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Learn about the story of Dante Bayona, a graduate who changed his story with a venture that crossed bordersThe institutes of excellence (IDEX) of the Ministry of Education (Minedu), which operate in all regions of the country, are transforming the lives of thousands of talented young people, who today are successfully inserted in various companies or are committed to entrepreneurship, promoting their own initiatives that expand their opportunities for professional and business development.
An example of this is Dante Bayona Bruno, a graduate of the IDEX Jose Abelardo Quinones Public Higher Technological Education Institute in Tumbes, who, with effort and dedication, completed his degree in Automotive Mechanics, specialized in diesel engines and, years later, opened his own vehicle pump and injector maintenance laboratory.
Bayona, a native of Cabeza de Lagarto, a small town in the district of Pampas de Hospital, in Tumbes, discovered his talent as a child when he watched his father, a humble farmer with limited resources, apply notions of elementary mechanics to repair the old motors that pumped water to the crop fields in the area.
The engines broke down and required permanent technical checks, and we had to wait for a specialist to arrive when the problem became more acute. It was then that I began to disassemble them to identify and solve possible failures. Although at the beginning that cost me screams and punishments for breaking the engines instead of fixing them, over time I learned to solve the problems as I became more familiar with them, he comments.
Bayona remembers that, while children his age were entertained by playing, he dedicated his time to disassembling engines, appealing to their patience, and then bringing them back to life and enjoying seeing how water flowed again through the fields where his relatives and neighbors grew fruit trees and grasses. It was not only the curiosity of repairing the machines, it was the possibility of irrigating the crop fields that fed us, he says.
Poverty was not an obstacle in the life of todays businessman. Upon completing high school, he decided to study Automotive Mechanics at IDEX Jose Abelardo Quinones, where he strengthened his vocation by working with cutting-edge technology machines. There he graduated and specialized in diesel engines, understanding that modern mechanics was not only theory, but also practice, analysis and application of electronics.
Dante affirms that the path was not easy. He had to face long days of practice and constant learning, but perseverance paid off; Over time he built his dream, the Bayona Diesel Laboratory, a workshop that today is a reference in the region, serving thousands of users from the northern departments of the country and even receiving clients from Ecuador who cross the border to repair their vehicles.
Its workshop is equipped with an electronic test bench capable of detecting faults with 100% accuracy, allowing it to respond to high demand and evaluate the opening of branches in other cities. The power of education is incredible, it changed my life, he says.
He is aware and convinced that the best investment is to invest in education; For this reason, he opens the doors of his workshop to students from the same institute where he trained, providing them with professional internships and job opportunities. He firmly believes that knowledge must be shared and that technical education is a powerful tool to break cycles of poverty.
Excellence and development opportunity
The Minister of Education, Jorge Figueroa, highlighted the contribution of the institute, which has established itself as the main option for technological higher education in Tumbes and is part of the 26 institutes of excellence (IDEX) in the country. It currently offers ten high-demand technical careers, contributing sustainably to the development of human capital in the region and is directed by Jaime Tandazo, a professional recognized with the Magisterial Palms in 2014.
The history of this institution is marked by revalidation processes, recognition for innovation, modernization and its official licensing, clear evidence of its commitment to educational quality, social relevance and the training of technical professionals prepared to take on the countrys productive and social challenges.
