Diputación offers 450 free online Spanish course places
Applications close on 15 November, unless all places are filled earlier. Applicants must provide proof that they are registered as residents in the province.
Foreign residents registered in Guardamar and elsewhere in Alicante province can apply for one of the 450 free places on the Diputación’s online Spanish courses. Applications opened on 30 October and close on 15 November, although they will close earlier if all the places are taken.
The programme is open to people of any nationality who officially live in a municipality in Alicante province. Applications that meet the requirements are accepted in order of receipt, under the terms published by the Diputación’s International Residents Unit.
To apply, applicants must provide a certificate or proof of registration as a resident issued since September 2023, or a valid foreign national identity card. Applications are made through the website. Once an application is accepted, the Diputación sends the course information by email.
The course offers more than 500 hours of content and can be followed on a computer, mobile phone or tablet at any time. The platform adapts the learning programme to each student’s level and progress, and has an interface in 38 languages. Students must complete at least 50 hours to receive a certificate.
The licence lasts for nine months from activation. Participants must take a placement test during the first week after receiving their access codes and complete at least ten hours during the first month to keep their place.
The course is also available to foreign residents in other Vega Baja municipalities, including Orihuela, Torrevieja, Pilar de la Horadada, Rojales and Almoradí, provided they are registered as residents in the province. The online format means students can take the classes without travelling to a centre and organise their studies around the time they have available.
The provincial councillor for International Residents, Juan de Dios Navarro, said the programme aims to make it easier for international residents to communicate and live alongside their neighbours and local councils. The Diputación says more than 9,000 people have taken part in previous editions, which comprised 211 courses.
The provincial institution has offered 450 places in its 2024, 2025 and 2026 programmes. Applications for this edition will remain open until 15 November, unless all places are filled earlier.
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This is an automatic translation of an article originally published in Spanish by La Gaceta de Guardamar. If in doubt, the Spanish version prevails. Read the original · More news in English