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Sheinbaum Appoints Ex-INM Chief Francisco Garduño to Lead Federal Vocational-Training Directorate

SEP frames the pick as a boost to the Bachillerato Nacional reform under its Plan México alignment.

Overview

  • Education Secretary Mario Delgado announced Garduño’s designation to head the DGCFT, saying the president made the appointment.
  • The DGCFT oversees nationwide job-training services through 199 CECATI campuses, 28 state ICAT institutes, 282 training units and 133 mobile actions.
  • Delgado said Garduño’s role will support the upper-secondary overhaul known as the Bachillerato Nacional and align offerings with strategic sectors in Plan México.
  • Garduño previously led the National Migration Institute and departed that post in April 2025, with Sergio Salomón Céspedes now in charge.
  • His tenure at INM included the 2023 Ciudad Juárez detention-center fire that killed 40 and injured 27, followed by a court-ordered public apology in 2025 that victims’ families rejected.