The allocation for the English scholarships that the Vice Ministry of Extracuro and Alternative Education must convene in the month of March, would cover about 4,000 people, according to the new estimate indicated by the DIGEEX at the last meeting in the Finance Commission of the Finance of the Finance of the Congress of the Republic and confirmed Free press Ligia Chinchilla, coordinator of the Guatemalan Human Capital Table does not stop.
Initial estimates pointed to a range between 7 thousand and 10,000 beneficiaries.
This is the Scholarship Program Labor Training in English and the Scholarship Fund for Technical Labor Training in English (PROBEFI) established in article 114 of Decree 36-2024, General Budget Law 2025.
The final number of beneficiaries and the amount of stipend It will depend on the negotiation between the aforementioned Executing Unit of the Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) and the Technical Institute for Training and Productivity (Intecap).
According to Chinchilla, in the next few days there should be the definitive amount. Another variable that will determine the universe of students with scholarship will be the modality and level they access. For example, a first group could remain in the two most basic cycles (beginner, A1 and A2). At this level, the stipend, said Alejandra Recinos, deputy director of Education for Work and Culture in a summons of the Finance Commission on February 24, would range in Q6,100 (including courses cost, bonus to attend and for winning the program.
They expect call
The call to apply for scholarship Free press Carlos Aldana, Vice Minister of Extracurricular and Alternative Education. According to the official, it will be done in that month because in February the agreements have been worked and the team has been prepared to make the call, the invitation and information campaign.
The scholarships are intended for all regions and The objective is that the beneficiaries begin to study next April.
According to Chinchilla, two more groups would cover the cohort of people seeking to join the bilingual square market this year. One could carry the courses intensively, in three cycles, for nine months and eight hours per week, with face -to -face mode. The other would cover it in 12 months, with hybrid modality (virtual-repeat) and four hours of class per week.
In 2024 9,599 English scholarships were granted, and in 2023 were 16,175, in different programs, with different amount.