Key Intermediate-Level Programmes
Training includes two qualifications that are fundamental pillars of the care sector:
- Nursing Auxiliary Care Technician (TCAE)
- Care for People in Situations of Dependency
Santander · Cantabria
López Vicuña Vocational Education and Training Centre
Suitability and Institutional Profile
Institutional Profile
A strategic reference point for vocational education in Cantabria
6,000+
Highly skilled professionals awarded qualifications
Graduates prepared to join the productive, healthcare and social care sectors.
The López Vicuña Vocational Education and Training Centre is a privately run, publicly funded institution that has established itself as a highly reputable strategic reference point for vocational education and training in the healthcare and social care sectors in Cantabria.
Affiliated with the Congregation of the Religious of Mary Immaculate and continuously present in Santander since 1975, the centre forms part of a strong network of 15 educational institutions across Spain, significantly enhancing its capacity for innovation and institutional support.
Backed by an outstanding track record spanning more than 50 years, the centre has led specialised vocational training in the region and has successfully awarded qualifications to more than 6,000 highly skilled professionals ready to join the productive and care sectors.
50+
Years of educational experience
6,000+
Qualified professionals
98%
Student completion rate
15
Centres in the national network
Academic provision
Specialisation and Academic Excellence in Healthcare
The centre's educational provision is distinguished by its high level of technical specialisation and includes intermediate and higher-level vocational education and training programmes designed in accordance with the most rigorous standards of the Spanish education system.
Key Higher-Level Programme
The Higher Technician in Oral Hygiene qualification provides advanced clinical and technical specialisation.
- Advanced clinical training
- Technical specialisation aligned with professional practice
98%
The strength of this practical training is directly reflected in the centre's academic success rate, with 98% of students completing their studies.
Professional impact
Employment Outcomes and Sector Links
The López Vicuña Centre's distinctive value lies in its close relationship with the business and care sectors, ensuring workplace training in organisations with a high level of technical expertise. Its employability results demonstrate the quality of its training programmes.
Employment rate for Intermediate-Level graduates
70%
Graduates moving directly into jobs within the sector.
Employment rate for Higher-Level graduates
80%
Employment following completion of higher technical studies.
Progression to further study
60%
Students progress to university degrees in the health and education sectors, such as Nursing and Teaching, demonstrating the solid academic foundation they have acquired.
Institutional capacity
Network Support and Infrastructure
The centre's well-established organisational structure is further strengthened by its full membership of highly prestigious educational-sector associations, including Escuelas Católicas and FP Empresa.
The Spanish Confederation of Catholic Schools is the country's largest network of privately run, publicly funded educational institutions, connecting the centre with national and international vocational education and training innovation networks and ensuring compliance with demanding standards of methodological quality.
In addition, its membership of the 15-centre network run by the Congregation of the Religious of Mary Immaculate provides institutional backing that reinforces its stability, values and capacity for collaboration at national level.
This commitment to excellence is reflected in a quality management system implemented in accordance with the ISO 9001 standard and regularly certified for almost 20 years, ensuring continuous improvement in the centre's educational and organisational processes throughout its development.
Real professional environments
Healthcare and Social Care Partnerships
Its teaching staff includes active professionals from the fields of Medicine, Nursing, Psychology, Dentistry, Education and Information Technology, ensuring multidisciplinary learning aligned with the real needs of today's clinical and social care sectors.
The centre also maintains close and long-standing links with leading healthcare organisations in the region, including:
Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (HUMV)
Domus VII
Padre Menni
Abarca
Obra San Martín
San Cándido Foundation
Association of Relatives of People with Alzheimer's Disease
Cajal Neurorehabilitation and Care Centre
Lupasco
These partnerships ensure that students have direct contact with real clinical and care environments from the earliest stages of their training.
A highly reliable and technically robust project partner
Its extensive experience in academic management, the specialisation of its resources and its excellent performance indicators, supported by almost two decades of ISO 9001 certification, make the López Vicuña Vocational Education and Training Centre a highly reliable and technically robust partner for the successful implementation of this project proposal.