What ISFD 186 does

ISFD 186 (Instituto Superior de Formación Docente N°186) is a public, state-run teacher training institute located in Santa Teresita, Partido de La Costa, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Created in 2009 under Resolución N°1672 of the provincial Dirección General de Escuelas, it became the first institute in the region exclusively dedicated to preparing secondary-education teachers. Academic operations began on April 12, 2010 under founding director Prof. Beatriz Bevilacqua with four initial programs (Mathematics, Language and Literature, History, and Chemistry); the institute has since expanded to 11 teacher training programs (profesorados) spanning Biology, Physical Education, Geography, History, English, Language and Literature, Mathematics, Chemistry, Philosophy, Economics, and Physics, delivered across morning, afternoon, and night shifts.

The institute operates under the Argentine Ministry of Education as part of the Red Virtual de Institutos Superiores de Formación Docente coordinated by INFD, integrating it into a national network of teacher training institutes. Its technology stack comprises a virtual campus LMS (Plataforma 186 / Campus Virtual) used for course delivery, announcements, and digital resources, complemented by physical Biology, Chemistry, and Physics laboratories named after Luis Federico Leloir. The institute additionally operates the C.E.Pr.Ed. research center for inclusive educational practices, a student-facing Instagram channel, and an institutional virtual magazine launched in December 2023.

ISFD 186 is not a commercial entity: education is provided free of charge, and the institute is fully funded through Argentine federal and provincial education budget allocations under the Ministerio de Educación de la Nación Argentina. The end-customer base consists of pre-service and in-service teachers from Partido de La Costa seeking state-recognized credentials, supported by the Progrestar scholarship program. As of the 2019 ten-year milestone, the institute had graduated 9 cohorts with more than 90 teachers receiving diplomas.

Name

ISFD 186

Legal name

Instituto Superior de Formación Docente N°186

Website

https://isfd186-bue.infd.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ISFD 186 is a public, state-funded teacher training institute in Santa Teresita, Argentina, offering state-recognized secondary-education teaching degrees (profesorados) across 11 subjects, plus post-title diplomas and a research center, serving pre-service teachers in Partido de La Costa.

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Product category

Teacher Training / Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Teacher training programs
• Secondary education degrees
• Public higher education
• Pedagogical training
• Profesorado programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Teresita

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public state-run educational institution under the Argentine Ministry of Education, ISFD 186 operates on government budget allocations rather than generating commercial revenue. Education is provided free of charge to students.

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Core offering

ISFD 186 is a public, state-run teacher training institute that delivers undergraduate teaching degree programs (profesorados) for secondary education across 11 subject areas including Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, History, Geography, English, Language and Literature, Philosophy, Physical Education, and Economics. The institute also offers complementary pedagogical training pathways for in-service professionals, post-title diploma programs, and operates a virtual campus platform and on-site science laboratories.

Product overview

ISFD 186 is a public teacher training institute offering undergraduate teaching degree programs (profesorados) across multiple disciplines including Biology, Physical Education, Geography, History, English, Language and Literature, Mathematics, and Chemistry. The institution operates in both new and legacy curriculum designs, with the newer programs being the active offerings. Additional offerings include a Complementary Pedagogical Training Pathway for practicing professionals, a Research Center for Inclusive Educational Practices (C.E.Pr.Ed.), a virtual campus platform, an institutional digital magazine, and post-title diploma programs such as the ESI (Sexual Education) diploma. The institute is located in Santa Teresita, Partido de La Costa, Buenos Aires Province, and is part of Argentina's National Virtual Network of Teacher Training Institutes.

