A certification model based on competences for systems engineering program in el Salvador

Abstract

Currently, international industries of hardware and software have a continuous development, some of them are interested in investing in El Salvador. On the other hand, there is a remarkable increase of information requests experimented by the companies of this country. For that reason, high schoolinstitutesthat are responsible for educating professionals in computing, must consider the reality of its environment and identify the profile of the graduated in training. Thus, the aim is to prepare young students to face the upcoming challenges with efficacy and contribute to their society.

Within this framework, a diagnosis was made to know the most common positions, the most-used technologies and the competences required in terms of cognitive, procedural and attitudinal dimensions. According to this study findings, nowadays the simple “know” about computing is not enough, it is necessary to “know how to learn” or to be a real self- taught person. Then, the knowledge must become pragmatic to be applied in real problem solving. In addition, companies are rediscovering the significance of personal and spiritual valuessuch as honesty, respect, arduousness, adaptabilityto changes, among others. As product of the diagnosis made to relevant Salvadorean companies, a model based on competences for higher education in information technologies was created.