Álvaro Rodríguez's story marks a milestone for the 2025 intake, composed of 21 teenagers who found in this center of the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) the necessary tools to transform a previously school trajectory marked by dropout and disinterest.
The path to academic excellence Álvaro Rodríguez acknowledges that his past relationship with education was complex, going through periods of grade repetition and a skeptical view on the usefulness of studying. During the year 2025, the institution attended a total of 44 students, evidencing its capacity to turn stories of difficulty into testimonies of professional and personal success.
Projections for the year 2026 For this new school year, the Center for Training and Adolescent Development (CEFODEA), which has a capacity for 200 students, has set a goal to enroll 100 young people in its various vocational workshops.
Success story at the Center for Training and Adolescent Development: from dropout to honor After overcoming school disinterest, a young Panamanian rebuilds his life project thanks to the educational and vocational offer of CEFODEA. However, through the intervention of his family and the pedagogical offer of the Center for Training and Adolescent Development (CEFODEA), the young man managed to refocus his goals.
The success story of Álvaro Rodríguez, who now seeks to financially support his mother and continue his university studies, serves as a pillar to invite more young people to take advantage of technical education opportunities in Panama.
The entry "The Center for Training and Adolescent Development (CEFODEA) transforms the life of Álvaro Rodríguez" appears first in "News of Panama" Panama's daily newspaper.
As the young man tells in the third person, the decision to re-enter the education system was born from his own initiative after months of inactivity, which reinforces the center's mission to foster conscious decision-making in adolescents. The center not only provides secondary academic instruction but also offers practical workshops that function as an educational refuge for those at risk of school exclusion.
During the graduation ceremony, in which the Minister of Social Development, Beatriz Carles, participated, it was highlighted how comprehensive support and technical training allow young people to resume their studies with a human and disciplined approach.
Technical training and future vision Within the center's curriculum, Rodríguez found special motivation in the area of computing. Learning about computers, the internet, and artificial intelligence sparked a vocational interest in him that he now projects towards higher studies in architecture or programming.
