Secretary of State of Education

Secretary of State of Education
Secretario de Estado de Educación
Coat of Arms used by the Government
Incumbent
Alejandro Tiana
since June 19, 2018
Ministry of Education and Vocational Training
Secretariat of State of Education
Style The Most Excellent (formal)
Mr. Secretary of State of Education (informal)
Reports to The Minister of Education
Nominator The Minister of Education
Appointer The King
Precursor Secretary General of Education
Formation July 20, 1988
First holder Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Salary € 112,538.66 per year[1]
Website mecd.gob.es

The Secretary of State for Education, officially the Secretary of State for Education and Vocational Training is a second highest-ranking official in the Ministry of Education of Spain. It is a political appointment made by the King on the advice of the minister in charge of the ministerial department.

The Secretary of State of Education has ultimate responsibity for the execution of Government policy over non-university education and vocational training. He coordinates the Spanish education system that currently is delegated to the regions; he proposes the subjects of study (with the exception of the sport subjects that are under the jurisdiction of the Superior Sports Council); he designs and directs scholarship and study aid programs; he promotes equality and non-discrimination policies in education; he oversees civil servants working in education and is also in charge of international relations regarding education on behalf of the Government.[2]

The Secretariat of State controls three departments: the Directorate-General for Territorial Evaluation and Cooperation, the Directorate-General for Vocational Training and the Directorate-General for Educational Planning and Management.

History

The education ministry was created in Spain in March 31, 1900. However, the first department in charge of the education of citizens was created in the Constitution of 1812.

Since then, the objective of educating the population has never disappeared and has been maintained until the present day. The direct precursor of the Secretariat of State of Education is the General Secretariat of Education that was created in April 8, 1985 which assumed all the responsibilities for education.[3]

In 1988,[4] a new governmental restructuring created the current Secretariat of State of Education which took over the responsibilities of the old General Secretariat. The Secretary of State lost part of its responsibilities when, in 1992, the State delegated to its autonomous regions the responsibilities for education, maintaining at State level only the requirement to establish the basis of the education system and its coordination and the responsibility for universities and international treaties on educational matters.[5]

In August 1996, the Secretariat of State was replaced by the General Secretariat of Education and Vocational Training but was restored in 1999.[6] The same happened between 2004 and 2008.[7]

Today, the Secretary of State has no responsibility for universities, because since 2018 they have been transferred to the resurrected Ministry of Science so the current responsibilities are limited to coordinating the education system, overseeing public servants, carrying out vocational training, making educational inspections to guarantee the compliance of the law and making international treaties about education.

Structure

Under the Secretary of State are the following officials:[2]

