Direccion Regional de Educacion

What Direccion Regional de Educacion does

Direccion Regional de Educacion Tacna (DRET) is the official regional education authority for the Tacna department in southern Peru, operating under the Government Regional of Tacna (GORE Tacna) and the national Ministry of Education (MINEDU). Established in 1970 and celebrating its 55th anniversary in February 2025, DRET manages public education services across four provinces — Tacna, Tarata, Jorge Basadre, and Candarave — through four Unidades de Gestion Educativa Local (UGELs) that serve as provincial-level delivery points. The organization administers approximately 118 educational institutions serving tens of thousands of students, manages teacher placement and career administration under the Carrera Publica Magisterial, and coordinates national programs including PREVAED (disaster risk reduction), PRECOD (drug prevention), ACCESO (educational access), INCLUSION (special needs), QALI WARMA (school feeding), and SISEVE (school violence reporting).

DRET's core technology and product portfolio consists of administrative digital services and government budgetary programs rather than commercial software products. Key digital services include the Mesa de Partes Virtual (virtual document reception), Formulario Unico de Tramite (single procedure form), and integration with national systems such as SIAGIE (educational data management) and Aprendo en Casa (distance learning platform). The organization also manages strategic instruments including the Proyecto Educativo Regional 2022-2029 and produces annual statistical compendiums documenting educational outcomes. DRET has invested in computing infrastructure, distributing over 200 SUNAT-donated computers to educational institutions across the four provinces.

DRET's business model is government-funded with no commercial revenue stream. All services are provided free of charge to students, teachers, schools, and the public. The entity operates as a direct-to-government-service provider delivering educational management through its UGEL network, virtual service channels, and in-person headquarters services in Calana. Recent institutional developments include the construction of a new S/. 63.9M headquarters facility and the formation of multiple cross-agency partnerships with DEVIDA, CONCYTEC, JICA, SUNAT, EPS Tacna, PRONACEJ, and CEPROM to expand programmatic scope across drug prevention, scientific innovation, disaster preparedness, infrastructure, water conservation, juvenile reintegration, and school coexistence. The region achieved first place nationally in Peru's 2024 ENLA learning outcomes evaluation.

Name

Direccion Regional de Educacion

Legal name

Dirección Regional de Educación Tacna

Website

https://educaciontacna.edu.pe

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Direccion Regional de Educacion Tacna (DRET) is the official regional education authority for Peru's Tacna department, managing public K-12 education services across four provinces through four UGEL units, serving public school students, teachers, and institutions with free government-funded educational administration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Education Administration

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Support Services (61171), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADAAAB

State/Provincial/Regional Education Departments

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Ministries, Departments & Regulatory Agencies

SECONDARYEDADABAC

Regional Education Service Agencies (ESAs/BOCES/Intermediate Units)

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/School Districts, Local Education Authorities & Boards

SECONDARYEDAFAEAI

Special Education (IEP/504) & Student Support Case Management

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Student Information Systems (SIS), School ERP & Administration Software

Keywords

• Public education administration
• Regional education management
• Teacher workforce administration
• Government education programs
• Educational infrastructure services

Headquarters

HQ city

Calana

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Public Budget Allocation: Government-funded regional education authority financed through annual public budgets from regional government and national education ministry transfers
2. Educational Services Administration: Manages public funds for educational programs including teacher salaries, infrastructure projects, and pedagogical initiatives across 4 provinces

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Direccion Regional de Educacion Tacna (DRET) is the regional government education authority that administers public education services across the four provinces of Tacna, Tarata, Jorge Basadre, and Candarave in Peru. It oversees four Unidades de Gestion Educativa Local (UGELs), manages teacher placement and career administration, supervises school infrastructure, delivers pedagogical support, and coordinates national education programs including ACCESO, PREVAED, PRECOD, INCLUSION, Qali Warma, and SISEVE.

