Overview and Relevance
Mario Delgado Carrillo, the Secretary of Public Education, has announced a significant opportunity for over 62,000 educators working in the Consejo Nacional de Fomento Educativo (Conafe) to pursue an online Licenciatura en Educación Primaria. This program, offered by the Universidad Pedagógica del Estado de Sinaloa (UPES), aims to support the professional development of educators working in high-margination areas across Mexico.
Program Details
- The registration period for this program will be open until August 15, 2023, through the portal www.upes.edu.mx/admisiones/aspirante.
- Conafe currently serves in over 35,000 high-margination localities, reaching approximately 600,000 children and adolescents across 56,965 learning communities.
Program Benefits and Structure
This initiative offers educators the chance to validate their teaching experience and earn a university-recognized degree with a community focus. The program includes a professional leveling plan tailored for in-service teachers, allowing them to obtain official credentials and enhance their skills.
- The program’s structure consists of three lines of formation: innovation in teaching practice, society, education, and communities, and professional formation and development.
- Upon completion, graduates will possess the necessary tools to design and implement primary education formation processes, as well as identify educational challenges and needs affecting learning in community contexts.
- The program’s duration is two years, with flexible academic activities in inter-week or weekend formats.
Additional Benefits for Conafe Educators
Gabriel Cámara Cervera, Conafe’s General Director, highlighted the program’s advantages for educators:
- Partial tuition exemptions for Conafe educators already enrolled at UPES in other programs.
- Opportunities for new students to join as community educators within Conafe.
Cámara Cervera also mentioned that successful participants will receive official certificates acknowledging their teaching experience, which can be used in SEP teacher recruitment processes.
Key Questions and Answers
- What is the program about? The Licenciatura en Educación Primaria is an online degree program designed to support Conafe educators in high-margination areas, enhancing their skills and providing official recognition.
- Who can apply? More than 62,000 Conafe educators working in learning communities across Mexico are eligible to apply.
- When does the program start? Classes will begin on September 17, 2023.
- What are the program’s benefits? The program offers professional leveling, partial tuition exemptions for Conafe educators already enrolled at UPES, and opportunities for new community educators to join Conafe.
- What are the program’s requirements? Interested educators must register by August 15, 2023, through the UPES portal. The program is structured in three lines of formation and takes two years to complete.
