Barcelona Activa promotes quality employment to increase professional opportunities for citizens and contribute to the creation of quality jobs. We offer support, guidance, training, and networking services to help you grow professionally.

You can call 900533175, send an email to porta22@barcelonactiva.cat to make an appointment or come to one of our information points to find out which service best suits your situation.

Consult here all our offer. If you are looking for courses to find a job, you can consult them here and if you are looking for vocational training, here. You can also search for training on specific dates or in a specific modality in our calendar.

The working language is Catalan, except for some activities that may be in Spanish or English. The language will be indicated in the activity sheet or the training program.

Barcelona Activa's services are open to all citizens, regardless of their city of residence. There are exceptions for specific services aimed at certain neighbourhoods  or the population of Barcelona, which are clearly indicated in the service description.

Barcelona Activa supports you whether you are looking for a job or considering a career change. Check the following link.

We offer you the Labour Rights Defence Point, a free labour rights advice service. You can
receive advice in person or by phone. Find out how to receive advice here.

From your Personal Space, you can manage activity registrations and download attendance certificates.

If you need us to send you the documentation for a course you have attended, send us a request at  espaipersonal@barcelonactiva.cat indicating the course name, and we will send it to your email address.

In the Personal Space, you can update your contact details. It is important to keep your email address updated so that we can inform you about activities, courses, or job offers tailored to your profile.

Barcelona Activa manages offers from companies looking for talent. They meet the requirements of location (AMB – Metropolitan Area of Barcelona), non-discrimination, remuneration and duration. Vacancies are filled by pre-selection and processing of CVs through recruitment events

We publish all the offers that we are managing here. You can select the ones that interest you
most based on the sector, day, municipality or category.

From your Personal Space, you can manage all the information about the professional profile you have shared with us, including your resume details. You can also upload your CV and update it whenever needed.

Through our Talent Management service, we help connect companies with people looking for
their first work experience. We help companies define their professional profile and look for
candidates from our job offers and other platforms. If you are looking for an internship
agreement, contact your university, which will usually have a platform where you can consult
the offers published by companies looking for students for internships.

With Barcelona Activa you can define your professional objective and design an action plan to achieve it. We also offer you a wide range of activities inspired by the latest trends in the labour market to perfect your job search strategies and to specialise your professional profile.

Contact our information service, which will establish the type of advice adapted to your situation and will arrange a first visit for you.

If you already have a CV, you need to adapt it to the offers you apply for. We can help you do this in our group activities or one of our counsellors can explain how to update it. If you want to look at different CV models to get ideas, you can do so here.

Sign up at Barcelona Activa with a username and password. You can check the activities calendar to find the ones that best suit your needs. There are in-person and virtual activities and a catalogue of online activities so you can learn at your own pace

Barcelona Activa is an information point for the professional accreditation service of the Generalitat de Catalunya. The advisory staff will inform you about the procedure and access requirements. Ask for a day and time for this service here.

Sign up for Barcelona Activa with a username and password to register for activities in our training catalogue. For some activities, you can register directly, but for others, such as language training, your level will need to be verified before being assigned a spot.

In your Personal Space, you can manage your registrations and cancel your attendance for activities you cannot attend up to 12 hours before they start. This helps ensure that your spot can be assigned to someone else.

The training sessions are conducted using free software. In specific cases, the Moodle platform may be used, and we will provide instructions on how to access it. No activities or training will take place on platforms or devices that are not free and easily accessible.

Vocational training and language courses have different levels of difficulty, we will check your
knowledge to assign you to the appropriate level. We will contact you to invite you to a test or
interview. Once the checks are done, we will contact you to inform you if you have been
selected and the level assigned.

You only need DNI or NIE for official courses such as Professional Certificates. For other training, you can access with your passport. If it is your first registration, you must fill out a form in person at one of our initial service points.

Barcelona Activa's training programs do not have specific employment requirements, as they are designed for both jobseekers and professional development. However, some courses are primarily intended for unemployed individuals registered with the Employment Service of Catalonia. In these cases, this information is clearly stated in the course or activity description.

Yes, it is possible to take training while on temporary disability leave, as long as the reason for the leave does not prevent continuing the training. For training programs that require registration with the SOC, this will depend on verification with the SOC at the time of enrollment.

Currently, all training certificates are issued with a digital signature. If you have an old
certificate, or it has a manual signature, you can ask us for a copy with a digital signature at
formacio@barcelonactiva.cat or the corresponding department.