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Talento-Mexicano Ing
Talento-Mexicano Ing
Talento-Mexicano Ing
In colaboration with
Secretariat of Public Education
Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare
National Council for the Humanities,
Sciences and Technologies
Introduction 8
Summary 10
Technical education 12
Professional education 15
Semiconductors 23
Agribusiness 26
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3 Talent for long-term federal projects 27
Sonora Plan 28
References 36
Directory 41
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Mexican Talent
for economic growth and nearshoring
INTRODUCTION
Note: According to the Mexican classification of curricula by academic training fields 2016 of the National Institute of Statistics
and Geography (INEGI), STEM disciplines include the detailed areas of natural sciences, mathematics, and statistics; engineering,
manufacturing, and construction; and information and communication technologies.
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Mexican Talent
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Mexican workforce was considered one of Mexico is one of the ten countries attrac-
the ten most attractive in 2022 by the Total ting the largest levels of foreign invest-
Workforce Index, thanks to its high availa- ment, which shows that nearshoring is
bility, efficiency, progressive regulatory fra- not a future project but a reality. In addi-
meworks, and productivity improvements. tion to other factors such as geographical
position, political stability, and the Trade
Our talent lays the groundwork for Mexico Agreement with the United States and
to consolidate its transition to producing Canada (USMCA), this is primarily explai-
more specialized goods and services that ned by the competitiveness of the Mexican
generate higher-paying jobs. labor force.
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Mexican Talent
for economic growth and nearshoring
Young
Around 2 million young workers will enter the labor
market annually over the next five years.
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Talent in the public
education system
Mexican Talent
for economic growth and nearshoring
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Note: Technical education at the secondary level is composed of the following subsystems: General Directorate of Industrial and Service
Technological Education (DGETI), College of Scientific and Technological Studies (CECyTEs), General Directorate of Agricultural and Livestock
Technological Education and Marine Sciences (DGETAyCM) and the National College of Technical Professional Education (Conalep).
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for economic growth and nearshoring
Source: Elaborated by Secretariat of Economy with estimations provided by Secretariat of Public Education, 2021-2022.
Note: Estimation based on the National Survey 911 of the Secretariat of Education, using data from 2016-2017 to 2020-2021.
Electronics Automotive
124,000 55,000
graduates in careers related to graduates in careers related to
computer science, electronics, electromechanics, mechatronics, industrial
programming, electricity, and computer maintenance, automotive maintenance
equipment support, and maintenance. and refrigeration, and air conditioning.
Note: The number of graduates for 2021-2022 was estimated through a statistical projection exercise based on a linear regression developed
by the Secretariat of Public Education.
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Mexican Talent
for economic growth and nearshoring
Source: Elaborated by Secretariat of Economy with estimations provided by Secretariat of Public Education.
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Mexico’s universities and institutions of higher Share of adults (25-64 years old) with STEM
education have strengths that attract inno- degrees in higher education population in OECD
vative industries looking to relocate to the countries (2021)
country, among them:
National Polytechnic
Institute (IPN) has
9,000 STEM
graduates per year Source: Elaborated by Secretariat of Economy with data provided
by OECD statistics, 2021.
In the United States, between 4 and 6 Considering the population of higher edu-
thousand people graduate each year cation graduates, Mexico is among the
from universities such as the University of seven OECD countries with the largest
Pennsylvania, the University of California- proportion of STEM graduates.2 Above are
Berkeley, Texas A&M University, Arizona countries such as Chile, Canada, the United
State University, and the University of States, Poland, and Spain.
California San Diego.
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According to Conahcyt, frontier research uses atypical methodologies and concepts. Promoting advances in frontier science is essential
to strengthening a country’s technical independence and sovereignty.
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According to OECD data, in 2020, 27.2% of Mexico’s higher education graduates came from STEM careers.
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In 2021-2022, 169 thousand of people special- Mexico’s engineering supply mainly focuses on
ized in STEM careers graduated from the public electronics, industrial, mechanical, construction,
system. Of this population; 70.6 % focus on engi- and chemical processes. In 2021, more than 83,000
neering, manufacturing, and construction; 17.6 % engineers graduated in these areas (69.5 % of the
on information and communication technologies total engineering supply).
and; 11.8 % on natural sciences.
