Osakidetza published on 10 September 2026 the dates, times and exam venues for the second phase of the 2023–2025 public-sector recruitment exams. Written selection exams for 41 categories are scheduled over three November weekends: 6, 7 and 8 November, 21 and 22 November, and 27 November 2026. The venues include the Aulario las Nieves in Vitoria-Gasteiz and the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC) in Barakaldo.
According to Osakidetza, 23,747 candidates are registered for this second phase. Exams will be held on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, in three daily sessions: morning, midday and afternoon. The authority has assigned specific times, venues and dates to each professional category. For example, the exam for pharmacy assistants is scheduled for 6 November 2026 at 17:30 at Aulario las Nieves. On 27 November 2026, several exams for administrative and technical roles will be held at BEC – Barakaldo several exams for administrative and technical roles will take place.
The second phase follows the first round of exams in June 2026, which was held at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre in Barakaldo and covered nine categories. The health department of the Gobierno Vasco and Osakidetza report that the first stage ran smoothly and consider the multi-stage recruitment process a contribution to stabilising the workforce and strengthening public healthcare in the Basque Country. This is the responsible institutions’ own assessment.
Participants should follow the detailed guidance published by Osakidetza on admission, proof of identity, documents to bring and deadlines. Changes to room or time allocations are generally announced through official channels. The immediate trigger is the publication of the dates on 10 September 2026; the exams themselves will take place in November 2026. Figures on the number of posts to be filled, rankings or subsequent appointments can only be established once the relevant stages of the process have concluded and will depend on the final results lists.
The recruitment process is open to various professional groups, including healthcare, nursing, administrative, technical and service roles. Concentrating the exams geographically in Vitoria-Gasteiz and Barakaldo is intended to simplify logistics and ensure comparable exam conditions. Dividing each day into three sessions is also intended to manage the large number of candidates in each category and avoid clashes.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).