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Results were presented in university accreditation, new standards of competence, digital modernization and expansion of certifying entities.The Council for Evaluation, Accreditation and Certification of the Quality of Higher University Education (Coneau), the operating body of Sineace, presented its institutional balance 2025, a space in which the main advances in accreditation and certification of professional skills were analyzed.
The activity, held on February 3, was led by the president of Coneau, Dr. Angel Velazquez Fernandez. It had the participation of Dr. Sandro Alberto Paz Collado and Dr. Carlos Hugo Luna Rioja, members of the Coneau board of directors, and the technical teams of the three directorates: Evaluation and Accreditation, Training and Selection Directorate and Evaluation and Certification Directorate, who work in an articulated manner and are part of this important operating body of Sineace.
Achievements in accreditation of educational quality
The Directorate of Evaluation and Accreditation (DEA Coneau) issued 36 resolutions with results on accreditation, of which 16 correspond to accreditations to study programs of 7 universities and 20 to recognition of accreditations granted by Foreign Accrediting Agencies of programs belonging to 9 universities. These results show greater participation by universities in quality assurance processes.
At the regulatory level, the new Coneau University Higher Education Study Program Accreditation Model was approved, made up of 10 standards, in addition to the Directive for the Management of the Accreditation Process of University Higher Education Institutions and their Study Programs, instruments that update criteria, stages and responsibilities of the system.
In capacity building, 1,373 participants passed the self-instructional course Implementation of the new accreditation model for University Higher Education Programs. In addition, three decentralized training sessions were held in Arequipa, Lambayeque and Junin.
Achievements in competency certification
One of the most notable achievements of the Directorate of Evaluation and Certification (DEC Coneau) during the period 2025 is the authorization of the Pharmaceutical Chemical College of Peru as a Competence Certifying Entity (ECA). This decision increases the network of institutions authorized to certify skills in the country.
In this sense, the DEC Coneau formalized 32 certifications of competency evaluators, which expands the technical capacity to conduct evaluation processes with objective criteria. It also approved five new competency standards that establish clear benchmarks to measure professional performance in strategic functions.
The DEC Coneau implements public policies and contributes to the population of the National Qualifications Framework of Peru so that professionals have access to formal recognition of their competencies, indicated the director of Evaluation and Certification of Coneau, Valia Venegas.
Likewise, the methodological development of the Health subsector process map was completed and technical assistance was provided to the National Council of Deans of the Professional Colleges of Peru and 11 additional professional colleges.
On the other hand, the update of the Certification Information Management System (SIGICE) allowed the execution of evaluation processes with greater traceability and better systematization of evidence.
With these results, Coneau strengthens the technical evaluation and accreditation mechanisms, expands the coverage of professional certification and consolidates quality standards in the countrys university higher education.
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