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37.9%
of the talent supply comes from Nuevo León, Jalisco and Sinaloa
the State Public Universities account for 28.9 % of the
(UPES, by its acronym in Spanish) graduates of these universities.
Note: Data excludes private higher education institutions, the Teacher Training Institutions, and the Teacher Training Institutions Subsystem.
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Mexican Talent
for economic growth and nearshoring
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL
INSTITUTE OF MEXICO
To promote the technological development
of semiconductors, the TecNM created the
National Coordination for the Technological
Development of Semiconductors. Whose
objective is to train talent specialized in
semiconductor design. To this end, it has
designed the following programs:
The National Technology of Mexico (TecNM,
by its acronym in Spanish) is the institution of
higher education with the most significant Basic Diploma: aimed at the TecNM
territorial presence in Mexico. It concentrates community, TecNM graduates, and the
12.9 % of the higher education enrollment general public. It starts in May 2023.
in Mexico (almost one out of every eight higher
education students attends a program at The specialization at the postgraduate
TecNM) and annually trains 41.0 % of the level: TecNM graduates and the general
engineers in the country. public with specific profiles. It starts in
August 2023.
TecNM’s coverage includes 32 states through
248 institutes. This educational institution is New TecNM bachelor’s degree program:
relevant to the industry because its innova- Semiconductor Engineering. It starts in
tion centers focus on the aerospace sector, August 2023.
located in Baja California, Chihuahua, and
Aguascalientes; and automotive industry Specialties for the last year of training
located in State of Mexico and Puebla. of TecNM students in related careers. It
starts in August 2023.
Source: Elaborated by Secretariat of Economy with data provided by Secretariat of Public Education.
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Thus, the talent trained at BIS universi- For this reason, the universities also offer
ties understands the English language, as languages such as French, Japanese, or German.
well the technical concepts specific to the
Tamaulipas 7
Coahuila 5
Hidalgo 4
State of Mexico 4
Source: Elaborated by Secretariat of Economy with data provided by the Secretariat of Public Education
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“Bilingual, International and Sustainable Educational Option (BIS)”, Secretariat of Public Education, 2023.
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50
research centers and
public laboratories
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Talent for
strategic industries
Mexican Talent
for economic growth and nearshoring
Mexico is a highly attractive country for the To meet the demand for talent in this industry,
electrical and electronic industries. dual education offers careers in electronic
systems maintenance in entities such as
Proof of this is the high-tech transnational Chihuahua, Mexico City, Coahuila, Hidalgo,
companies here, such as Intel, Flextronics, Puebla, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz. At higher
Lenovo, Samsung, and Foxconn. Mexico is level, due to their vastly level of graduates, the
the fifth largest global supplier of house- careers of Information Technology and Digital
hold appliances.4 Network Infrastructure Areas stand out.
They are located mainly in Guerrero, Puebla, Veracruz, Source: Elaborated by Secretariat of Economy with
Mexico City, Coahuila, Jalisco and Tamaulipas. data provided by Secretariat of Public Education, 2021.
*Note: The number of technical graduates for 2021 - 2022 was estimated through a statistical projection exercise prepared by the Secretariat
of Public Education.
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“Mexico, 5th place as a global home appliance supplier”, Clúster de Electrodomésticos (CLELAC), (2023).
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SEMICONDUCTORS
Mexico has the opportunity to join the global Among the research and technological
semiconductor value chain for the following infrastructure, three public centers stand
principal reasons: out. The Center for Research in Advanced
Materials (CIMAV, by its acronym in
Spanish) with facilities in Nuevo León and
Geographic proximity to the Durango and whose research areas are
United States Physics, Chemistry, and Computational.
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Mexico is the seventh largest vehicle ma- Conalep in Coahuila integrated sub-
nufacturer in the world and ranks the jects in the Autotronics, and Industrial
first place in Latin America. 5 Maintenance careers, in conjunction
with General Motors and John Deere.
