ISFD Nº 97-Almafuerte

What ISFD Nº 97-Almafuerte does

ISFD Nº 97-Almafuerte (Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Nº 97 – U.A. Normal 3 "Almafuerte") is a public, tuition-free teacher training institute located at Calle 8 esquina 58 in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded in 1913 as the Escuela Normal Popular and renamed to its current designation in 1994, the institution is part of Argentina's national Normal school tradition and operates under the regulatory framework of the Ley de Educación Nacional Nº 26206 and Ley de Educación Superior Nº 24521, with oversight from the Instituto Nacional de Formación Docente (INFoD) under the Ministerio de Capital Humano, and funding routed via the Dirección General de Cultura y Educación de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.

The institute's core offerings are two four-year undergraduate teaching degrees: the Profesorado de Inglés (English Teaching Degree, updated under a 2018 curriculum design) and the Profesorado de Educación Primaria (Primary Education Teaching Degree, governed by Resolution 4154/07). Programs are delivered primarily through in-person evening instruction (Monday-Friday, 18:00-22:00 hours) supplemented by the INFoD-provided CAMPUS VIRTUAL platform (Escuela Suite by Educativa). Recurring community-facing assets include the annual Jornadas Bilingües conference (since 2014) and the bilingual magazine En Formación 97.

The business model is non-commercial: as a government-funded public educational institution, ISFD Nº 97 charges no tuition and derives no transactional revenue from students; resources are allocated through public education budgets. The institute's customer base consists of individual aspiring teachers (primary segment) and practicing educators seeking professional development (secondary segment). Strategic differentiation rests on its 100+ year institutional tradition, its English-language pedagogy program enhanced by a recurring British Council Language Assistants exchange, and its integration into the national ISFD network — not on proprietary technology, AI capabilities, or commercial scale.

Name

ISFD Nº 97-Almafuerte

Legal name

Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Nº 97 – U.A. Normal 3 "Almafuerte"

Website

https://isfd97-bue.infd.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ISFD Nº 97-Almafuerte is a public, tuition-free teacher training institute in La Plata, Argentina, offering four-year undergraduate degrees in English Language Teaching and Primary Education under Argentina's national INFoD education system, with instruction delivered in person and via a national virtual campus platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / Teacher Training

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Teacher Training & Language Teaching Certifications (e.g., CELTA/DELTA) (EDAIAEAI)

Keywords

• Teacher training programs
• Higher education institute
• English teaching degree
• Primary education teaching
• Public education Argentina

Headquarters

HQ city

La Plata

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition-free Public Education: As a public higher education institution under the Dirección General de Cultura y Educación de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, ISFD Nº 97 operates as a tuition-free institution funded by government budget allocations. Revenue is derived from public educational funding rather than student tuition.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ISFD Nº 97-Almafuerte is a public teacher training institute offering two four-year undergraduate teaching degree programs: the Profesorado de Inglés (English Language Teaching Degree, 2018 curriculum) and the Profesorado de Educación Primaria (Primary Education Teaching Degree, Resolution 4154/07). Programs are delivered primarily through in-person instruction at the La Plata campus with supplementary access to a Virtual Campus (Campus Virtual) learning management system. The institution also publishes a bilingual magazine "En Formación 97" and organizes the annual Jornadas Bilingües conference. As a tuition-free public institution, it issues government-recognized teaching credentials within Argentina's national teacher formation system.

Product overview

ISFD Nº 97-Almafuerte is a public teacher training institute in La Plata, Argentina, offering undergraduate teaching degree programs. The institution's core offerings consist of two four-year teacher education programs: the Profesorado de Inglés (English Teaching Degree) and the Profesorado de Educación Primaria (Primary Education Teaching Degree). These programs are delivered through in-person instruction supplemented by a virtual campus platform, and the institution also publishes a bilingual magazine 'En Formación 97'. The institute is part of Argentina's national teacher formation system under the INFoD network, providing credentialed teachers for primary and secondary education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jornadas Bilingües: Annual bilingual education conference organized by the institute since 2014, bringing together educators and students for workshops on innovative teaching practices.
• En Formación 97

Products and services

• Profesorado de Inglés (English Teaching Degree) A four-year teacher training program for English language instruction within Argentina's teacher education system. Curriculum follows the 2018 design and includes language studies, literature, teaching methodology, and practicum components, preparing graduates for secondary-level English teaching positions.
• Profesorado de Educación Primaria (Primary Education Teaching Degree) A four-year teacher training program for primary education following Resolution 4154/07. Includes pedagogical studies, subject-specific didactics (language, mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences), and teaching practicum components, preparing graduates for primary school teaching positions.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• British Council ArgentinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe institution participates in the Programa para Asistentes de Idioma (Language Assistants Program) jointly run by the British Council and Argentina's Ministry of Education. This program brings native English-speaking assistants to work alongside faculty and students. The partnership supports the English Language Teaching program through professional development workshops, cultural exchange activities, and participation in annual Bilingual jornadas (conferences). The institute has hosted British Council advisors and specialists for workshops and training sessions.
• Ministerio de Educación de la Nación ArgentinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national Ministry of Education, through the Instituto Nacional de Formación Docente (INFoD), oversees the network of teacher training institutes including ISFD 97. The institute operates under Resolution frameworks set by the ministry and participates in national programs including the Language Assistants exchange program, INFD research initiatives, and virtual campus infrastructure provided through the national system.
• Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with UNLP through shared events, workshops, and professional development activities. UNLP professors and students have participated in ISFD 97's Bilingual jornadas and other academic events.
• Other ISFDs (Institutos Superiores de Formación Docente)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork collaboration with other teacher training institutes including ISFD 95 (for postgraduate programs) and ISFDs from other cities (Quilmes, Esquel Chubut) for shared events, jornadas, and professional development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IES en Lenguas Vivas Juan Ramón Fernández: Public higher education institute in Buenos Aires specializing in foreign language teacher training. Directly comparable to ISFD 97's Profesorado de Inglés in target audience (aspiring language teachers) and credentialing model, competing for the same pool of language-teaching candidates in the broader Buenos Aires region.
• Instituto Superior del Profesorado Joaquín V. González: Historic public teacher training institute in Buenos Aires offering Profesorado programs across multiple subjects. Comparable to ISFD 97 in mission (credentialed teacher formation) and regulatory framework, and a more established alternative for the same aspiring-teacher segment.
• ISFD Nº 95: Public teacher training institute in Buenos Aires Province referenced in ISFD 97's own partnership documentation for shared postgraduate programs and eventos. Operates the same Profesorado model under the same INFoD regulatory framework, serving a directly comparable student and program profile.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM): National public university offering teacher training and educational sciences programs. Comparable to ISFD 97 in offering credentialed teacher formation within the public higher education system, but with a broader portfolio and different geographic catchment.
• Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA): Argentina's largest public university, offering teacher training degrees through its faculties. Comparable through credentialed teaching programs targeting the same national aspiring-teacher population, but with far broader scale and program diversity than ISFD 97.
• Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP): Major public research university headquartered in La Plata. Already an active partner of ISFD 97 through shared eventos and workshops. Competes indirectly by offering broader degree pathways and teacher training tracks to the same regional candidate pool.

Regional players

• ISFD Quilmes: Public teacher training institute in Buenos Aires Province (Quilmes), explicitly cited in ISFD 97's network partnerships for shared eventos. Operates the same Profesorado model under INFoD but serves a distinct southern GBA catchment.
• ISFD Esquel Chubut: Public teacher training institute in Patagonia mentioned in ISFD 97's partnership network. Same ISFD model under INFoD, but geographically distant and serving a separate regional market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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