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Free courses in Bogotá during April 2026: food handling, systems, and more
During April 2026, a new offer of free courses was launched in Bogotá aimed at informal vendors, market vendors, and entrepreneurs, as part of a job training strategy.
TL;DR
- Bogotá is offering free courses in April 2026 for informal vendors, market vendors, and entrepreneurs.
- The Instituto para la Economía Social (IPES) leads the initiative to strengthen labor skills and formal economic opportunities.
- Courses include food handling, basic computer systems (Windows, Office, internet, email), and job orientation.
- The food handling course follows the guidelines of the District Health Secretariat and Resolution 2647 of 2013.
- The basic systems course aims to promote digital literacy.
- The job orientation workshop focuses on practices for insertion into the formal labor market.
- Courses are open to vendors, merchants, entrepreneurs, and their families.
- Registration is done through the IPES website.