The Teaching Staff Evaluation Programme Prior to Recruitment set up by ANECA assess academics´ teaching and researching performance as a compulsory requirement for hiring by public or private universities.
Concerning university professor’s recruitment, a previous positive evaluation conducted by ANECA, or the competent regional quality assurance agency, is a compulsory requirement prior to recruitment. ANECA has responsibility for and authority over all Spanish higher education institutions. These evaluations are free of charge and compulsory before contracting teaching or researching staff.
Besides, the Royal Decree on University Professor Habilitation establishes that a habilitation process qualifies to sit for civil servant exams for a public university position. It is a compulsory requirement before applying to any position belonging to the civil servants´ category and ANECA is entitled to undertake this process in five cases, always under the request of the Coordination Council.