SENA C.A.S.A

What SENA C.A.S.A does

SENA C.A.S.A (Centro de Atención al Sector Agropecuario) is a regional vocational training center of SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje), Colombia's national vocational training institution, operating under the Ministry of Labor. The center is headquartered at Km 2 Via Palogordo Vereda Guatiguará in Piedecuesta, Santander, with a satellite facility at Sede Aguas Calientes in Playón, and serves the agricultural sector of Eastern Colombia with particular emphasis on the cacao transformation value chain in Santander. It is branded as the 'Vitrina de Turismo Agroindustrial del Oriente Colombiano' (Showcase of Agroindustrial Tourism of Eastern Colombia).

The center's product portfolio comprises titled vocational training programs (Formación Profesional Titulada), competency certification services (Certificación de Competencias) for workers with experiential skills, virtual courses delivered through LMS Blackboard, short in-person courses, the specialized Escuela Latinoamericana de Chocolatería for cacao-to-chocolate training, and a suite of apprentice support services covering sustainability stipends, food aid, transportation, and technology data plans. Training is administered through the national SOFIA Plus platform and SENA's broader digital infrastructure. The firmographic data reports 7 employees, though the operational footprint suggests broader staffing given multi-program delivery.

SENA C.A.S.A's business model is a government-funded public service with zero tuition charged to apprentices. Revenue derives from national budget allocations through SENA's central administration rather than commercial contracts. The center pursues procurement relationships through the SECOP II public platform (e.g., process MC-STD-CASA-070-2026 for logistics operator services) and conducts outreach via the SENA institutional blog, official portals (Sofia Plus, Nube SENA, SIGA), and social media channels. As a public state entity, it has no venture capital, private equity, or independent ownership structure, and reports no subsidiaries, M&A activity, or external funding rounds.

Name

SENA C.A.S.A

Legal name

Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - Centro de Atención al Sector Agropecuario (SENA C.A.S.A)

Website

https://casaregionalsantander.blogspot.com.co

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SENA C.A.S.A is a Colombian government vocational training center in Piedecuesta, Santander, providing free agricultural sector education, competency certification, and cacao value chain training through SENA's national learning system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education and Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAOAKAA

Professional Culinary Arts (Chef Training)

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Culinary Arts, Baking & Food Service Training

SECONDARYEDABALAA

Agriculture & Food Production

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Industry-Specific Professional Training (e.g., Healthcare, Manufacturing, Construction)

Keywords

• Vocational training
• Agricultural education
• Competency certification
• Cacao value chain
• Public training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Piedecuesta

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SENA C.A.S.A (Centro de Atención al Sector Agropecuario) is a regional training center of Colombia's national vocational training institution SENA, located in Piedecuesta, Santander. It delivers free vocational training programs, competency certification, virtual and short in-person courses, and specialized programs (such as the Latin American School of Chocolate Making) focused on the agricultural sector and the cacao transformation value chain. Apprentice support stipends (sustainability, food, transportation, and technology) are also provided alongside the educational offerings.

Product overview

SENA C.A.S.A (Centro de Atención al Sector Agropecuario) is a vocational training center within the SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje) system in Regional Santander, Colombia. The organization offers a unified portfolio of training products consisting of titled professional training programs, competency certification services, virtual and in-person courses, and specialized programs such as the Latin American School of Chocolate Making. The center focuses specifically on the agricultural sector with emphasis on cacao transformation value chains in Santander. Student support services including financial assistance (sustainability support, feeding, transportation, and technology stipends) complement the core educational offerings. Training is delivered through the SOFIA Plus learning management system alongside in-person instruction at facilities in Piedecuesta, Santander.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formación Profesional Titulada
• Certificación de Competencias
• Cursos Virtuales
• Cursos Cortos Presenciales
• Escuela Latinoamericana de Chocolatería
• Apoyos de Sostenimiento (Apprentice Support Stipends)
• Plataforma SOFIA Plus

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SECOP II (Plataforma de Contratación Electrónica)operationalOthersPublic procurement platform where SENA C.A.S.A. publishes contracting processes. Process MC-STD-CASA-070-2026 for logistics operator services was published on this platform for public tendering of technical tour activities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• INATEC (Instituto Nacional Tecnológico): Nicaragua's national technical and vocational training institution. Comparable government-funded vocational training model serving Central American agricultural and industrial apprentices with similar certification authority.
• INFOP (Instituto Nacional de Formación Profesional): Honduras's national vocational training institute delivering government-subsidized technical and trades education. Comparable Latin American public training body with apprenticeship and certification mandates.
• SENAI (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial): Brazil's national vocational training institution, structurally analogous to SENA in providing government-funded technical training across industrial and agribusiness sectors. Closest international peer in mandate, funding model, and apprenticeship structure.
• INTECAP (Instituto Técnico de Capacitación y Productividad): Guatemala's national technical training institution offering industry- and agriculture-focused vocational programs. Comparable mandate, funding structure, and Latin American public training context.
• SECAP (Servicio Ecuatoriano de Capacitación Profesional): Ecuador's national vocational training service providing free technical training to apprentices. Highly comparable regional peer with similar agricultural and agroindustrial training emphasis and state-funded operating model.

Emerging players

• AGROSAVIA (Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria): Colombia's primary agricultural research corporation. Operates as an adjacent ecosystem player providing research, technology transfer, and training partnerships that complement SENA C.A.S.A.'s applied vocational offerings in cocoa and agroindustry.
• Coursera: Global online learning platform offering vocational, agricultural, and food production courses from accredited institutions. Represents the emerging online/digital modality that competes for apprentice mind-share in technical fields, particularly for self-paced learners.

Broad incumbents

• SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje): The parent national institution overseeing C.A.S.A. Operates 33+ regional centers across Colombia offering the same product portfolio at a national scale; provides the centralized digital infrastructure (SOFIA Plus) and policy framework within which C.A.S.A. operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/senacomunica
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SENATV
• Facebookfacebook.com/SENAColombiaOficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/senacomunica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sena-c.a.s.a

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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