Graduation ceremony: more than 170 teachers certified to provide vocational guidance to their students
Through the training of educational teams from 42 technical-professional high schools, the program seeks to strengthen vocational guidance and broaden access to key information, enabling close to 4,000 students to make better decisions about their continuation in higher education.
A total of 173 teachers and management teams from 42 technical-professional schools completed the training process of the Aspirations for the Future program, an initiative that for one year trained them in the use of informative tools and vocational guidance methodologies, with the aim of better accompanying their students in making decisions when deciding to continue their studies in higher education.
“Teachers are one of the main references for students: they listen to them and trust them. In the midst of a demanding job, the knowledge they can pass on about higher education can make a concrete difference in the decisions of young people, and thus in their future quality of life,” explained Fernanda Orellana, Director of Education at the Luksic Foundation.
The Aspirations for the Future program arose in response to the lack of information and guidance faced by students in the fourth year of technical-vocational high schools at the time of deciding to continue their studies. Although 73% state that they plan to enter higher education, most of them recognize that they have little or very little knowledge about the application processes, financing alternatives and the labor projection of the different educational paths. This gap is especially relevant if we consider that those who access higher education have, on average, a salary 2.3 times higher and a 15% higher probability of finding a job, and that PT students are part of the groups with the highest levels of social vulnerability in the population.
In this context, the Luksic Foundation has developed different strategies to promote the continuity of studies, including strengthening the role of educational teams, considering that students recognize teachers as key references for guidance. Therefore, the program provides tools to educational communities, promoting that teachers can guide entire courses, with the aim of expanding the scope of support.
During this year, the program worked with teachers from technical-vocational schools in the Metropolitan, Valparaíso, O’Higgins and Coquimbo regions.
From their experience in the classroom, the teachers emphasize the importance of having clear and timely information. “Many of our students are the first in their families to access higher education, so guiding them with concrete information about their possibilities is key for them to make better decisions and access better salary opportunities,” said Beatriz García, counselor at Colegio IDOP.
Along the same lines, María Paz Cabrera, a language teacher at the same school, valued the program’s approach: “When the information is limited, they can become frustrated and drop out; on the other hand, when they have more tools, they can make decisions that allow them to realize their life projects. The program material is clear, structured and the activities are playful, which makes it easier for the students to really incorporate the data”.
During 2025, the program worked with teachers from technical-vocational schools in the Metropolitan, Valparaíso, O’Higgins and Coquimbo regions, seeking to strengthen vocational guidance skills and reaching, through the teachers, close to 4,000 students.
