Consejo Profesional de Química Colombia

What Consejo Profesional de Química Colombia does

The Consejo Profesional de Química de Colombia (CPQCOL) is a Colombian government regulatory body established by Law 53 of 1975 (operationalized under Decree 2616 of 1982 and Decree 2589 of 2006) and headquartered in Bogotá under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. It is the sole statutory authority for issuing professional licenses (matrícula profesional) to chemistry professionals in Colombia, covering industrial chemists, food chemists, environmental chemists, licensed chemistry teachers with postgraduate degrees, chemistry technologists and technicians, and (as of Resolution 05 of 2026) biochemists. CPQCOL also issues certificates of disciplinary standing, work permits for foreign chemistry professionals, and exercises inspection, surveillance, and ethical control over the practice of chemistry, including competency determination for laboratory direction.

CPQCOL operates a self-service digital portal at cpqcol.gov.co for license applications, digital certificate downloads (replacing physical professional cards), application status tracking, and the PQRS (petitions, complaints, claims, suggestions, requests) system, supplemented by an in-person citizen service center at its Bogotá office. Revenue is generated entirely through fee-based services: professional license issuance, annual license renewals, technician and technologist certificates, specialist licenses for postgraduate chemists, practical/empirical chemistry aptitude certifications, and work permits for foreign professionals. Fee levels are reset annually by Council Resolution 001, with 9% and 5.2% escalators applied in 2024 and 2025 respectively. The operating model is event-driven, with license applications reviewed and approved at periodic board meetings (junta de consejeros).

The entity is staffed by 3 employees plus 5 contracted external advisors under professional services agreements, with governance vested in a Council of principal and alternate representatives designated by the Ministry of Education from chemistry associations (ASQUIMCO, ASOCOLQUIM, SCCQ, ASEQ-UDENAR) and Colombian universities. María Inés Mejía de Cuevas has served as Executive Secretary (Secretaria Ejecutiva) since 2005. The Council is subject to oversight by the Contraloría General de la República for fiscal control and the Procuraduría General de la Nación for disciplinary matters. CPQCOL is not a commercial enterprise; it is a public regulatory body whose revenues are self-assessed professional fees, published under Colombian transparency law.

Name

Consejo Profesional de Química Colombia

Legal name

Consejo Profesional de Química de Colombia

Website

https://cpqcol.gov.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Consejo Profesional de Química de Colombia (CPQCOL) is a Colombian government regulatory body that issues and oversees professional licenses for chemistry professionals — chemists, technologists, technicians, and biochemists — under Ministry of Education oversight since 1975.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Licensing and Regulation

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro primary industry

Licensing & Permitting Authorities (General) (BPAIAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical Professional Standards & Scope-of-Practice Regulators (HLAJACAH)

Keywords

• Professional licensing services
• Chemistry regulation
• Professional certification
• Regulatory oversight
• Credential verification

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

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

Revenue model

1. Professional License Fees (Matrícula Profesional): Fees collected for issuance of professional licenses for chemists, specialist licenses, and annual license renewals. Resolution 001 is issued annually setting the fee amounts.
2. Professional Certificates: Fees for certificates for technicians and technologists in chemistry, issued under Resolution 04 of 2017 updated by Resolution 02 of 2024.
3. Work Permits for Foreign Professionals: Fees for work permits issued to foreign chemistry professionals to practice in Colombia.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Consejo Profesional de Química Colombia (CPQCOL) is a Colombian government regulatory body that issues professional licenses (matrícula profesional), specialty licenses, certificates for technicians and technologists, and work permits for foreign chemistry professionals. The entity, established by Law 53 of 1975, exercises ethical oversight and surveillance over the practice of chemistry in Colombia through a digital portal and in-person services. It maintains the official professional registry used by industry, academia, and laboratories to verify credentials.

