studied with us, most of them from the Maghreb, West Africa and much of Europe, and nearly all of them started the same way: without knowing how to say hello. You learn through immersion and in small groups, in a city where living costs little and you practise Spanish from day one.
Can you see yourself working in an office in Spain?
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