Fundación Tres Hojas

What Fundación Tres Hojas does

Fundación Tres Hojas is a Chilean non-profit foundation established in 2020, headquartered in Osorno and operating the Centro de Capacitación Lechero del Sur in Puerto Octay, Los Lagos region. The foundation exists to support Chile's dairy sector through vocational training, with a stated mission of increasing productivity and employability via dual training (classroom and field). It serves current dairy industry workers (producers, farm administrators, sub-administrators, room chiefs) and future dairy professionals enrolled in technical agricultural education, primarily in the Los Lagos / X Región.

The foundation's core product is its training center, which combines physical infrastructure (described as world-class) with a full-size modular cow model used for hands-on calving procedure training. Course delivery spans classroom instruction, practical field training, and a Moodle-based virtual learning environment (aula.ccls.cl). Named course offerings include 'Integración de Competencias Especializadas de Producción Lechera' (268 hours), 'Ecografía Básica de Reproducción Bovinas', 'Crianza de Terneros', and 'Bienestar Animal DECRETO 29'. The academic team comprises 13 instructors led by Academic Director Francisca Burgos, and the foundation is governed by a 10-member multidisciplinary board under Executive Director David Poulos.

The business model is that of a non-profit vocational training organization. Revenue streams consist of training program fees (quote-based, often procured through public bidding or licitaciones), government-contracted training programs (e.g., the 2024 Becas Laborales program with Liceo Bicentenario Agrícola Vista Hermosa de Río Negro), and corporate donations from dairy industry actors (Laboratorio Dragh Pharma, Shoof, ABS, and a Nestlé site visit). There is no publicly disclosed pricing; procurement is conducted through institutional licensing processes.

Name

Fundación Tres Hojas

Legal name

Fundación Tres Hojas

Website

https://fundaciontreshojas.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundación Tres Hojas is a Chilean non-profit founded in 2020 that operates the Centro de Capacitación Lechero del Sur in Puerto Octay, delivering vocational training to dairy producers, farm administrators, and agricultural students in Chile's Los Lagos region through classroom, hands-on, and Moodle-based programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Animal Production (11521), Dairy Cattle and Milk Production (11212), Dairy Cattle and Milk Production (112120)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Livestock Management (EDAOAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agriculture & Food Production (EDABALAA), Animal Welfare, Handling & Stockmanship Audits/Training (AFACADAL), Estrus Synchronization & Reproductive Management Services (Protocol Design, Heat Detection) (AFACAEAF)

Keywords

• Dairy vocational training
• Agricultural education
• Livestock training programs
• Dual training model
• Animal welfare training

Headquarters

HQ city

Puerto Octay

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training and Capacitation Services: The foundation generates revenue through training programs, courses, and workshops for dairy sector workers. Programs include specialized courses such as 'Integración de Competencias Especializadas de Producción Lechera' (268 hours), 'Ecografía Básica de Reproducción Bovinas', 'Crianza de Terneros', and 'Bienestar Animal DECRETO 29'. Additional funding comes from corporate donations from dairy industry companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fundación Tres Hojas operates the Centro de Capacitación Lechero del Sur, a vocational training center that delivers dual (classroom and field) training programs for Chile's dairy sector. It offers specialized courses in dairy production, bovine reproduction ultrasound, calf rearing, animal welfare (DECRETO 29), pasture management, and artificial insemination, supported by a Moodle-based online learning environment and a full-size modular cow model for hands-on calving training.

Product overview

Fundación Tres Hojas operates primarily as the Centro de Capacitación Lechero del Sur (Southern Dairy Training Center), a vocational training organization for Chile's dairy industry. The foundation offers specialized training courses in dairy production, animal welfare, pasture management, calf rearing, artificial insemination, and bovine reproduction ultrasound. Training is delivered through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on practical sessions at their facility, supported by an e-learning platform (Moodle) for theoretical coursework. A notable training tool is their full-size modular cow model with calf, used to teach calving assistance procedures. The organization also manages the Becas Laborales 2024 government-contracted program for dairy technician training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centro de Capacitación Lechero del Sur: A training center operated by Fundación Tres Hojas, featuring world-class infrastructure and equipment for dairy sector training in southern Chile.

