Centro Peruano de Audición, Lenguaje y Aprendizaje - CPAL

What Centro Peruano de Audición, Lenguaje y Aprendizaje - CPAL does

CPAL (Centro Peruano de Audición, Lenguaje y Aprendizaje) is a private non-profit institution founded in 1959 in Lima, Peru, focused on the evaluation, rehabilitation, and education of children and adolescents with hearing, language, and learning disabilities. The organization operates through four discrete business units: the Instituto de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento (clinical diagnostics and therapy), the Escuela de Estudios Superiores (graduate-level training, including master's programs validated since 1961 in partnership with Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú), Colegio Antores (K-12 schooling for students with learning difficulties), and Colegio Fernando Wiese Eslava (specialized education for deaf children using an auditory-oral methodology). The institution also runs continuing-education courses, professional training programs, and community outreach such as school screening campaigns and the CPAL En Vivo webinar series.

Revenue is generated through multiple channels: clinical fees for diagnosis and therapy, K-12 tuition at the two schools, graduate tuition for master's programs (approximately S/20,000 per program), continuing-education course fees (ranging from S/280 to US$1,400 depending on program length), and donor contributions. Master's programs are ISO 9001:2015 certified, and it coordinates teacher placements with Peru's Ministry of Education (MINEDU). Since founding, CPAL reports having integrated more than 700 children into mainstream schools.

CPAL is geographically concentrated — all operations are in Lima — and has 101–250 employees. Recent digital and service initiatives include the launch of the Portal del Usuario in 2025 and an Evaluación Express service. No public financials, funding rounds, or external investors are disclosed, reflecting its non-profit structure.

Name

Centro Peruano de Audición, Lenguaje y Aprendizaje - CPAL

Legal name

Centro Peruano de Audición, Lenguaje y Aprendizaje

Website

https://cpal.edu.pe

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CPAL is a Lima-based non-profit founded in 1959 that diagnoses, rehabilitates, and educates children with hearing, language, and learning disabilities through clinical services, K-12 schools, and graduate programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education and Hearing Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (61171), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

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PRIMARYEDAAALAE

Education Professionals (Teacher/Administrator CE, CPD)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

Keywords

• Audiology services
• Special education
• Speech therapy
• Hearing rehabilitation
• Neurodevelopmental disorders

Headquarters

HQ city

Lima, Surco

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Services: The Instituto de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento provides fee-based evaluation, diagnosis, and therapy services for hearing, language, speech, learning, psychomotor, behavioral, emotional development, and autism spectrum disorders. Services are available at two locations (Surco and Magdalena) with operating hours Monday-Friday 8am-8pm and Saturdays 8am-1pm.
2. Educational Services - Colegio Antares: Colegio Antares provides specialized basic education for primary and secondary students with learning difficulties, attention difficulties, or neurodevelopmental disorders. The school charges tuition for its personalized methodology and specialized support services.
3. Educational Services - Colegio Fernando Wiese Eslava: Colegio Fernando Wiese Eslava provides free specialized education for deaf children from low-income families. The school operates as a social mission with most administrative costs covered by CPAL, supplemented by some parental payments, internal activities, private donations, and MINEDU teacher positions.
4. Graduate Programs - Master's Degrees: In alliance with PUCP, CPAL offers master's programs in Phoniatrics and Education with Learning Difficulties specialization. These programs charge tuition (approximately S/20,000 total for the master's program) and generate revenue from admission fees and monthly payments.
5. Continuing Education - Diplomas, Courses, and Formations: CPAL offers certified courses, international formations, and diplomas in specialized areas. Courses range from S/280 to S/3,700, with international formations priced from S/950 to US$1,400 and diplomas at US$950. Revenue is generated through registration fees and course tuition.
6. Special Projects and Corporate Training: The ICPE department offers corporate courses, supervised practices, and specialized advisory services for organizations and professionals seeking specialized training in neurodevelopmental disorders.
7. Donations and Fundraising: Colegio Fernando Wiese Eslava relies on donations and fundraising activities (including annual raffles) to fund scholarships for deaf children from economically disadvantaged families. The organization receives donations to support breakfast programs, pedagogical materials, and classroom implementation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CPAL is a non-profit Peruvian institution providing integrated clinical diagnosis and treatment, specialized K-12 education, and graduate-level training focused on hearing, language, speech, learning, and neurodevelopmental disorders. It operates four service nuclei — Instituto de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento (clinical institute), Colegio Antares (specialized K-12 school for students with learning difficulties), Colegio Fernando Wiese Eslava (free auditory-oral education for deaf children), and Escuela de Estudios Superiores (master's programs, diplomas, and certified courses in alliance with PUCP). The institution additionally delivers the Portal del Usuario, an online appointment and billing platform, and runs community outreach programs including CPAL En Vivo webinars and school screening programs.