It is the fifth largest exporter of auto
parts6 and the leading supplier of auto Conalep designed the Automotive
parts to the United States.7 Industry career to meet the require-
ments of the sector in the Bajio region
Thanks to the talent that Mexico has, the (Querétaro and Guanajuato).
motor vehicle and auto parts factories lo-
cated here have become strategic lines of MG Motor and UNAM outlined courses
operation for multinationals. for Electrical Technicians, Technicians,
and High Voltage Experts certifications.
Ford has consolidated five critical areas for its
worldwide operation (e.g., product develop-
ment or the Global Technology and Business Graduates related to the automotive industry at
Center), and BMW chose its plant in San Luis a higher level (2021-2022)
Potosi to produce high-voltage batteries.
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They are located mainly 1,419 1,949 They are located mainly in
in Mexico City, Sonora,
PhD Master’s Mexico City, Veracruz, and Morelos.
Jalisco, Guanajuato, Puebla,
Veracruz and Sonora. Degree
Source: Elaborated by Secretariat of Economy with data provided by Secretariat of Public Education, 2021.
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“The Mexican Pharmaceutical Industry”, Consejo Farmacéutico Mexicano (cfm).
9
“Tenth edition of ExpoMED,” National Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (Canifarma).
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“United Nations World Trade Data,” UN Comtrade Database, (2021).
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AGRIBUSINESS
Source: Elaborated by Secretariat of Economy with data provided by Secretariat of Public Education.
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”Análisis de la Balanza Comercial Agroalimentaria de México”, Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (SADER), (2022).
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Talent for long-term
federal projects
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SONORA PLAN
The Mexican government will make the Talent pool for Sonora Plan
state of Sonora the investment destina-
32,000
tion for industries related to green energy 52 % in technical
(solar, lithium, and natural gas) and elec- education
tromobility. The first stage of the Sonora technical and
Plan consists of developing seven solar professional 48 % of professional
plants and constructing gas pipelines to graduates per year education
export gas.
17,000 graduates.
To promote research related to the Sonora
At the postgraduate level, 84 % of the pro- Plan, Mexico has around the country:
grams offered by Conahcyt cover fields re-
lated to environment, energy, renewable 16 public research centers with lithium,
energies, sustainability, and semiconductors. solar energy, and gas capabilities.
Although these programs are distributed in
different entities, 54 % are offered in the cen- 6 national laboratories focused on energy.
tral and northwestern regions of the country.
Main careers and universities with the highest number of graduates in the fields
of engineering, natural sciences, mathematics, statistics, and construction
27.1 %
University
of Sonora
12.9 %
Sonora
Institute of
Technology
12.5 %
Technological
University of
Hermosillo
Source: Elaborated by Secretariat of Economy with statistics from the Secretariat of Public Education, 2021.
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”Stenographic version”, Puerto Peñasco Photovoltaic Power Plant. Inauguration - first stage, Government of Mexico, 2023.
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Mexican Talent
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Source: Elaborated by Secretariat of Economy with statistics from the Secretariat of Public Education.
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Talent in coordination
with the industry
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Dual education is a mixed modality at the Mexican dual education provides several
upper secondary and higher education le- advantages, among which the following stand out:
vel, allowing students to carry out learning
activities at school and in the company.
”Monitoring and Evaluation Survey of the Dual Education System in Mexico 2021-2022”, Ministry of Public Education (SEP), (2022).
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”Ally-Shoring and the workforce. The case for greater collaboration between the US and Mexico”. The US-Mexico Foundation (2022).
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for economic growth and nearshoring
$77.03
million dollars
maximum lump sum
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SERIMÉDICA is the first joint venture led Through this strategy, Conahcy t con-
by Conahcyt for the commercialization of templates generating spaces for hi-
high-tech medical devices. It is being for- ghly specialized talent with competitive
malized with the direct participation of the remuneration according to their capabilities,
Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit and articulating productive chains, ensuring en-
the private sector. vironmental sustainability, and contributing
to scientific sovereignty and technological
This public-private articulation will have an independence.
economic impact on the Nation through:
Investment distribution
Royalties
Free upgrades
49 %
Public
Shorter response times for maintenan-
ce and repairs, among other things
51 %
Private
Potential production
capacity in 2023 youth employed in
+24,000 30 research
institutions
medical devices by year
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