Human development and education for work in a Pedagogy based on Competencies

This article seeks to establish the relationship between the pedagogical model of teachers and the skills of students in a Colombian institution dedicated to education for work. It was a qualitative study with a grounded theory design, and convenience sampling was used for instructors and contractors from a national job training institution. The results showed that although this institution aims to train its apprentices in three fundamental cores, at the Axiological, Epistemological, and Anthropological levels, it is evident that it focuses on the Epistemological core, moving away from the Anthropological. Furthermore, the emerging model determined that the practices employed by instructors are mainly limited to a predetermined quality system. Considering that educational institutions must promote practical skills that facilitate students' job placement, it would be interesting for their pedagogical model to be adjusted to guarantee the comprehensive professional training of their graduates.