Conselho Nacional de Secretários de Educação

What Conselho Nacional de Secretários de Educação does

Conselho Nacional de Secretários de Educação (Consed) is a Brazilian non-profit association founded in 1986 and headquartered in Brasília that serves as the official coordinating body for all 27 state education secretariats plus the Federal District. Its mandate is to integrate state education secretaries for the development of public education, convening the Secretaries across Brazil's five regions (North, Northeast, Central-West, Southeast, South) through forums, working groups, extraordinary meetings, and regional encounters. Consed's go-to-market is institutional and sales-led: it coordinates directly with state secretaries and federal authorities rather than operating commercial channels, and it works alongside bodies such as the Ministry of Education (MEC), Conselho Nacional de Educação (CNE), Foncede, and Sase/MEC on national education policy formulation.

Consed's core products center on information aggregation, professional development, and policy coordination. The organization operates the Portal Consed website (consed.org.br), which provides regional news and institutional information across all 27 states, plus two proprietary monitoring dashboards — the Painel Diagnóstico do Tempo Integral (tracking 4,352 full-time schools, 1.17M students, 66,629 teachers across 1,708 municipalities) and the Painel de Monitoramento da Educação Básica. Supporting programs include the Agenda da Aprendizagem (a themed learning agenda covering technology, financing, teacher valorization, full-time education, high school reform, special education, and assessment) and the Escola de Formação, a training school offering courses such as 'Novos Desafios da Formação Docente' and 'Foco no Tempo Integral'. Strategic partnerships with UNESCO, the World Bank, CEMADEN, Fundação Santillana, Instituto Alana, FIESC, and the Government of France extend Consed's reach into disaster risk reduction, climate-resilient schools, literacy programs, and international cultural exchange.

The organization's business model is a non-profit membership-and-grant structure: revenue derives from member contributions by the 27 state secretariats (a recurring subscription-like stream) and from government partnerships and program-specific funding with federal and international bodies (professional-services style engagement). Pricing is not commercially disclosed because Consed does not sell to external customers. Leadership rotates among state secretaries, with Socorro Batista (Piauí) assuming the presidency on March 28, 2026, supported by an Executive Director and four regional Vice-Presidents. The small staff of 1-10 employees reflects Consed's role as a lean coordinating secretariat rather than a direct program-delivery organization.

Name

Conselho Nacional de Secretários de Educação

Legal name

Conselho Nacional de Secretários de Educação

Website

https://consed.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Conselho Nacional de Secretários de Educação (Consed) is a Brazilian non-profit association, founded in 1986, that coordinates all 27 state education secretariats and the Federal District to integrate public education policy, deliver professional development, and operate national education monitoring dashboards across Brazil's five regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Policy and Governance

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Education Department Administration (BPAIABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic Affairs Administration (Curriculum, Scheduling, Academic Policy) (EDADAKAB), Communications, Marketing & Government/Community Relations Administration (EDADAKAN), Institutional Effectiveness & Continuous Improvement Reviews (EDADAGAD)

Keywords

• Education policy advocacy
• State education coordination
• Education data monitoring
• Professional development training
• Education governance support

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees from state education secretariats: Consed is funded through contributions from its 27 member state education secretariats, representing all Brazilian states and the Federal District.
2. Government partnerships and programs: The organization collaborates with federal education ministries and international organizations on national education initiatives and programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Conselho Nacional de Secretários de Educação (Consed) is a non-profit association that represents Brazil's 27 state education secretariats, providing policy coordination, institutional representation, and technical support to subnational education authorities. It operates digital monitoring platforms for basic education indicators, a learning recovery agenda (Agenda da Aprendizagem), and a professional development school (Escola de Formação) for state education professionals. The organization also advocates for public education policy at the national level in dialogue with the federal government and civil society.

Product overview

Consed operates as a unified platform organization rather than a traditional product company. Its core offerings include the Portal Consed (main website), the Painel Diagnóstico Tempo Integral (Full-Time Education Diagnostic Dashboard), and the Painel de Monitoramento da Educação Básica (Basic Education Monitoring Panel). Supporting programs include Agenda da Aprendizagem (Learning Agenda) with themed areas like technology and assessment, and Escola de Formação (Training School) offering professional development courses for educators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal Consed
• Painel de Monitoramento da Educação Básica
• Painel Diagnóstico Tempo Integral
• Agenda da Aprendizagem
• Escola de Formação