Product overview

CPAL is a multi-nucleus Peruvian institution offering an integrated portfolio of clinical, educational, and academic services centered on hearing, language, speech, and learning disorders. Its four main nuclei are: (1) Instituto de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento — a clinical institute providing interdisciplinary evaluation and therapy across specialties including audiology, language, speech, psychology, occupational therapy, and autism; (2) Colegio Antares — a K-12 school with a personalized tridimensional methodology for students with learning or neurodevelopmental difficulties; (3) Colegio Fernando Wiese Eslava — a non-profit special education school using auditory-oral methodology to rehabilitate deaf children from 3 months to 9 years with hearing aids and cochlear implants; and (4) Escuela de Estudios Superiores — a higher education division offering PUCP-certified master's programs (in Phoniatrics and Education with Learning Disabilities specialization), PUCP-certified diplomas, and internationally certified short courses and trainings. The institution also operates client-facing digital products including the Portal del Usuario for online appointment booking, IntraCPAL intranets for academic management, and virtual learning environments (Aula Virtual ICPE and Aula Virtual Maestría). A recent addition is the Evaluacion Express service for accelerated weekend assessments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Instituto de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento Interdisciplinary clinical institute providing diagnosis and treatment for hearing, language, speech, learning, psychomotor, behavioral, emotional development, and autism spectrum disorders for children, adolescents, and adults. Operates at two locations in Surco and Magdalena with extended weekday and Saturday hours.
• Colegio Antares Regular basic education school for primary and secondary students with learning, attention, or neurodevelopmental difficulties. Utilizes a personalized tridimensional methodology integrating curriculum, skill reinforcement, and specific difficulty intervention. Class sizes of 15-18 students.
• Colegio Fernando Wiese Eslava Special education school for deaf children from 3 months to 9 years old using the auditory-oral methodology combined with hearing aids and/or cochlear implants. Operates as a non-profit social program with classes of 6-8 students, serving 100% of students from families with limited economic resources.
• Escuela de Estudios Superiores Higher education division offering master's programs, diplomas, international trainings, and certified courses in partnership with PUCP, for professionals specializing in neurodevelopmental disorders. Includes the ICPE department for research, training, and special projects.
• Portal del Usuario Client-facing web portal at intra.cpal.edu.pe enabling users to schedule diagnostic and treatment appointments, view appointment history, and review and pay pending bills online.
• Evaluación Express Accelerated weekend evaluation service for families in Lima or outside Lima, covering language, learning, autism spectrum, psychology, stuttering, oral motor, voice, hearing, psychomotor, and occupational areas.
• Maestría en Fonoaudiología (PUCP-CPAL) Master's program in Phoniatrics offered jointly with PUCP, with two specializations: Language Disorders in Children and Adolescents, and Orofacial Myology, Voice, and Stuttering. ISO 9001:2015 certified.
• Maestría en Educación con mención en Dificultades de Aprendizaje (PUCP-CPAL) Master's program in Education with specialization in Learning Disabilities offered jointly with PUCP. Total program cost of S/20,000 with monthly installments of S/1,050 over 20 payments. ISO 9001:2015 certified.
• Diplomatura de Especialización en Trastorno Específico del Lenguaje (TEL/TDL) Specialist diploma in Specific Language Impairment (TEL/TDL), delivered asynchronously through CPAL's virtual classroom and live Zoom sessions, certified by PUCP's Faculty of Education. Includes workshop on augmentative communication systems. Priced at US$1,400 or 10 monthly installments of US$155.
• Diplomatura de Especialización en Trastornos del Espectro Autista Specialist diploma in Autism Spectrum Disorders with a psychoeducational approach, providing theoretical and practical tools for assessment, diagnosis, and initial support. Certified by PUCP's Faculty of Education. Priced at US$950 full payment or 7 installments of S/550.
• Formación Internacional en Personalización del Aprendizaje e Inclusión Educativa International training program in Learning Personalization and Educational Inclusion for educators and psychologists. 120 hours covering Universal Design for Learning and differentiated instruction. Priced at S/2,250 or S/350 monthly. Certificated by CPAL.
• Formación Internacional en Dislexia International training program in Dyslexia covering theoretical foundations, neurocognitive bases, and program design for assessment, diagnosis, and intervention. 200 hours, certified by CPAL. Priced at S/3,700 full payment or S/550 monthly installments.
• Formación Internacional en Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad (ADHD) International training in ADHD covering clinical identification, evaluation with updated instruments, differential diagnosis, and evidence-based intervention. 200 hours, certified by CPAL. Priced at S/3,000 with 6 installments.
