COLOMBIA (Notifix) - A total of 32 billion pesos (approx. USD 17 million) is to be invested by the Government of Colombia in the building of the Construction and Wood Technology Center of the National Apprenticeship Service, SENA. The Center will provide technological and technical programs, among other academic options.

The announcement was made on July 10 by President Juan Manuel Santos, during the commemoration of the 56th anniversary of the SENA and placement of the "first stone" of that Center located in the municipality of Soacha, 18 km from Bogota.