Apply for a place as Auxiliar de Conversación

What you need to have ready

1. Cl@ve, certificado digital or DNIe to log in and sign on the Ministerio Sede.
2. PDFs of your documents, clear scans (no blurry photos). Name them sensibly.
3. Time without rushing: 20–30 minutes if everything’s ready. If you improvise, it can take much longer.

Documentation

1. DNI/NIE or passport valid.
2. University degree or enrollment certificate + expediente académico if you’re still studying.
3. CV in the target language (clear and short) and a motivation letter in that language.
4. Language accreditation (if the bases require it). Don’t fake it—they verify.
5. Certificado de delitos de naturaleza sexual (they’ll ask before you start if you’ll work with minors in Spain). If your placement is abroad, they may ask for antecedentes penales from that country.

Step by step

1. Go to the programme ficha: https://www.educacionyfp.gob.es/servicios-al-ciudadano/catalogo/profesorado/auxiliares-conversacion.html and open the convocatoria vigente.
2. Click Tramitar and enter the Sede: https://sede.educacion.gob.es with Cl@ve or certificado.
3. Fill the solicitud: personal info, languages, destination preferences and availability. Attach the PDFs (degree/enrollment+expediente, CV, letter, language accreditation if needed).
4. Check everything and click Firmar y Registrar. If you don’t get a justificante with CSV, you haven’t finished. Download and keep it.
5. Wait for listas provisionales. If you appear with a requerimiento, go into the Sede and aporta the missing documents within the deadline.
6. On adjudication, accept or renounce in the Sede. Then the CCAA/organismo will contact you with the carta de nombramiento and joining steps.

Tricks that save time

1. Don’t leave it to the last day: the Sede gets overloaded and file uploads fail when everyone rushes.
2. Make PDFs yourself and compress. Avoid 20 MB scans. Use black & white at 150–200 dpi if needed.
3. Name files clearly: "DNI.pdf", "Titulo.pdf", "CV_en.pdf". It makes uploads faster.
4. Read the bases: requirements change every year (language level, number of plazas, deadlines). What worked last year may not work now.
5. Keep the CSV from the justificante. If something goes wrong, that number is your proof.

Common mistakes that can derail the trámite

1. Not signing and registering: filling the form and leaving without registering equals not submitting.
2. Uploading poor JPG photos: they ask for legible PDFs. If they can’t read them, they’ll require them again and you lose time.
3. Leaving it to the last minute: the site slows and you may miss the deadline.
4. Not proving your language level when the bases require it: no paperwork, no merit points.
5. Ignoring subsanación emails: they often have short deadlines. If you don’t reply, you get excluded.
6. Renouncing late or not replying to adjudication: they remove you for that year and could bar you from future calls.