  • The Director-General for Territorial Evaluation and Cooperation
    • The Deputy Director-General for Territorial Cooperation.
      The official responsible the relations between the Ministry, the regional education departments and the private education centres; he helps the ministry in its responsibilities over the education of the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla; he manages the education aid; he controls the education centres registry and establishes the legal framework for private, half-private/half-public and foreign education centres.
    • The Deputy Director-General for Academic Organization.
      The official responsible for the non-university education management and its promotion; for university admission procedures along with the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities; for overseeing the issue of education titles; for directing the Central Registry of non-university degrees and the Registry of academic and non-university professionals degrees and the approval of foreign titles.
    • The Deputy Director-General for Inspection.
      The official responsible for the supervision of the non-university laws of the Spanish regions and who has the ultimate responsibility for educational inspection.
    • The National Centre for Innovation and Educational Research.
      The department responsible for the coordination of the teaching of foreign languages and of the bilingual programs; for promoting educational research and innovation programs and establishing actions and plans to promote equal access to education.
    • The National Institute of Educational Evaluation.
      The department responsible for the general evaluation of the education system in coordination with its counterparts in the regions; for collaborating along with the Under Secretary in international agreements on the educational criteria for evaluation (especially with the European Union) and elaborating the State System of Education Indicators, in addition to doing studies and producing reports on how to improve the evaluation system.
    • The National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training.
      The department responsible for the elaboration of educational materials which may help the teaching staff in its job; preparing programs in coordination with the regions to improve the training of the teaching staff; promoting the use of technologies in education and creating and maintaining portals of educational resources and social networks to promote the exchange of experiences and resources among teaching staff.
  • The Director-General for Vocational Training
    • The Deputy Director-General for Ordination and Innovation of Vocational Training.
      The official responsible for the vocational education management in coordination with the regional education departments; he approves foreign vocational education titles; he establishes the subjects that are given within the professional formation as well as making studies and producing reports to improve vocational education.
    • The Deputy Director-General for Orientation and Learning throughout life.
      The official responsible for the information, advice and design of the orientation and vocational training strategies; the creation of programs for students to help them to develop a professional career; for the management of the education of adult people as well as making reports and studies to help people to continue learning throughout life.
    • The National Institute of Qualifications.
      The department responsible for the elaboration and updated maintenance of the National Catalog of Professional Qualifications and for following the evolution of the professional qualifications for its better integration.
  • The Director-General for Educational Planning and Management
    • The Deputy Director-General for International Cooperation and Foreign Education Promotion.
      The official responsible for the coordination of international relations on non-university education and vocational training, particularly in the European Union, assisting the Minister in his meetings at the EU Education Councils and for the management of education programs abroad and participation in the negotiation of international treaties in its area of responsibility.
    • The Deputy Director-General for Scholarships, Study Aids and Educational Promotion.
      The official responsible for the design, planning and direction of education aids in coordination with the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities for all kind of students. He is also responsible for coordinating all aid programs (State-level programs and regional-level programs) and the promotion of action to improve the excellence of the students
    • The Deputy Director-General for Programming, Management and Control of the European Social Fund in the Educational Sphere.
      The official responsible for the exercise of programming, management and control of European Social Fund aid in the period 2014-2020 and beyond, without prejudice to the closing operations of the 2007-2013 programming period which correspond directly to the Director-General of Vocational Training.

List of Secretaries of State for Education

No. Image Name Term of Office Ministers serving under: Prime Minister appointed by:
Began Ended Days of Service
1º Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba 30 July 1988 27 June 1992 1428 Javier Solana Felipe González
2º Álvaro Marchesi Ullastres 7 July 1992 11 May 1996 1404 Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Gustavo Suárez Pertierra
Jerónimo Saavedra
3º Jorge Fernández Díaz 23 January 1999 6 May 2000 469 Mariano Rajoy José María Aznar
4º Julio Iglesias de Ussel 6 May 2000 20 April 2004 1445 Pilar del Castillo
5º Eva Almunia 15 April 2008 25 October 2010 923 Mercedes Cabrera
Ángel Gabilondo		 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
6º Mario Bedera Bravo 6 November 2010 24 December 2011 413 Ángel Gabilondo
7º Montserrat Gomendio 14 January 2012 4 July 2015 1267 José Ignacio Wert Mariano Rajoy
7º Montserrat Gomendio 4 July 2015 19 June 2018 1169 Íñigo Méndez de Vigo
8º Alejandro Tiana 19 June 2018 Incumbent 116 Íñigo Méndez de Vigo Pedro Sánchez

References

  1. ↑ "Retribuciones para el año 2017 para el organismo Ministerio de Educación". transparencia.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  2. 1 2 "Royal Decree 1045/2018, of August 24, by which the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training is developed". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  3. ↑ "Royal Decree 504/1985, of 8 April, by which the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Education and Science is modified". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  4. ↑ "Royal Decree 790/1988, of July 20, by which the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Education and Science is modified". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  5. ↑ "Organic Law 9/1992, of December 23, of transfer of powers to Autonomous Communities that acceded to the autonomy by way of article 143 of the Constitution". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  6. ↑ "Order of August 3, 1996, amending the Order of February 29, 1996, and adapting the organization and operation of the Education Inspectorate to the structure of the Ministry of Education and Culture". www.boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  7. ↑ "Royal Decree 553/2004, of April 17, by which the ministerial departments are restructured". www.boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-24.
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