SENA offers new cooking courses in several regions of the country: learn about the requirements and application methods.

The National Training Service (Sena) announced the launch of 10 different training programs in the culinary field, in which those interested can access:
- Technical careers
- Short courses
- Company formation
- Virtual training
This allows you to choose the alternative that best suits your goals, whether professional or academic.

There's a course lasting over 2,000 hours. Photo: iStock
- Duration: 2,200 hours
- Required educational level: basic secondary
- Title to be obtained: kitchen technician
- Modality: in-person
- Location: Tocaima, Cundinamarca
- Requirements: Pass the aptitude and knowledge test, as well as the assessments corresponding to phases 1 and 2 of the selection process. Additionally, applicants must not have any sensory or psychomotor limitations or suffer from any serious infectious diseases. Appropriate personal appearance and hygiene are also required, as is a medical certificate certifying fitness to handle food.
Basic cooking - short course:
- Duration: 60 hours
- Required educational level: not applicable
- Title to be obtained: special course in basic cooking
- Modality: in-person
- Location: Funes (Nariño), Momil (Córdoba), La Plata (Huila)
- Requirements: have a cover letter issued by the community and comply with the selection process established by the Center.
Please note that there are other short courses of various types, such as: hot cooking, national and international cold cooking, healthy cooking, among others. If you'd like to learn more about these, please visit the Sena Sofia Plus website or click here .
Basic regional cuisine - Company training:
- Duration: 72 hours
- Required educational level: not applicable
- Title to be obtained: special course in basic regional cuisine
- Modality: in-person
- Location: Tauramena (Casanare)
- Requirements: have a cover letter issued by the community and comply with the selection process established by the Center.

To register, you must do so on the official Sena Sofia Plus portal. Photo: iStock
- Visit the official Sena Sofia Plus website.
- In the search field, type the course you are interested in, in this case cooking.
- All available academic offerings will be displayed , and you can view the program details and requirements for each by clicking the arrow icon and then the "See more" option.
- Once you've found the training course you'd like to take, you can enroll by clicking "Registration" and following the steps provided on the platform.

Please note that there are other short courses of various kinds. Photo: iStock
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