The existence of archivists in connected to human activity. Their training occurs in various different phases, some of which were highly satisfying and gave great support to our profession. In this presentation, the first training centres in Spain will be discussed: from the school of Diplomatics, the technical archive schools, training courses, the school of documentalists, etc., to university training including the schools of Library Science and Documentation, degrees in documentation and postgraduate courses. I will also be discussing the evolving situation caused by the declaration of Bologna concerning university education within the European framework, reflect on the profession of archivist, the science and the state of training at this moment.
