📋 Tender Overview
During the years of Pronabecs management, the interest of Peruvians in short careers with high labor demand increased.The number of beneficiaries of the National Scholarship and Educational Credit Program (Pronabec) of the Ministry of Education who pursue technical careers has grown over the years. In 2025, 2,902 scholarship and credit winners who decided to pursue technical studies were registered, which represents an increase of 35% compared to the 2,151 registered in 2012.
In total, during the 13 years of Pronabec, 52,252 Peruvians studied or studied a degree in an institute or school of higher education with a scholarship. 89% of them have already graduated and now contribute to the country with their knowledge, while 11% continue with their studies.
Although there are beneficiaries of technical careers in all regions, the majority are from Lima, Cusco, Junin, Loreto, Piura, Ayacucho and Huancavelica.
Among the most studied technical careers are English, International Business Administration and Computer Science, Maintenance and Management of Heavy Equipment, Production Technology and Electrical Mechanical Technology.
The Minister of Education, Jorge Figueroa, pointed out that the scholarships awarded by Minedu, through Pronabvec, offer talented Peruvians with limited resources the opportunity to become professionals and transform their future. Likewise, he recalled that all institutes, schools and centers that have a Minedu license may be eligible for Pronabec competitions.
81% of technical graduates work
According to the 2024 National Household Survey, data provided by the Association of Higher Technological Institutes and Higher Schools of Peru (Asiees), eight out of every 10 technical graduates are working, a figure higher than their university peers who work (seven out of every 10).
The same source indicates that the dropout rate of high school students reaches 37%, the lowest in the last 10 years.
Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion, in 2025 the labor demand for professionals with technical studies reached 12% of the total, a percentage that almost doubles the demand for university graduates.
For more information about Pronabec, visit its official page www.gob.pe/pronabec or its virtual channels such as Facebook www.facebook.com/PRONABEC. For more details write to WhatsApp 914 121 106.
