The National College of Professional Technical Education (Spanish: Colegio Nacional de Educación Profesional Técnica, Conalep) is a public high school in Mexico focused on the technical training of its students. It was founded in 1978 by José Antonio Padilla Segura. Its mission is to train technical professionals through a competency-based model, in addition to offering various specialized study courses. It is recognized as a center for training, evaluation and certification of labor competencies and technological services. From Wikipedia