In Zaragoza a total of 385 applicants sat the first test on 12 September 2026 in the second joint selection process to join the Policía Local in Aragon . The entrance examination, coordinated by the Gobierno de Aragón , took place in the Ada Byron on the Campus Río Ebro and consisted of a multiple-choice test with one hundred questions. There were 526 candidates registered; 385 sat the test.
The recruitment call is based on Orden HAP/678/2026 on 24 April 2026. It covers 43 permanent Policía posts, spread across 24 municipalities in Aragón’s three provinces. The rules allow town councils to add further posts by supplementary agreement before the process is completed. According to official information, marking the written test and the subsequent stages – physical tests, psychometric tests and a practical exercise – are expected to continue until the end of November 2026.
The joint selection process was first piloted in 2025. The Gobierno de Aragón cites efficiency gains for smaller municipalities and the advantage of allowing applicants to qualify for several services with a single examination. After successful selection, training for the future officers is provided by the Academia Aragonesa de Policías Locales; final assignment to municipal posts takes place only after the selection and training phases are complete.
For the participating town councils, the process reduces administrative workload, but it requires the selection panels to take account of different local needs and operational profiles within a single examination framework. Following the written test, the relevant selection board will publish the results and set dates for the practical tests. The legal basis for the start of the examination was the resolution of the Directorate for Public Administration dated 29 July 2026, which set out the final list of admitted candidates and the examination venues.
According to the regional government, the model is part of a broader staffing strategy intended to speed up the replacement of municipal security staff whose posts become vacant through retirement. The second joint recruitment call builds on experience from the first round, whose training course was completed this year. Whether and to what extent additional posts will be added to the current process depends on agreements between interested municipalities and the Gobierno de Aragón being reached by the deadline.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).