INA blew 41 candles
On 23 May 2006, the National Training Institute celebrated its 41 birthday

The National Training Institute is an autonomous entity created by law 3.506, 21st. May 1965 and reformed by its Organic Law # 6868, May 6^th 1983.

Its main task is to promote and develop the vocational training of men and women of all productive sectors in order to further economic development and contribute to the improvement of life and work conditions of the people of Costa Rica through the training, certification and accreditation to productive, sustainable, equitative, high quality and competitive work.

The INA´s mission is to promote and develop the vocational training of workers of all sectors of the economy to further economic development and contribute to the improvement of life and work conditions of the Costa Ricans.

INA´s policies for the 21^st Century.

-To give an answer to the requirements of training of the Costa Rican society through development of adequate programmes that deal with the areas of competitiveness, quality, leadership and entrepreneur capacity.

-To organize and coordinate the National System of Vocational Training of all sectors of the economy.

• To design and execute programmes and projects that ensure the quality of the internal and external management of the INA services.
• To ensure the development and the commitment of the human resources with the objectives and institutional policies within an adequate organizational structure.

The social vocation of the INA has allowed the institution to project actions all along the country benefiting thousands of Costa Ricans in all the productive areas.

INA has a ISO 9001:2000 Certification

 Work with equal opportunities. Tecnia, San José , Costa Rica, v. 6, n°18, Sep-Dec 2005.

INAs´ Training and Technical Services Nuclei p. 37

Experience of the INA of Costa Rica in the adoption of the occupational competencies (skills) approach p. 46

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Cinterfor/ILO: Modernization in Vocational Education and Training in the Latin American and the Caribbean Region. Montevideo, 2001.