Madrid Faces Backlash Over Opaque Vocational Education Enrollment Data

• The Madrid regional government has stopped publicizing lists of students admitted to and excluded from public vocational training (FP) programs for the 2025-2026 academic year.
• Critics, led by the education federation of the CCOO labor union, claim the government is intentionally masking the true number of students denied access.

Lack of Transparency

• Historically, around 90% of institutions published these lists on their websites; however, schools have been instructed by the regional Ministry of Education to stop this practice.
• The CCOO requested the data through the regional Transparency Portal, but their request was denied on August 19, citing administrative delays related to recent forest fires.
• While families can check individual status via the 'Raíces' management system, there is no longer a public way to obtain a global view of enrollment outcomes.

Underlying Concerns

• The CCOO argues the opacity is designed to hide the fact that public vocational education supply is insufficient compared to the private sector.
• Advocates fear that if students are unable to access university or vocational paths, a significant portion of the youth population will be left without access to further education.