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Duoc UC

UNEVOC Centre (Training provider) since 2017

Duoc UC is a private, professional, nonprofit institute, founded in 1968 by the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. It is one of the biggest and more important institutions of higher education in Chile, with more than 100,000 students, 9 schools and 80 programs. Its 16 campuses are located in the 3 more developed regions of the country.

Duoc UC is focused on the model of "learn by doing", aligning study programs with the industry needs and providing the students with the most modern facilities. Its educational programs facilitate the inductive methodology and emphasize the practical aspects of the learning process. Duoc UC academic project seeks excellence in quality, which implies the provision of social, labor and cultural education to all students.

For Duoc UC, the value of its graduates is measured by their productivity, and thus by their competences. For this reason the development of the curriculum is based on information provided by the industry, with whom Duoc UC maintains a close relationship. To ensure that the curriculum stays up to date with the labor market needs, the schools have business councils comprised of industry representatives.

In 2016, Duoc UC received the ICARE Award. ICARE is a private non-profit corporation that seeks to foster Chilean entrepreneurship. This award -one of the most remarkable of the country -was given to Duoc UC for its long and significant contribution to the development and progress of Chile, delivering technical and professional education of excellence to thousands of people, thus being an effective tool for social mobility.

In 2017 Duoc Uc was granted once again the accreditation for 7 out of 7 years by the comision Nacional de Acreditacion CNA (National Accreditation Agency), which certifies the quality of the educational project and its relevance among the rest of the Chilean institutions of higher education. Besides, Duoc Uc is the first TVET institution in Chile to be accredited 7 out of 7 years in the area of COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

Mission

To form people in technical and professional fields with a solid ethical base inspired by the Christian Values, capable of acting with success in the world of work and engaged to the development of society.

Vision: To be recognised as a category itself in the field of higher professional technical education.

Objectives

The objective of Duoc UC is to provide a quality technical and comprehensive education that responds to the industry needs in a globalized world as well as to contribute both to the development of the country and to extend access to higher education

Regular tasks

• to form people in professional and technical fields through an educational model that complements both theoretical and hands-on learning activities
• to keep an updated curricula as well as teaching methods in order to be aligned with the needs of the labor market through an intense work of partnership with the industry
• to design strategies and actions for a strong community engagement.
• To manage national and international professional practices and internships programs for students
• To provide soft skills to the students that complements the disciplinary competences of the specific working positions.
• To provide soft skills to the students that complements the disciplinary competences of the specific working positions
• To strenghten the development of technical and professional Chilean education through an active participation in the national discussion about TVET
• To provide Continuing Education to all of those who need to be updated in their working positions. Duoc UC has recently opened a specific campus for just offering life-long learning courses
• To foster Applied Research and Innovation

Focus and interest