The Government raises to 60 euros per month the tutoring supplement for public and state-subsidized teachers

PalmaThe Governing Council has ratified the increase in the specific tutoring supplement for teachers in public and charter schools in the Balearic Islands, which will go from the current 37.27 euros to 60 euros per month in 14 payments starting from the 2026-2027 academic year. The measure, which will affect tutors in both educational networks, will involve an investment of nearly 3.2 million euros. The Minister of Education and Universities, Antoni Vera, explained the details of the agreement during the press conference following the Governing Council meeting. Of the 3.2 million planned, 2.4 million will be allocated to public education staff and the remaining 758,500 euros to tutors in the charter sector.

The agreement also provides that the supplement will be received in full in certain cases of reduced working hours linked to leaves or licenses. Likewise, the amount will be maintained if, due to exceptional organizational needs of the center, the tutoring is assigned to an interim teacher with part-time hours. The Government justifies this decision because the responsibilities associated with tutoring do not depend on the teacher's percentage of working hours. Among these functions are the academic and personal monitoring of students, coordination with families and the rest of the teaching team, as well as participation in evaluation processes.

In addition, the new regulation establishes that the tutoring supplement may be compatible with the singular specific component corresponding to certain functions of the sole governing bodies of the centers, provided that exceptional circumstances occur and established requirements are met.

1.3 million to train future university professors

The Governing Council has also authorized the advance payment of 100% of the multi-year grants for the FPU-CAIB 2027 and FPU-MEIN 2027 university teacher training aid programs, with a joint endowment of 1.3 million euros. As Vera explained, these calls aim to contribute to training teaching and research staff in areas where the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) has structural needs for accredited faculty. The FPU-CAIB program will have a maximum allocation of 728,580 euros, while the FPU-MEIN, specifically for the fields of medicine and nursing, will receive 554,300 euros.

In the same meeting, the Executive also gave the green light to an agreement between the Department of Education and the Council of Menorca so that vocational training students can carry out the training phase in a company or equivalent organization within the facilities and services of the island institution. The agreement establishes the conditions of collaboration between the two administrations and sets the mechanisms for tutoring, planning, monitoring, and evaluation of the placements. This training will be exclusively academic and not labor-related, and the agreement will be in force until August 31, 2030, with the possibility of extension.

Changes in agricultural training in Menorca

Also in Menorca, the Government has processed an addendum to the agreement with the Island Council to update the collaboration in the provision of the intermediate vocational training cycle in agricultural production at the Center for Training and Agrarian Experiences. The modification adapts the hourly distribution and professional modules to the new vocational training curricula and current state regulations. Furthermore, it redefines some of the obligations of both institutions regarding teaching and the hiring of teaching staff. In this regard, the Council of Menorca will assume the hiring and financing of the necessary teachers, with coordination mechanisms between the two administrations when necessary.

Finally, the Governing Council has authorized a direct subsidy of 100,000 euros to the Council of Ibiza to contribute to the financing of the University School of Tourism, a center attached to the UIB that has been providing higher studies in this field in the Pityusic Islands since the 1996-1997 academic year. The aid will serve to sustain the operating expenses and activities of the center, which, according to the Government, cannot be fully assumed by the island institution. The school facilitates that students from Ibiza and Formentera can pursue university tourism studies without having to travel to other islands.