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Products and services

• Profesorado en Matemática (Mathematics Teaching Degree) Undergraduate teacher training program that prepares students to teach Mathematics at the secondary education level. Includes theoretical, practical, and pedagogical components.
• Profesorado en Lengua y Literatura (Language and Literature Teaching Degree) Undergraduate teacher training program that prepares students to teach Language and Literature at the secondary education level.
• Profesorado en Historia (History Teaching Degree) Undergraduate teacher training program that prepares students to teach History at the secondary education level.
• Profesorado en Química (Chemistry Teaching Degree) Undergraduate teacher training program that prepares students to teach Chemistry at the secondary education level.
• Profesorado en Biología (Biology Teaching Degree) Teacher training program for Biology education at the secondary level, available in both new and old curriculum designs.
• Profesorado en Educación Física (Physical Education Teaching Degree) Teacher training program for Physical Education at the secondary level, with specific requirements including medical certificates and sports aptitude documentation.
• Profesorado en Geografía (Geography Teaching Degree) Teacher training program for Geography education at the secondary education level.
• Profesorado en Inglés (English Teaching Degree) Teacher training program for English Language education at the secondary education level.
• Trayecto de Formación Pedagógica (Complementary Pedagogical Training Pathway) Complementary pedagogical training pathway for practicing professionals who already teach in classrooms, offering formal pedagogical credentials, classroom management skills, and situated pedagogical proposals.
• Plataforma 186 / Campus Virtual (Virtual Campus Platform) Virtual learning management system providing access to virtual classrooms, course materials, and academic resources for students, teachers, and administrative staff of the institute.
• C.E.Pr.Ed. (Centro de Estudios e Investigación en Prácticas Educativas Inclusivas) Research center for study and research in Inclusive Educational Practices, focusing on critical perspectives of teaching practices mediated by ICT in the knowledge society.
• Diplomatura en ESI (Educación Sexual Integral) Post-title specialized diploma program in Comprehensive Sexual Education offered as an advanced certification for teachers who already hold a teaching degree.

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Universidad de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (France)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013International partnership through the Saint Exupéry Scholarship Program, a cooperation between Argentina's Ministry of Education and the French Embassy. The program incorporated teachers from Argentine teacher training institutes starting in 2010, with technical assistance provided during research training seminars.
• Instituto Nacional de Formación Docente (INFD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISFD 186 is part of the Red Virtual de Institutos Superiores de Formación Docente coordinated by INFD, the national teacher training institute under Argentina's Ministry of Education. This network connects ISFD 186 with hundreds of other teacher training institutes across Argentina, enabling knowledge sharing, policy alignment, and collaborative educational initiatives.
• Centro Cultural Rojas-UBAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Centro Cultural Rojas of the University of Buenos Aires, including participation of Dr. Wolovesky as coordinator for educational activities such as the 'Narrar la ciencia' seminar.
• Gobierno de la Provincia de Buenos Aires - Dirección General de Cultura y EducacióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished under Resolution N°1672 of the Dirección General de Escuelas of Buenos Aires Province. Operates under provincial educational authorities including the Dirección Provincial de Educación Superior and Dirección Provincial de Educación Secundaria.

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Recent moves8 records

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Direct peers

• IES en Lenguas Vivas Juan Ramón Fernández: Public Buenos Aires institute of higher education focused on language teacher training (including English), operating in the same INFD-aligned public teacher-training system as ISFD 186.
• Escuela Normal Superior N° 1 "Roque Sáenz Peña": Historic Argentine public teacher training institution offering secondary-level profesorados; operates the same public-sector teacher education model as ISFD 186 in Buenos Aires.
• Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata - Facultad de Humanidades: Argentine public university faculty that trains secondary teachers across humanities disciplines, sharing ISFD 186's pre-service teacher education focus within a publicly funded system.
• Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento: Public Argentine university with dedicated teacher education programs and a strong focus on pedagogy, comparable to ISFD 186 in mission and public-sector operating model.
• Universidad Nacional de La Plata - Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación: Argentine public university faculty that offers profesorados in multiple disciplines for secondary education, the closest analogue to ISFD 186's teacher-training mission within a public higher-education framework.
• National Louis University: US-based university historically focused on teacher education and educator preparation, directly comparable in mission to ISFD 186's teacher training focus and similar role in credentialing educators.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad de Buenos Aires - Facultad de Filosofía y Letras: Larger, more established Argentine public university offering teacher training programs with broader scope and brand recognition; relevant as the incumbent benchmark in Buenos Aires.
• UCL Institute of Education: World-leading teacher education and pedagogy research institution within a major UK public university; a broader incumbent analogue that demonstrates how a teacher training institution can scale influence well beyond local markets.
• Teachers College, Columbia University: Premier US graduate school of education dedicated to teacher preparation and pedagogical research; serves as a benchmark incumbent for what a teacher education institution can become at scale.

Regional players

• Universidad Nacional del Sur - Departamento de Humanidades: Argentine public university with teacher education programs serving a different region (Bahía Blanca); comparable mission and public funding model, though geographically separate.

Market position

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Key highlights7 records

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