{"id":37293,"date":"2026-04-15T01:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recla.org\/?p=37293"},"modified":"2026-04-15T01:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:51:07","slug":"la-institucionalidad-en-la-universidad-de-la-educacion-continua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recla.org\/en\/noticias\/la-institucionalidad-en-la-universidad-de-la-educacion-continua\/","title":{"rendered":"The institutionalization of continuing education in universities."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What makes continuing education stop being an operational unit and become a real strategic pillar?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In our last workshop, held on March 13th and lasting two (2) hours, we reflected on fundamental issues. Led by Fernando Saavedra as the workshop facilitator and with the participation of nineteen (19) professionals from various institutions within the network, we found that \u201cin many universities, continuing education has grown in volume, but not necessarily in recognition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout this workshop and with the fundamental items, we started with criteria that allowed us to question and reflect on our institutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first criterion proposed that continuing education should be recognized in institutional statutes, principles, and declarations. Not as a symbolic mention, but as part of the structure that defines how universities understand their role. And we observed that many institutions are at this point of transition: advancing in regulatory updates, coordination with faculties, process improvement, and the development of communication strategies, where the objective is focused on ensuring that continuing education ceases to be a \"complement\" and becomes an institutional pillar with academic, social, and business impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, the inclusion of continuing education in institutional development plans must be strategic. They shared with us projections for 2026\u20132031 that show a significant change:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">supply growth according to real demand<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">incorporation of analytics for decision making<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">regional advisory committees<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">integration into self-assessment processes<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">progress towards certifications such as ISO 21001<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This workshop concluded with a discussion on the \"representation of continuing education in the university's governing bodies,\" demonstrating an institutional commitment to strengthening the presence, participation, and decision-making capacity of continuing education. It was also emphasized that \"the formation of committees with representation from undergraduate and graduate programs, vice-rectorates, and academic areas will allow continuing education to align with the university's overall objectives and ensure more integrated and participatory governance.\"\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These workshops are spaces for sharing experiences and reflecting, where each institution can recognize its own challenges reflected in others. It is through this exchange that continuing education begins to be conceived more consciously, in a more structured way, and with a greater sense of institutional purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RECLA. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes continuing education stop being an operational unit and become a real strategic pillar?<\/p>","protected":false},"author":310,"featured_media":37294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[547,48],"tags":[549],"class_list":["post-37293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias-noticias","category-noticias","tag-noticias"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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