• Aula Virtual Maestría Virtual learning environment for master's program students, hosting asynchronous course content and resources for PUCP-CPAL graduate programs.
• Aula Virtual ICPE Virtual learning environment for the Investigation, Training, and Special Projects Department (ICPE), hosting asynchronous course content and learning resources.
• In-Person Course: Language Disorder Diagnosis and Intervention In-person 24-hour course on Language Disorder Diagnosis and Intervention, delivered over two weekends with theoretical-demonstrative sessions and practical case analysis. Priced at S/1,100.
• Online Course: Strategies for Addressing Challenging Behaviors Online course on strategies for addressing challenging behaviors, 6 hours, with digital certificate from CPAL. Priced at S/280.
• Rifa Fernando Wiese Eslava Annual fundraising raffle organized by the Fernando Wiese Eslava school that funds scholarships for deaf children from low-income families, including breakfast programs, pedagogical materials, and classroom implementation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 700 children successfully included in regular schools through the Fernando Wiese program
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CEFAC (Brazil)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Partnership with CEFAC (Brazil) for specialized training programs. Established in 2007 for continuing education in oral motor specialization, stuttering specialization, and voice specialization. Enables international expertise sharing and program development.
• Oral Moog Center (USA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Visited in 2004 to learn about auditory-oral methodologies and implement the methodology at Fernando Wiese Eslava school.
• UGEL (Unidad de Gestión Educativa Local)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1991Partnership established in 1991 with UGEL for official designation of Fernando Wiese Eslava as a special education school and coordination of educational services.
• Centro de Educación Especial Fe y Audición (Bolivia)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1991CPAL provided training to Centro de Educación Especial Fe y Audición in Cochabamba, Bolivia in 1993, sharing expertise in auditory-oral methodology for deaf education.
• Centro de Educación Especial (Loja, Ecuador)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1991CPAL provided advisory services in 1991 to help establish a special education center in Loja, Ecuador, sharing its expertise in auditory-oral methodology.
• Central Institute for the Deaf (CID-USA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1982Historical partnership with Central Institute for the Deaf (USA) for methodology development. Professor Helen Woodward visited in 1975 and Mike Mudrovick in 1984 to provide expertise on auditory-oral methodology for deaf education.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1961Strategic academic alliance established in 1961 for training specialists in hearing and language. Expanded to graduate education with joint master's programs: Master's in Phoniatrics (with two specializations) and Master's in Education with Learning Difficulties specialization. Programs are taught in semi-presential mode with PUCP granting degrees. This is the flagship partnership enabling CPAL's graduate education mission.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CEFAC: Brazilian specialty institute focused on speech-language, audiology, and oral-motor training, and a CPAL strategic partner since 2007 for continuing education in oral motor, stuttering, and voice. Directly comparable niche and course offerings in the Latin American market.
• Central Institute for the Deaf (CID): U.S. oral-deaf-education institution from which CPAL adopted its auditory-oral methodology through historical knowledge partnerships (1975, 1984). CID is the closest global analog in mission and methodology.
• Hear and Say: Australian non-profit specializing in auditory-verbal therapy and education for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Mirrors CPAL's auditory-oral intervention model combined with family-centered early intervention.
• John Tracy Center: U.S. non-profit providing parent-centered early intervention and education for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Comparable emphasis on parent training and inclusion in mainstream schools.

Broad incumbents

• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell): International membership and advocacy organization promoting listening and spoken language for deaf individuals. Operates at broader advocacy and resource scope than CPAL but shares the oral-deaf-education philosophy.

Regional players

• Centro de Educación Especial Fe y Audición (Cochabamba, Bolivia): Bolivian special-education center that received CPAL's auditory-oral training in 1993. Sister institution in the same specialty, serving a neighboring Andean market without direct Lima overlap.
• Colegio Especial de Loja (Ecuador): Ecuadorian special-education center established with CPAL's advisory support in 1991, sharing the auditory-oral methodology. Regional peer serving a Spanish-speaking Andean market rather than Peru directly.

Others

• Cochlear Limited: Global cochlear-implant manufacturer whose devices underpin CPAL's auditory-oral intervention for 100% of Fernando Wiese students. Adjacent ecosystem enabler, not a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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