Among the 3,500 graduated technicians on Friday by the Institute National of Training Professional technician (Infotep) was Jaqueline Minaya, who, together with her husband and children, is a case highlighted by the institution because the whole family formed in the institute. The formation laid the foundations so that, in the case of three of the members, they could undertake businesses in the areas of refrigeration, aesthetics and therapeutic body massage.
Rafael Durán, head of this native family of Santiago, told Free newspaperafter the act of graduationhis motivation to study at the institute 37 years ago: “They were very difficult times, we were very humble, poor. I worked in agriculture with my dad and one day I looked back and forth and said that I couldn’t continue like this.”
He explains that, together with a friend, they looked for options to study. “We went out to take a course in another institution, but they made it difficult for us. So someone told us that there was an institution called Infotep what gave courses free There we start our first course. “
Durán started with courses of guidance, then studied refrigeration domestic and industrial, until reaching about 11 Diplomas in diverse areas. “I have kept my family and relatives thanks to Infotep“He said.
The fruit of “leverage he time“
Next to his father, Katherine Durán reports that his approach to Infotep It happened after presenting problems with the documentation obtained after the national tests. “My document did not get. I last a long time time Waiting; I decided leverage he time And I went to take a course in Infotep“, held.
The woman, who graduated 17 years ago, points out that the area in which she formed, aestheticsit caught more attention than the university. “So far I have my profession and I have kept my family afloat,” he explained.
His brother Enrique graduated from electrician Eight years ago. Since then, she is an employee of the Northern Electricity Distributor (Edenorte) and has also been dedicated to studying engineering In a university.
“I wanted to study something that gave me freedom”
The family matriarch reports that she worked in the area of sales of a company for years; However, he decided to change the course of his life after seeing the autonomy that their relatives had with their respective businesses.
“I said:” Let me study something that gives me freedom. “I already have a center of massages I recently opened to follow my project, just like them, “says the 58 -year -old woman.
Minaya recommended to the youth Avoid discouraging and overcome obstacles, “that are often more mental than financial.”
