Educational Excellence
Human capital to serve every sector
Professional excellence is part of Talavera’s DNA. Several education centers can be found here: universities and vocational educational centers covering the different economic sectors in the city, as well as specialized facilities in areas such as ceramics and music, deeply rooted among the population.
Talavera has 56 Education Centers, Municipal Kindergarten, Adult Education Centers, Special Education, Primary and Secondary Schools, as well as a School of Arts and Music.
Universitary Education
University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM)
UCLM is a multi-campus university with the label ‘International Excellence Campus’. Located in the region’s main cities, UCLM in Talavera has a total of 1476 students from all over Castilla-La Mancha.
QANSWER 2020 (the first international workshop dedicated to software and quantum programming) was held in Talavera, an example of educational excellence. As a result of this came the “Talavera Manifesto for Quantum Software Engineering and Programming”(www.aquantum.es/manifesto), roadmap for software engineering and quantum programming as disciplines. A pioneering international manifesto, presented in October 2020 in Denver, USA, in the framework of the 1st Quantum Software Engineering and Technology Workshop, within the prestigious IEEE Quantum Week conference.
In 2020, the first summer course aimed at quantum computing took place: “Fundamentals of Quantum Programming,” a discipline that multiplies employability opportunities for future graduates in Computer Engineering from UCLM in Talavera.
UNED
Ceramics, arts and music
They offer music and dance courses for every level.
Graphic Design, Ceramics and the Bachelor of Arts are part of its main educational offer.
Vocational training for this craft that represents the city’s historical artistic heritage.
Excellent vocational training
The existing courses contribute to the basic industry, for example the agri-food and textile industries. However, it also offers education for other services, such as business administration, marketing, health training, information technology, transports and maintenance of vehicles, construction and civil works, electricity, electronics, communication, or sociocultural and sports activities.
Its higher education centers offer vocational training courses, for a total annual amount of around 1900 students:
The Computer Science degree at Ribera del Tajo high school, with an average of 40 new students each year, is an important source of manpower for companies such as Viewnext, an IBM subsidiary.
According to the industrial sectors present in Talavera, San Isidro offers a wide range of training programs relating to the agri-food industry, providing useful professional workers for several companies located in Talavera.
Kindergarten and primary school
Talavera has a wide range of kindergarten and primary schools, either private, semi-private and public centers. Most of these schools are bilingual, and implement several teaching methodologies. There are also specialized centers for students with special needs.
