National Training Service (Colombia)
| Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 21 June 1957 |
| Headquarters | Calle 57 № 8-69 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Annual budget | COP$2,225,561,000,000, equivalent to: USD$ 655,972,976.94 (2012) COP$2,275,580,644,000, equivalent to: USD$670,829,795.95 (2013) COP$2,696,476,662,500, equivalent to: USD$795,002,214.40 (2014) |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Labour |
| Website | www |
The National Training Service (Spanish: Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje, SENA) is a Colombian public institution aimed to develop free vocational technical, technological, and complementary training programs for the Colombian labor force as a means to increase the competitiveness of Colombia's enterprises. It's a government initiative to develop education in Colombia and foment employment, it is attached to the Ministry of Labour (Colombia) and enjoys administrative autonomy.
Throughout its more than 50 years, SENA has been highlighted as one of the most important centers of technical and technological education in Latin America, their 522 educational programs focus on areas such as administration, agriculture, architecture, construction, design, electricity, electronics, mechanics and technology.