Venezuela currently has more than 470 technical schools

Published at: 29/10/2026 02:35 PM

Currently, 478 technical schools are still active in Venezuela, from which some 250,000 professionals will gradually graduate ready to promote key sectors such as the oil industry, the national electricity system and productive infrastructure, said the Minister of Education, Héctor Rodríguez.

During an activity carried out at the Rafael Vega Industrial Technical School, in Caracas, the holder of the educational portfolio, stressed that an expansion plan is being carried out in Venezuela that aims to transform 2,000 high schools into technical schools nationwide.

The plan to expand the subsystem, as detailed, seeks to strengthen training for work in workshops and laboratories in each region, adapting the curricular offer to the real demands of the national economy. Faced with the operational demand required by this growth in infrastructure and equipment, it was known that the National Executive maintains a program of progressive care for the rehabilitation, maintenance and technical provision of these institutions.

“It has to be highlighted. We currently have 478 technical schools in the country, where there are a quarter of a million students. This means that over the next 5 or 6 years, gradually, technical schools will provide the country with at least 250,000 technicians that are needed for the oil industry that is in a process of growth, for the recovery of the electrical system that is under development, for reconstruction [...] in short, in many areas that the country demands,” said the minister.

The day also recalled that this impulse coincides with the 90th anniversary of the founding of technical schools and the birth of teacher Simón Rodríguez, whose pedagogical vision is summarized in the premise of “learning by doing, helping each other and building our own model”, a principle that governs the expansion of this training modality throughout the territory.

Mazo News Team