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,352 full-time schools tracked through diagnostic panel
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Governo do Rio de Janeiro and FrançacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026The Government of Rio de Janeiro renewed its institutional partnership with France to strengthen intercultural Brazil-France schools in the state network. The initiative includes bilingual education, cultural exchange, and projects linked to major international events.
• Fundação SantillanacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2024Fundação Santillana supported the publication of the book 'A Educação não parou', documenting good practices of state education networks during the pandemic. The foundation collaborated with Consed on this knowledge-sharing initiative that recorded innovative responses maintained during the Covid-19 crisis.
• Federação das Indústrias do Estado de Santa Catarina (FIESC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024FIESC runs the 'Indústria pela Educação' movement, partnering with Consed and state education secretariats to strengthen public education through industry-education collaboration.
• Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais (CEMADEN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2023CEMADEN Education partnered with Consed for the #AprenderParaPrevenir campaign, now in its 7th edition. The campaign mobilizes schools and communities to build spaces for dialogue and knowledge about Education for Disaster Risk Reduction (ERRD).
• Banco Mundial (World Bank)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe World Bank provided support for studies that helped develop the school contingency planning framework for climate events in Rio Grande do Sul, contributing technical expertise for the Plancon Escolar methodology.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNESCO provided technical advisory through a Technical Cooperation Project with Rio Grande do Sul's Education Secretariat to implement a monitoring and support system for climate-resilient schools, allowing continuous improvement of contingency plans.
• Instituto AlanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstituto Alana partnered with Rio Grande do Sul's Education Secretariat to create the Plancon Escolar guide with 19 steps, and developed the Soluções Baseadas na Natureza (SBN) manual for adapting schools to climate change scenarios.
• Vozes da EducaçãominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVozes da Educação provided technical consulting for the development of the Plancon Escolar methodology, contributing to the creation of guidelines for climate-resilient schools.
• Coordenadoria Estadual de Proteção e Defesa Civil (Cepdec)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCepdec partnered with Rio Grande do Sul's Education Secretariat to provide training for school managers on emergency response procedures as part of the climate-resilient schools initiative.
• Fórum Nacional dos Conselhos Estaduais e Distrital de Educação (Foncede)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsed collaborates with Foncede on national education policy discussions, including the consultation process for Novo Ensino Médio evaluation and restructuring.
• Conselho Nacional de Educação (CNE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNE participates in national education policy consultations alongside Consed, particularly in the evaluation and restructuring of Novo Ensino Médio policies.
• SebraecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSebrae partners with Consed on the Prêmio Educador Transformador award, recognizing innovative educational projects aligned with entrepreneurial education across Brazilian schools.
• Bett BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBett Brasil co-organizes the Prêmio Educador Transformador with Consed and Sebrae, recognizing innovative practices in Brazilian public education.
• Instituto SignificareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstituto Significare partners on the Prêmio Educador Transformador award program, contributing to the recognition of innovative educational practices.
• Secretaria de Articulação Intersetorial e com os Sistemas de Ensino (Sase/MEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSase coordinates the national consultation process for education policies, working closely with Consed on the evaluation of Novo Ensino Médio and other national education initiatives.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Undime (União Nacional dos Dirigentes Municipais de Educação): Brazil's national association of municipal education directors, structurally analogous to Consed but representing the municipal (not state) tier. Direct peer because both aggregate subnational education authorities to coordinate national policy, share the same funding model (member fees from local governments), and operate similar training and monitoring programs.
• Foncede (Fórum Nacional dos Conselhos Estaduais e Distrital de Educação): Brazil's national forum of state and district education councils. Direct peer in that Foncede aggregates subnational education governance bodies, collaborates with Consed on policy consultations such as Novo Ensino Médio evaluation, and operates in the same policy coordination space for Brazilian basic education.
• Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO): US-based association of chief state school officers, the closest international structural analog to Consed. Both aggregate the heads of state-level education authorities to coordinate national policy, share best practices, and engage with federal counterparts on legislation and funding.
• Conselho Nacional de Educação (CNE): Brazil's federal-level education council that sets national norms and participates alongside Consed in policy consultations. Comparable as a counterpart governance body in the same Brazilian education policy ecosystem, though with regulatory rather than representational authority.

Others

• Ministério da Educação (MEC): Brazil's federal education ministry. Not a peer in the competitive sense, but a key institutional partner and counterpart — Consed works closely with MEC (and its Sase secretariat) on national policy implementation, making it a comparable stakeholder in the same ecosystem.
• Fundação Carlos Chagas: Brazilian non-profit focused on education research, assessment, and policy analysis. Comparable as a civil-society education organization in Brazil that produces knowledge products supporting state-level education decision-making, though oriented to research rather than representation.

Broad incumbents

• UNDIME Internacional / Education International: Global federation of teachers' unions and education professionals. Broadly comparable as an international coordination body operating in the education policy space, but with a labor/union orientation rather than subnational-government representation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ConsedBR
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCRr-jbRsfev8WAwkHf0550w
• Facebookfacebook.com/Consed
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/consedbr
• Instagraminstagram.com/consedbr

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