Diputación Foral de Álava (DFA) governs and administers the province of Álava with powers in different matters such as taxation, social services, road infrastructures, economic development, mobility and policies to promote employment, trade and tourism.

In the exercise of its powers, DFA develops different employment training programs aimed for the active population and, especially, for those people who are unemployed. The objective of these programs is to promote quality employment.