HISTORY OF MARCOS ALARCON IPT

The education that prevailed in the province during the three quarters of the twentieth century was limited to the primary levels andreduced to the most important towns of the region.

In in 1972 he founded the first cycle Meteti, constituting secondary education option of the province.

After this the professional and technical institute and Meteti general basic technical and vocational institute general Marco Antonio Alarcon Palomino.

It began with a single room; the first school was in Meteti up with a single teacher who was the director.

In 1972 was built where the school is located today, was growing through tuition, up Meteti field was donated by the late or call Dorothy was known as well as the residents.

The land on which is located CEBG currently Marcos Alarcon p was donated by Mr. Dionisio Lopez.

Students at the time they finished the 6^th grade had to travel toward the palm to follow 7, 8, 9,10,11,12 turned grade. De there needs to open the two cycles the general basic Marcos Alarcon and IPT.

Darien after a request presented to the ministry of education for parents, teachers and administrators, will change its name to professional and technical institute basic Meteti general basic professional institute and general Marco Antonio Alarcon Palomino.

The principal of that school, Nelson Urriola the school name change became effective, through executive decree 521 of august 8 2003.

Darien. Following a request to the ministry of education for parents, teachers and administrator, it was renamed the vocational and technical institute basic general Meteti to technical and basic professional institute general Marco Antonio Alarcon Palomino.

The principal of that school, Urriola nelson said the school’s name change became effective, through executive decree 521 of august 8, 2003 by which is assigned the name Marco Antonio Alarcon palomino center general basic education and vocational and technical institute Meteti. Marco Alarcon during his tenure as teachers cared deeply about education in Darien.

Present

Currently I.P.T.Marcos enrollment of 210 students Alarcon is also has trade high schools, electricity, electronics, and construction

Its director Is Domingo conception and is Deputy Dimas Zamora.

It has 24 teachers and administrative staff who are 6.

I.P.T. ALARCON MARCOS THE FUTURE

From 2014 , the Technical and Vocational Training Institute ( IPT ) Marcos Alarcon, based in Metetí, Darien Province , will become a technical college with six other schools in the country , the IPT of Columbus, La Chorrera, Abel Tapiero (Chiriquí east), School of Arts and Crafts, Veraguas and Bocas del Toro .

Your goal will be to prepare technical college students entering from the average level, according to the Ministry of Education.

The inclusion of IPT Marco Alarcon, whose enrollment exceeds 2000 students with basic pre-secondary general operating there arose the urgent need for university technical professionals that exists in the private sector and institutional country, conclusion reached at the first Congress of Education Development of the Republic Technical College.

HOPES

Institutional expectations are that young people in the region not only come out with higher academic skills, but have more job opportunities, better wages and are able to create their own businesses. Only two more years of technical training will gain a higher level in the career technical akin to university.

Domingo Concepcion metetieño school principal welcomed this achievement that was agreed on 4 October when the Meduca, private enterprise and the establishment of the Technological University of Panama reached an agreement that this aspiration is concretized.

PROMOTION

Now, he said, is left for educational agencies promote technical courses that will be taught, according to local market demand and nationally.

The budget for these seven schools adapt to the processing required is $21 million, of which Metetí IPT have $2 million. This will cover promotional expenses, construction of new classrooms and equipment technical workshops under suggested, teacher training and salary adjustment for that work at this level.

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

The work plan for this new cycle of education in the country is that every school will have a sponsoring company and the governments of France and Brazil assume Panamanian teacher training, from January 2014.