Educational institutions · Madrid, Spain

Fundación Laboral de la Construcción

A joint organization for Spain’s construction industry offering workforce training, job services, and workplace safety resources for construction workers and companies.

About Fundación Laboral de la Construcción

Training and support for Spain’s construction industry

Fundación Laboral de la Construcción is a joint organization serving Spain’s construction industry. Its headquarters are at Calle Rivas 25, 28052 Madrid. It operates training centers in Andalusia, Aragon, the Balearic Islands, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castile and León, Catalonia, the Valencian Community, Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Las Palmas, Madrid, Navarre, the Basque Country, the Region of Murcia, and Tenerife.

Training programs

The foundation offers in-person, distance-learning, blended, and online courses, searchable by format, province, and subject. Topics include workplace safety, equipment operation, rehabilitation and sustainable construction, equipment operator certification, construction trades, building information modeling (BIM), road maintenance and operations, and COEX. It has a library of more than 140 of its own manuals, a technical dictionary with more than 2,000 terms, a virtual campus, and short, free massive open online courses (MOOCs). It also works with partner vocational training centers.

Workplace safety

The foundation runs Línea Prevención, a free construction safety and health advisory service, and publishes free resources such as manuals, videos, posters, and online games.

Employment services

Free employment services are available to professionals, companies, and organizations. The foundation’s job portal lists openings for roles such as bricklayer, electrician, painter, laborer, and drywall installer. It also issues the Construction Professional Card (TPC), which certifies a worker’s training and professional qualifications.

Industry resources

The foundation publishes the Construction Industry Observatory, annual reports, industry news, a digital newsletter, an events calendar, and press releases. It administers payment of the industry contribution and provides information on collective agreements and work calendars by province.

Contact

  • Phone: 900 11 21 21, Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–3 p.m.
  • Phone: 91 323 3459
  • Fax: 91 733 4554
  • Email: infocentro@fundacionlaboral.org
  • Data protection inquiries: dpd@fundacionlaboral.org
  • Address: C/ Rivas 25, 28052 Madrid, Spain
In brief

Construction training and workplace safety