On Saturday, December 19, the first exercise was held for admission to the Higher Corps of Information Systems and Technologies of the State Administration and the Technical Scale of Management of Autonomous Bodies, to cover a total of 245 seats in the AGE.

For the Higher Body of Information Systems and Technologies of the State Administration are 100 places to cover for the free shift and 30 places for internal promotion. In total, there are 130 seats.

For the Technical Scale for the Management of Autonomous Bodies there are 104 places in the internal promotion system and 11 for the stabilization of temporary employment. In total, there are 115 places.

As for the applicants, in the Higher Body of Information Systems and Technologies of the State Administration there are 1,102 and 537 applicants for the Technical Scale of Management of Autonomous Bodies.

The Ministry of Territorial Policy and Public Service has continued to work and adapt to the evolution of the health crisis to enable the development of these selective processes, minimizing the impact on the aspirants and determining the decentralized celebration of the exercises.

The Protocol of Collaboration to jointly develop projects and activities for the training and selection of staff, signed on 2 July between the Minister of Territorial Policy and Civil Service, Carolina Darias, and the rector of the Universidad Española de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Ricardo Mairal, and with the collaboration of the Government Subdelegations, makes it possible to distribute the applicants in different national locations.

Thus, the exercises have been held in centers of the UNED of Madrid and other cities of the autonomous communities of Andalusia, Aragon, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Catalonia, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Comunitat Valenciana, Extremadura, Galicia, Illes Balears, La Rioja, Basque Country.

The decentralization of the exercises, together with the strict application of health regulations to COVID-19 by the organization and the opponents, has allowed the day to develop in optimal conditions of hygiene and safety. To this end, a protocol of action is planned to ensure respect for the minimum safety distances in the classrooms, disinfectant gel and face mask and specific instructions to be followed by applicants before, during and after completion of the examination.