Technical and Vocational Certificate Program
The Technical and Vocational Certificate Program is located in nine (9) campuses of Inter American University of Puerto Rico: Aguadilla, Arecibo, Barranquitas, Bayamón, Fajardo, Guayama, Metropolitan, Ponce and San Germán. Each academic unit selects its program offerings in agreement with the circumstances, needs of the people of the geographic area it serves, in coordination with the System Central Office.
Vision of the Technical and Vocational Certificate Program
The Post-secondary Technical Certificate Program aspires to be the main option of technical and high skills studies for those look for new employment alternatives.
The Technical Certificate Program of Inter American University of Puerto Rico is characterized for the efficiency and the effectiveness of its services. It incorporates the most advanced techniques that promote an agile organization and management, which are in harmony with the realities of today’s world. It strengthens the University’s bonds with civic, social, governmental and business organizations in order to expand the service opportunities of the University. It proposes a new model of integration with business that facilitates the development of people technologically trained and it teaches greater dynamism to the administration and application of knowledge.
Mission of the Technical and Vocational Certificate Program
The mission of the Technical and Vocational Certificate Program is: to strengthen the vocational, technical and high skills of the people to prepare them for service to the community.
Goals of the Technical and Vocational Certificate Program
The Technical and Vocational Certificate Program is designed to offer short career program to young people and adults, to meet the existing demand for trained personnel in technical and high skills areas in banking, business, industry, government and for self-employment.
The goals of the Technical and Vocational Certificate Program are to:
- Provide a technical education and with high skills that responds to the needs of a job market that is becoming more and more exigent.
- Develop in students the skills and knowledge directly related to the profession they choose to serve the community.
- Support students in the attainment of their academic, professional and work goals.
- Promote the appropriate use of technological resources as continuous learning tools.
- Provide students with experiences in real work scenarios, or by means of laboratories in order to bring them near to the world of work.
- Foment in students the interest in their continuous professional development.
- Develop in students the minimum entrepreneurial competencies that will allow them to consider self-employment as an alternative of professional development.
The Technical and Vocational Certificate Program promotes the retention of students by offering services and activities that support the achievement of their academic goals. In addition, it provides programs that foster the development of knowledge, skills, values and aptitudes that prepare students with the appropriate competencies to perform in society.