Private company

National Training Service

Logo: Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje SENA, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Colombian public institution

The National Training Service (Spanish: Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje, SENA) is a Colombian public institution aimed to develop free vocational technical, technological, and complementary training programs for the Colombian labor force as a means to increase the competitiveness of Colombia's enterprises. It's a government initiative to develop education in Colombia and foment employment, it is attached to the Ministry of Labour (Colombia) and enjoys administrative autonomy.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 21, 1955Founded1
Bogotá, torre del Sena en Chapinero
Photo: Felipe Restrepo Acosta, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The National Training Service (Spanish: Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje, SENA) is a Colombian public institution aimed to develop free vocational technical, technological, and complementary training programs for the Colombian labor force as a means to increase the competitiveness of Colombia's enterprises. It's a government initiative to develop education in Colombia and foment employment, it is attached to the Ministry of Labour (Colombia) and enjoys administrative autonomy.2

Corporate structure

National Training Service sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • National Training Service Chapinero
    • Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje, Atalaya Subsidiary · Colombia

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Ministry of Labour

Subsidiaries

  • Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje, Atalaya

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jun 21, 1955Founded Founded1