Products and services

• Centro de Capacitación Lechero del Sur Vocational training center delivering dual (classroom and field) training to dairy sector workers, producers, and future professionals in Chile's Los Lagos region.
• Becas Laborales 2024 Program (Integración de Competencias Especializadas de Producción Lechera) Government-contracted 268-hour specialized dairy production competency training program for technical agricultural students, awarded via public procurement (licitación) to the Centro de Capacitación Lechero del Sur.
• Ecografía Básica de Reproducción Bovinas Course Specialized course in basic bovine reproduction ultrasound, delivered through the Centro de Capacitación Lechero del Sur and funded by donations from Laboratorio Dragh Pharma.
• Bienestar Animal DECRETO 29 Course Animal welfare training course aligned with Chile's DECRETO 29 regulation, providing dairy workers with welfare competency certification.
• Crianza de Terneros (Calf Rearing) Course Training course on calf rearing practices for dairy producers and farm workers, supported by equipment donated by Empresa Shoof.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 students trained in 2024 scholarship program with 268 hours of specialized dairy production training

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• NestléminorOthers · 1 June 2024Nestlé delegation visited the training center facilities to learn about the foundation's activities and the full-size modular cow model used for teaching calving procedures.
• Dragh PharmaminorOthers · 25 May 2024Donated a significant sum of funds to enable the launch of the 'Ecografía Básica de Reproducción Bovinas' (Basic Bovine Ultrasound) course. The course features prominent professionals Marcelo Ratto from UACh and Arturo Chaviel from Cooprinsem as lecturers.
• ABSminorOthers · 24 May 2024Donated a 20-liter nitrogen thermos to support artificial insemination courses, helping to store doses and transport them to milking rooms where practical activities are conducted.
• ShoofminorOthers · 23 May 2024Donated a complete toolkit for conducting Calf Rearing and Animal Welfare DECRETO 29 courses. The kit includes calf immobilizer, cordless shaver, refractometer, and dehorner.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• INACAP: Chile's largest technical training institute, offering vocational programs across agriculture, dairy, and livestock nationwide. Comparable because it competes for the same Chilean agricultural vocational training mandate and SENCE-linked funding, though INACAP is far broader and not dairy-specialized.
• Centro de Capacitación Agrícola de la Universidad de Chile: Continuing-education and vocational training division of a major Chilean university offering agricultural courses. Comparable as a broader academic training provider that competes for corporate and individual learners in agronomy.
• INIA (Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias): Chile's national agricultural research institute, which runs extension and training programs for livestock producers. Comparable as a publicly funded agricultural training provider in the same geography and target audience.
• Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh): Major Chilean university with veterinary and agronomy faculties in Valdivia, providing dairy-related academic and extension training. Comparable because UACh lecturers (e.g., Marcelo Ratto) teach at Tres Hojas, signaling overlap in dairy expertise and the broader training ecosystem.

Others

• SENCE: Chile's National Training and Employment Service, which administers the Becas Laborales program funding dairy training contracts. Comparable as the public funding counterpart that channels government training demand to providers like Fundación Tres Hojas.
• FEDELECHE: Chilean national dairy farmers' federation representing producers and running producer training initiatives. Comparable because it serves the same dairy producer constituency and could channel or compete for training programs.

Direct peers

• Cooprinsem: Chilean dairy cooperative that provides AI training, reproductive services, and producer education to southern Chilean dairy farmers. Highly comparable: same target customer (Los Lagos dairy producers), same subject matter (bovine reproduction, dairy best practices), and overlapping instructor staff (e.g., Arturo Chaviel from Cooprinsem teaches at Tres Hojas).

Emerging players

• Colegio de Veterinarios de Chile: Chile's veterinary professional body providing continuing education and certification for veterinary professionals. Comparable as a provider of specialized dairy-oriented professional training in the same regulatory and professional ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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