Instituto Superior de Formacion Docente

What Instituto Superior de Formacion Docente does

Instituto Superior de Formación Docente y Técnica Nº 28 – 25 de Mayo is a public, tuition-free educational institution located in 25 de Mayo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, operating under the Argentine Ministry of Capital Humano via the Instituto Nacional de Formación Docente (INFoD). Founded on April 10, 1970, the institute delivers a dual portfolio of officially accredited teaching careers (carreras docentes) covering Initial, Primary, and Secondary education specialties in subjects including Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Philosophy, Language and Literature, plus Basic English training (CUFBA), alongside technical careers (carreras técnicas) such as Superior Technician degrees in SME Administration, Occupational Health and Safety, and Software Development. All programs are approved through Provincial Directorate of Culture and Education resolutions, granting graduates nationally recognized teaching credentials and industry-relevant technical diplomas.

The institution's technology backbone is a Virtual Campus powered by Educativa's Escuela Suite learning management system, used for online course delivery, enrollment, and academic management, with student data reported through the INFoD national REFFOD platform. Delivery is hybrid: face-to-face classes are held in evening and Saturday schedules (Monday–Friday 18:00–23:00, Saturdays 8:00–12:00) to accommodate working adults, supplemented by the virtual campus for distance components. A branch campus (Anexo 328) in Norberto de la Riestra extends geographic reach, currently hosting the Software Developer technical program.

The business model is non-commercial: the institution generates no tuition revenue and is funded through the Argentine state education budget with supplementary voluntary contributions from the Asociación Cooperadora. There are 71 employees supporting 20+ programs, including a 2016-launched Pedagogical Training Segment for Higher Education with over 120 enrolled students. The institute operates two physical campuses within Buenos Aires Province and uses its institutional website plus a Facebook presence (@ISFDyT28) as primary recruitment and communications channels. Enrollment for the 2026 academic year opened December 1, 2025.

Name

Instituto Superior de Formacion Docente

Legal name

Instituto Superior de Formación Docente y Técnica Nº 28

Website

https://isfdyt28-bue.infd.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Instituto Superior de Formación Docente y Técnica Nº 28 is a public, tuition-free Argentine teacher training and technical college in Buenos Aires Province, founded 1970, serving prospective teachers and technical career students through in-person and virtual campus programs under the national INFoD regulatory framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / Teacher Training

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHALAG

Online Teacher Education Universities (Licensure & M.Ed.)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Distance & Online Universities

Keywords

• Teacher training programs
• Higher education services
• Technical vocational training
• Public teacher education
• Pedagogical career degrees

Headquarters

HQ city

25 de Mayo

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ISFDyT Nº 28 is a public higher education institution that delivers tuition-free accredited teacher training degrees (Profesorado) and superior technical diplomas (Tecnicaturas) for individual students in Buenos Aires Province. Programs cover initial, primary, and secondary education specialties as well as technical fields such as SME Administration, Occupational Health and Safety, and Software Development, delivered through on-campus instruction (evenings and Saturdays) and an online Virtual Campus.

Product overview

Instituto Superior de Formación Docente y Técnica Nº 28 is a public educational institution offering a dual-portfolio of teaching careers (carreras docentes) and technical careers (carreras técnicas). The teaching programs include undergraduate degrees in secondary education specialties (Chemistry, Philosophy, Mathematics, Language and Literature, Primary Education) and Basic English Training Courses (CUFBA). Technical programs include Superior Technician degrees in SME Administration, Occupational Health and Safety, and Software Development. The institution also operates a Virtual Campus platform powered by 'Escuela Suite' from Educativa for online course delivery. Programs are approved by various resolutions from the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Profesorado de Educación Secundaria en Química A teaching degree program that prepares students to become certified secondary school teachers in Chemistry, offered under Argentine government accreditation.
• Profesorado de Educación Secundaria en Filosofía A teaching degree program for secondary education in Philosophy, accredited under Resolution 3603/22.
• Profesorado de Educación Secundaria en Matemática A teaching degree program for secondary education in Mathematics, approved by Resolution 5882/25.
• Profesorado de Lengua y Literatura A teaching degree program in Language and Literature, approved by Resolution 5883/25.
• Profesorado de Educación Primaria A teaching degree program for primary education, approved by Resolution 4154/07.
• CUFBA (Cursos de Formación Básica en Inglés) Basic training courses in English (Cursos de Formación Básica en Inglés), approved by Resolution 1883/99, for English language teaching preparation.
• Tecnicatura Superior en Administración de PYMES A 3-year tertiary-level technical program in Small and Medium Enterprise Administration delivered in face-to-face modality, approved by Resolution 485/23.
• Tecnicatura Superior en Higiene y Seguridad en el Trabajo A technical program in Occupational Health and Safety, approved by Resolution 6183/25.
• Tecnicatura Superior en Desarrollador de Software A technical program in Software Development offered at the Anexo 328 campus in Norberto de la Riestra, approved by Resolution 5847/19.
• Campus Virtual (Virtual Campus) Online learning management system platform accessible at /aula/, used for course content delivery, student enrollment, and academic management across the institute's programs.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Instituto Nacional de Formación Docente (INFoD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational coordination and regulatory oversight through the Argentine Ministry of Human Capital's education department. The institute participates in national programs including REFFOD platform for data management, research project calls, and pedagogical development initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP): Public university in Buenos Aires Province with a well-established teacher education faculty. Comparable as a public higher education institution offering profesorados in the same provincial system, though located in a larger city.
• Universidad Nacional de La Matanza (UNLaM): Public university located in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area offering teacher training and technical programs. Comparable in being a publicly funded Argentine higher education institution serving local students, with a similar distance-learning orientation.
• Universidad Nacional de Hurlingham (UNAHUR): Public university in western Buenos Aires Province with teacher training programs among its offerings. Comparable in mission (public, tuition-free teacher training) and regional scope, though younger and based in a denser catchment.
• Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNICEN): Public university serving the interior of Buenos Aires Province, including teacher training programs at multiple campuses. Operates in the same geographic and demographic catchment as ISFDyT N° 28 and represents a relevant alternative for prospective teachers in the region.
• Universidad Nacional de Luján (UNLu): Public university headquartered in Buenos Aires Province with regional campuses and a teacher education offering. Comparable as a publicly funded Buenos Aires Province higher education institution, though with a broader disciplinary scope and multiple campuses.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP): Major Argentine public university based in Buenos Aires Province that offers teacher training programs (among many others) at the postsecondary level. Comparable as a public, tuition-free higher education institution within the same province, but with a much broader portfolio and scale.
• Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA): Argentina's flagship public university, also tuition-free and government-funded, offering teacher training alongside dozens of other disciplines. Operates a far larger footprint and broader mandate than ISFDyT N° 28, but competes for the same regional pool of prospective teachers.

Direct peers

• Instituto Nacional Superior del Profesorado Técnico (INSPT): Argentina's national teacher training institute for technical education, also producing pedagogos and profesores técnicos under the public education system. Closely comparable in mission (teacher credentialing) and public-funding model to ISFDyT N° 28, though at the national rather than provincial level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ISFDyT28
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/instituto-superior-de-formacion-docente

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