Secretaría de Educación de Pereira

What Secretaría de Educación de Pereira does

The Secretaría de Educación de Pereira (legal name: Secretaría de Educación Municipal de Pereira, also operating as SEM Pereira) is the municipal government authority responsible for administering public education in Pereira, the capital of the Risaralda department in Colombia. The entity was granted territorial certification by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional through Resolution 2494 of November 8, 2002, giving it exclusive jurisdiction over education services within the municipality under Law 715 of 2001. It operates as a dependent entity of the Alcaldía de Pereira (Municipal Government of Pereira) and is led by Secretary Óscar José Cardona Ramírez.

The Secretariat's core technology infrastructure includes the SIMAT (Sistema Integrado de Matrícula Estudiantil) enrollment management system for tracking student registration across official and non-official institutions, the Moodle Pereira learning management platform for digital educational content delivery, and an institutional email service. It also manages digital connectivity infrastructure (migration from copper to fiber optic), TIC (Tecnología de Información y Comunicación) digital literacy programs, and teacher competency evaluation systems. Beyond technology, the entity runs strategic social programs including Todos a la Universidad y CERES, Becas Pa Pepas, Plan Municipal de Alfabetización 3011, Plan Padrino, and Centro de Detección de Talentos.

The business model is non-commercial: the entity is funded entirely through the national government's Sistema General de Participaciones (SGP) and municipal budget allocations. Education services are provided free of charge to students. The entity has 211 employees, serves thousands of students annually across multiple educational institutions (including INEM Felipe Pérez, Técnico Superior, Suroriental, and Jorge Eliécer Gaitán), and maintains strategic partnerships with the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, Ministerio de Comunicaciones, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, JICA (Japan), and the French Embassy. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Secretaría de Educación de Pereira

Legal name

Secretaría de Educación Municipal de Pereira

Website

https://pereiraeduca.gov.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Secretaría de Educación de Pereira is the municipal education authority for Pereira, Colombia, administering public education services including enrollment management via SIMAT, teacher placement, and oversight of official educational institutions in the municipality, funded through national government transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Education Administration

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Information Systems (SIS) & School Administration Platforms (EDAJAMAB), K–12 SIS & District Administration Platforms (EDAFAEAA), State/Provincial Education Department Administration (BPAIABAJ)

Keywords

• Public education administration
• Municipal education services
• Student enrollment management
• Teacher placement services
• Educational quality oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Pereira

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Sistema General de Participaciones (SGP): Government funding from national general participation system for education. Resources allocated through national government transfers to municipalities for public education services.
2. Educational Services: Free public education services funded by government transfers. No direct revenue from students as public education is subsidized.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Secretaría de Educación de Pereira is the municipal education authority that administers public education services for the municipality of Pereira, Colombia. It manages student enrollment through the SIMAT system, administers teacher placement and salary administration, oversees educational quality, and coordinates student welfare programs including school transport subsidies and food programs. It also operates digital learning platforms and runs strategic programs such as Todos a la Universidad, Becas Pa Pepas, and literacy initiatives serving students from early childhood through media levels, as well as adult and technical education.