Product overview

DRET Tacna operates as a regional education government entity providing educational management services rather than a commercial product company. Its service portfolio consists of administrative digital services (Mesa de Partes Virtual, Formulario Único de Trámite), internal control and procurement systems (SCI, PAC), and multiple government budgetary programs including PREVAED (disaster risk), PRECOD (drug prevention), ACCESO (educational access), and INCLUSIÓN (special needs inclusion). The entity also manages statistical reporting services (Compendio Estadístico, Boletín Estadístico), educational platforms like Aprendo en Casa, and participates in national programs such as QALI WARMA school feeding and SISEVE violence reporting. The organization oversees four UGEL units (Tacna, Tarata, Candarave, Jorge Basadre) and manages the regional educational strategic plan (Proyecto Educativo Regional 2022-2029).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mesa de Partes Virtual Virtual document reception system for administrative procedures, accessible to citizens and institutions for electronic submission of requests to the regional education authority.
• Formulario Unico de Tramite (FUT) Single standardized form enabling users to submit requests and access various administrative services of DRET through a unified interface.
• ACCESO - Programa de Acceso a Servicios Educativos Government budgetary program aimed at increasing opportunities for children and adolescents to access educational services in the Tacna region.
• PREVAED - Programa de Reduccion de la Vulnerabilidad y Atencion de Emergencias por Desastres Multisectoral program for developing a culture of disaster risk prevention and emergency response management in schools across the Tacna region.
• PRECOD - Programa de Prevencion y Rehabilitacion del Consumo de Drogas Budgetary program for prevention and rehabilitation of drug consumption with focus on educational settings, serving 4,619 students in nine focalized institutions.
• INCLUSION - Programa de Inclusion Educativa Budgetary program to guarantee access and permanence of students with special educational needs and disabilities in Tacna's public education system.
• Qali Warma School Feeding Program National school feeding program providing meals to students in public educational institutions across the Tacna region, managed through DRET.
• Aprendo en Casa Remote learning platform implemented during COVID-19 educational disruptions to ensure continuity of education delivery to students in the Tacna region.
• SISEVE - Sistema Especializado en Violencia Escolar Specialized system for reporting school violence incidents, enabling schools, families, and authorities to report and track cases of school violence.
• Compendio Estadistico DRET Annual statistical compendium providing educational data by UGEL, education levels, and modalities for the Tacna region.
• Plan Anual de Contrataciones (PAC) Annual procurement plan service documenting public contracting activities and oversight for the regional education authority.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SUTEP (Sindicato Unitario de Trabajadores en la Educacion del Peru)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2025Collaboration to form working commission for border bonus management, bringing together regional government, DRET, and teachers union to expand frontier zone delimitation for teacher benefits.
• EPS Tacna S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2025Framework cooperation agreement for promoting rational water use in educational institutions. EPS Tacna will recognize good practices and provide training to 50 educational institutions in UGEL Tacna and UGEL Jorge Basadre. Agreement valid until May 2028.
• PRONACEJ (Programa Nacional de Centros Juveniles)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2025DRET and PRONACEJ signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen reintegration of adolescents in conflict with criminal law into the educational system. The agreement aims to promote development opportunities for this population through interinstitutional collaboration.
• CEPROM (Centro de Promocion de la Mujer)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2025Framework agreement to promote coexistence without violence in schools, addressing school coexistence and gender-based violence prevention in educational institutions.
• DEVIDA (Comision Nacional para el Desarrollo y Vida sin Drogas)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2025Coordination for drug prevention in schools through technical assistance and supervision in the 'Fortalecimiento de habilidades psicosociales en escolares' activity. DEVIDA provides technical support and monitoring for PRECOD program implementation serving 4,619 students in nine focalized institutions.
• CONCYTEC (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2025Science and technology popularization workshops for students, teachers, and administrators. Trained over 80 participants on scientific culture, inquiry-based projects, and science club implementation. Provided training on scientific investigation methodology.
• SUNAT (Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administracion Tributaria)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025SUNAT donated over 200 computers which were distributed to educational institutions across the four provinces, including 53 computers to Tarata province and 29 to administrative offices. Equipment includes i7 DELL computers and HP machines replacing equipment over 15 years old.
• JICA (Cooperacion Japonesa)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Japanese volunteer Ryouhei Arai, a professional firefighter and rescue specialist, coordinated training actions for students in disaster risk management. Visited IE Francisco Antonio de Zela and IE San Martin de Porres to assess school preparedness for natural disasters.
• UGEL 03 Lima MetropolitanaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Joint pedagogical leadership training with DIFOCA and DIGEBR on monitoring and technical-pedagogical assistance in competency evaluation. More than 50 servers participated in four-day workshop developing monitoring pathways to be implemented in 2026.
• SUNARP (Superintendencia Nacional de los Registros Publicos)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025SUNARP delivered property registration documents for educational facilities in Candarave and Ilabaya, formalizing land ownership for institutions.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Direccion Regional de Educacion de Cusco: Regional education directorate in Cusco, Peru, executing the same MINEDU-aligned mandate across multiple provinces and UGELs, including EIB and rural education programs analogous to those run by DRET Tacna.
• UGEL 03 Lima Metropolitana: Lima-based UGEL that participated in joint pedagogical leadership training with DRET Tacna; directly comparable local educational management unit under the same MINEDU framework.
• Direccion Regional de Educacion de Arequipa: Regional education directorate in Arequipa, Peru, with the same mandate, structure (UGELs), and parent relationship to MINEDU as DRET Tacna; operates a comparable K-12 and alternative education management portfolio in a neighboring southern region.
• Direccion Regional de Educacion de Lima Metropolitana: Lima metropolitan regional education authority running UGELs over a much larger urban student base; comparable administrative structure, programs (Qali Warma, PREVAED, PRECOD), and central government parent.
• Direccion Regional de Educacion de Piura: Northern Peruvian regional education directorate operating parallel UGEL structure, ministerial coordination, and provincial educational management functions.

Others

• CONCYTEC (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion): Peruvian national council for science and technology that delivers science popularization workshops to DRET Tacna students and teachers; an upstream ecosystem enabler for STEM outcomes rather than a peer.
• Gobierno Regional de Tacna (GORE Tacna): Regional government of Tacna, which is the direct parent and budget provider for DRET; oversees capital projects including the new S/. 63.9 million DRET headquarters and appoints the regional director.
• JICA Peru (Cooperacion Japonesa): Japanese international cooperation agency providing technical assistance to DRET Tacna in disaster risk management training for schools; an enabling ecosystem partner rather than a peer education provider.
• PRONACEJ (Programa Nacional de Centros Juveniles): National juvenile centers program that signed a cooperation agreement with DRET to support educational reintegration of adolescents in conflict with the law; a strategic interinstitutional partner rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Ministerio de Educacion del Peru (MINEDU): National parent ministry that sets curriculum, assessment (ENLA), teacher career rules, and budget allocations; DRET Tacna is operationally a regional implementation arm of MINEDU's policies and programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries4 records

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