Editorial MAD

Editorial MAD is a Spanish publishing house and online training provider whose business centres on preparing candidates for Spain's public-sector competitive examinations, known as oposiciones. According to its own corporate information, the company has more than 40 years of experience producing materials for oposiciones preparation, supported by a broad team of authors and subject-matter specialists. Its catalogue is unusually wide for a niche publisher: it reports more than 4,000 active book references covering state, regional, health, teaching, local and state security force examinations, plus collections aimed at vocational training and qualification. Beyond printed and digital books, MAD has developed a digital learning ecosystem. Its flagship method is MAD360, described on its website as an online preparation platform designed to optimise effort and save money, combining course materials, updated temarios (syllabi) and test practice. The company also promotes MADTEST, a testing tool used to train for specific examinations. MAD states that more than 82,000 opositores (exam candidates) trust the brand each year, and it presents itself as a leader in online oposiciones preparation. The brand's editorial output is closely tied to the rhythm of Spain's public employment offers (ofertas de empleo público). Its news and guides track specific convocatorias, such as the 2026 call for Ayudante de Instituciones Penitenciarias, for which it published a detailed guide covering the 1,050 free-access places, the application window and the examination structure. This editorial agility — turning each new official convocatoria into updated syllabi, tests and courses — is central to MAD's positioning. MAD positions itself around the idea that obtaining a qualification or passing an oposición is not a matter of luck but of preparation. Its stated values are guarantee, rigour and trust, and its stated mission is to help candidates secure stable employment in the public administration. The company operates primarily in the Spanish market and sells through its own website, where it lists courses, temarios and test resources across a very large number of exam categories.

Editorial MAD is a Spanish publishing house that has built its identity around the world of public-sector competitive examinations, or oposiciones. According to the company's own account, it has accumulated more than 40 years of experience in producing preparation materials for these exams. That long horizon places its origins in the late twentieth century, a period when demand for structured oposiciones study aids grew alongside Spain's public administration and its periodic public employment offers. From its base in Spain, MAD developed a catalogue that is broad rather than narrow. Its corporate information states that it maintains more than 4,000 active book references, spanning state, regional, health, teaching, local and state security force examinations, as well as collections oriented to vocational training and qualification. This breadth reflects the fragmented nature of Spanish public employment: each administration, region and professional corps issues its own convocatorias, each with its own syllabus and tests, creating a continuous need for specialised, updated materials. Over time, MAD moved beyond print to build a digital preparation ecosystem. Its flagship method, MAD360, is presented as an online preparation platform designed to optimise effort and reduce cost, combining courses, updated temarios and test practice. The company also offers MADTEST, a testing tool for exam training. MAD states that more than 82,000 opositores trust the brand each year, and it positions itself as a leader in online oposiciones preparation. The company's editorial model is closely synchronised with official announcements. Its news output tracks specific convocatorias and turns them into guides, updated syllabi and courses. A representative example is its guide to the 2026 call for Ayudante de Instituciones Penitenciarias, which detailed 1,050 free-access places, an application window from 19 June to 16 July 2026, and an examination structure based on opposition alone, without a merit phase. Such content illustrates how MAD converts each new public employment offer into a product for candidates. MAD frames its mission in terms of stable public employment. Its stated vision is that obtaining a qualification or passing an oposición is a matter of preparation rather than luck, and its stated values are guarantee, rigour and trust. The company says its team works to help those seeking stable employment in the public administration, and it presents its training offer as an instrument for candidate success. Today it operates primarily in the Spanish market, selling courses, temarios and test resources through its website, mad.es.

• MAD accumulates more than 40 years of experience in producing oposiciones preparation materials (as stated on its website).

• MAD360 online preparation platform and MADTEST testing tool are offered as flagship digital services.

• MAD reports more than 82,000 opositores trusting the brand each year.

• 18 June 2026: MAD publishes a guide to the 2026 Ayudante de Instituciones Penitenciarias oposiciones, covering 1,050 free-access places.

Leader in online oposiciones preparation, offering rigorous, up-to-date and accessible study resources for public-sector exams.

• MAD360

  Online preparation platform designed to optimise effort and save money, combining courses, updated temarios and test practice.

• MADTEST

  Testing tool used to train for specific oposiciones examinations.

• Oposiciones temarios and books

  More than 4,000 active book references covering state, regional, health, teaching, local and state security force examinations.

1. 1MAD official websitemad.es
2. 2Sobre nosotros | MADmad.es
3. 3Guía Oposiciones Ayudante Instituciones Penitenciarias 2026mad.es
4. 4Editorial MAD - Wikidatawikidata.org