Product overview

CPQCOL is a Colombian government regulatory body (Consejo Profesional de Química de Colombia) that operates as a professional licensing and oversight entity rather than a technology product company. Its primary function is to regulate and supervise the professional practice of chemistry in Colombia, including issuing professional registrations (matrículas profesionales), professional cards (tarjetas profesionales), and certificates for chemistry professionals, technicians, and technologists. The entity operates a digital portal for online procedures including professional registration applications, certificate issuance, and professional card requests. CPQCOL also conducts inspection, surveillance, and control activities to ensure compliance with professional standards and ethical conduct among chemistry professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal de Matrícula Profesional Digital Digital platform for processing professional registration (matrícula profesional) applications for chemistry professionals, allowing online submission, status tracking, and issuance of professional credentials including the professional license, professional card, and certificate for chemists.
• Certificado de Vigencia y Antecedentes Disciplinarios Digital certificate confirming a chemistry professional's current registration status and disciplinary record, downloadable through the CPQCOL portal for use by employers and third parties.
• Certificados para Técnicos y Tecnólogos Químicos Professional certification services for chemistry technicians and technologists in Colombia, regulated by Resolution 04 of 2017 and updated by Resolution 02 of 2024, providing official recognition of competency.
• Permisos de Trabajo para Extranjeros Work authorization services for foreign chemistry, technology, and technician professionals seeking to legally practice chemistry in Colombia, issued under Ley 53 de 1975.
• Sistema PQRS Online system for processing petitions, complaints, claims, suggestions, and requests (Peticiones, Quejas, Reclamos, Sugerencias y Solicitudes) from citizens and professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Legal authority to practice chemistry in Colombia through professional licensing

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ASQUIMCO (Asociación Química Colombiana)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1967Professional association of chemistry professionals founded in 1967, consisting of university-level professionals or students in their final semesters of Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, and Industrial Chemistry programs. Primary objective is the projection of chemistry professionals and the profession toward social, cultural, and economic development.
• ASEQ-UDENAR (Asociación de Egresados de Química de la Universidad de Nariño)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit alumni association of chemistry graduates from Universidad de Nariño, promoting links between members, the university, community, and industry while fostering professional development through quality services.
• SCCQ (Sociedad Colombiana de Ciencias Químicas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit entity created in 1941 with main function of promoting and disseminating advances in pure and applied chemistry. Consists of students, professionals, and companies linked to the chemical sector nationally, offering benefits in areas such as publications, specialized commerce, events, and invitations.
• ASOCOLQUIM (Asociación Colombiana de Químicos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit national association of chemists, industrial chemists, environmental chemists, food chemists, licensed chemists with postgraduate degrees in chemistry, technicians and technologists in chemistry, and qualifying students. Objective is the growth and dignification of the profession, projecting toward national development challenges.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC): UK chartered body for the chemical sciences with statutory Royal Charter credentials and chartered chemist designations, offering a comparable chemistry professional standards authority outside the formal state-licensing model of CPQCOL.
• Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Químicos de España: Spain's national organization of chemistry professional colleges, performing an analogous scope-of-practice regulation and licensing function for chemists in Spain, though operating under a collegiate rather than conseil model.

Others

• American Chemical Society (ACS): The largest professional society for chemists globally, providing credentials and ethics oversight in the US where state licensing of chemists is not formalized; thematically parallel to CPQCOL's professional standards role but operating via membership rather than statutory license.

Direct peers

• Consejo Profesional Nacional de Arquitectura y sus Profesiones Auxiliares (CPNAA): Colombian professional council regulating architects and related professions, sharing the Law 53-style statute, Ministry of Education oversight, and professional licensing fee model that defines CPQCOL's operations.
• Consejo Profesional Nacional de Ingeniería (COPNIA): Colombian professional council for engineers, structured identically to CPQCOL as a quasi-governmental regulatory body issuing professional licenses (matrícula) and overseeing ethical standards under Ministry of Education supervision. The most direct structural analog in the same jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cpqcol
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cpqcolombia
• Facebookfacebook.com/CPQCOL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cpqcol

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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