Product overview

The Secretaría de Educación de Pereira (Secretaría de Educación Municipal) is the municipal education authority for Pereira, Colombia. Its digital offering consists primarily of administrative and educational management systems rather than a unified SaaS product. The core operational system is SIMAT (Sistema Integrado de Matrícula Estudiantil), the national student enrollment tracking system used across all educational institutions. Adjacent to this, the secretariat operates Moodle Pereira as an e-learning platform for teachers and students, provides institutional email services, and manages a website portal (pereiraeduca.gov.co) that disseminates circulars, regulations, news, and downloadable resources. The organization also runs educational programs such as Todos a la Universidad y CERES, Becas Pa Pepas, Plan Municipal de Alfabetización 3011, Plan Padrino, and others aimed at coverage expansion, teacher development, and student welfare. These programs are policy and administrative initiatives rather than software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SIMAT (Sistema Integrado de Matrícula Estudiantil) A student enrollment management system used by the secretariat to track and manage student enrollment, coverage, and educational data across official and non-official educational institutions in Pereira. For use by the secretariat, schools, and educators managing public education enrollment.
• Moodle Pereira A Moodle-based learning management platform providing digital educational content and e-learning resources for teachers and students of the municipality. For use by teachers and students in Pereira's official educational institutions.
• Institutional Email Service (Correo Institucional) Official institutional email platform provided to staff and educators of the Secretaría de Educación de Pereira for administrative and educational communications. For use by secretariat staff and educators.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Universidad de AntioquiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Partnership through Computadores para Educar program for digital literacy training Phase III.
• Embajada de FranciaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Partnership for French language reintroduction program in Pereira schools.
• Ministerio de ComunicacionescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Partner in Pereira Digital program for TIC (Tecnología de Información y Comunicación) massification and digital inclusion.
• Programa Presidencial Familias en AccióncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Coordination for school subsidy programs, verification of educational commitments, and support for low-income families.
• Gobierno de Japón / JICAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009International cooperation partnership for education improvement, including scholarships for teachers in science and mathematics.
• Universidad Nacional de ColombiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Provider of teacher competency evaluations for salary advancement and promotion under Decree 1278/2002.
• Universidad Tecnológica de PereiraminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Collaboration for the Aula Móvil diploma program and other ICT training initiatives for teachers.
• Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 November 2002National education authority that certifies the Municipal Education Secretary and provides policy guidelines, funding through Sistema General de Participaciones, and national programs implementation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Secretaría de Educación de Bucaramanga: Municipal education authority for Bucaramanga, a mid-size Colombian city with a certified education secretariat operating under the same Law 715/2001 framework and SGP funding model.
• Secretaría de Educación de Medellín: Municipal education authority for Medellín, Colombia, with the same legal mandate under Law 715/2001 to manage public K-12 education, teacher administration, and SIMAT-based enrollment in its jurisdiction. Directly comparable in scope, funding model (SGP), and regulatory framework.
• Secretaría de Educación de Cali: Municipal education authority for Santiago de Cali, with the same territorial certification mandate under Law 715/2001. Comparable in functions, structure, and SGP funding model, serving a similar mid-size Colombian city.
• Secretaría de Educación de Bogotá: Municipal education secretariat for Bogotá, also a certified entity managing public education, teacher placement, and institutional oversight at a much larger scale. Operates under the same legal and funding regime as Pereira.
• Secretaría de Educación de Manizales: Municipal education secretariat for Manizales, a fellow Coffee Region city in Colombia's Eje Cafetero. Most directly comparable in scale, regional context, and operational structure to Pereira's secretariat.

Regional players

• Secretaría de Educación de Armenia: Municipal education secretariat for Armenia (Quindío), another Eje Cafetero city. Comparable in scope, population served, and Coffee Region context, though in a different department.
• Secretaría de Educación de Dosquebradas: Municipal education authority for Dosquebradas in Risaralda Department, neighboring Pereira. Operates under the same departmental and national regulatory framework but serves a smaller, adjacent jurisdiction.

Broad incumbents

• Gobernación de Risaralda - Secretaría de Educación Departamental: Departmental-level education authority overseeing non-certified municipalities in Risaralda. Adjacent in regulatory hierarchy and shares many of the same institutional partnerships and policy directives that apply to Pereira.
• Ministerio de Educación Nacional de Colombia: National education authority that certifies Pereira and other municipal secretariats, sets policy guidelines, and channels SGP funding. Operates at the national level as the apex of the same regulatory hierarchy.

Others

• Computadores para Educar: Colombian government program (under Ministerio de Educación Nacional) that provides technology, connectivity, and digital literacy training to educational institutions. Operates as a partner/supplier to municipal secretariats like Pereira's, enabling digital infrastructure rollouts.

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

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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