National College of Professional Technical Education

The National College of Professional Technical Education (, Conalep) is a public high school in Mexico focused on the technical training of its students. It was founded in 1978 by José Antonio Padilla Segura. Its mission is to train technical professionals through a competency-based model, in addition to offering various specialized study courses. It is recognized as a center for training, evaluation and certification of labor competencies and technological services. History Background The National College of Technical Professional Education (CONALEP) is an educational institution of the upper secondary level that is part of the National System of Technological Education. It was created by presidential decree in 1978 as a Decentralized Public Organization of the Federal Government, with its own legal personality and assets. Its main objective was oriented to the training of technical professionals, graduates of secondary school. It was founded in 1978 by engineer and Mexican politic José Antonio Padilla Segura. Conalep SPP