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Specialties are linked to digital transformation and productive sectorsThey may be implemented by CETPRO, higher technological institutes and secondary schools with technical training.
With the aim of offering more relevant training in line with the demands of the labor market, the Ministry of Education (Minedu) incorporated 16 new study programs to the National Catalog of Training Offers, an instrument that organizes and guides technical-productive and higher technological education in the country.
The Minister of Education, Maria Esther Cuadros, reported that the new specialties may be implemented by the Technical-Productive Education Centers (CETPRO), technological higher education institutes and schools that develop the Secondary with Technical Training model.
For her part, the director of Technical-Productive and Higher Technological and Artistic Education Services of Minedu, Cecilia Cruz, pointed out that the new programs that were included so far this year are linked to sectors of growing demand, such as information technologies, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, machinery maintenance and heavy machinery.
Likewise, he highlighted that for the first time the Art and Dance program is incorporated, expanding training opportunities in the artistic and cultural field.
We currently have 227 study programs in the National Catalog of Training Offers, of which 16 are new and respond to technological trends and the needs that the productive sectors have been raising, explained the official.
Cruz maintained that technical-productive education represents an accessible alternative for young people and adults, since it allows students to start studies from the age of 14, without a maximum limit. Additionally, students can obtain a technical assistant certification in approximately one year or achieve technical training at a lower cost than other educational options.
The official pointed out that this strategy is part of the educational transitability policy promoted by the Minedu since 2024, which seeks for students to discover their technical vocation early and continue their training at higher levels, strengthening their employment opportunities and professional development.
Likewise, he announced that Minedu will continue working on the creation of new programs related to agribusiness, electronics and construction, sectors that increasingly demand more qualified personnel.
