Overview
- Education Secretary Mario Delgado announced the designation, attributed it to President Claudia Sheinbaum, and called Garduño “an exemplary public servant” whose role will be vital to the upper-secondary reform.
- The job-training directorate within the Education Ministry oversees nationwide vocational services, including 199 CECATI campuses and state ICAT systems, and regulates training to connect learners with employment.
- Garduño led the National Immigration Institute until April 2025 and received a conditional suspension of criminal proceedings on April 12, 2025 in the Ciudad Juárez case, later issuing a court-ordered public apology on September 26, 2025.
- Human-rights organizations and activists have criticized his INM tenure over detention practices and rights violations, while reporting by Proceso cites ASF findings of irregular contracting and 230 million pesos missing through shell companies.
- Proceso also reports the SEP post carries a net monthly salary of 113,207 pesos and is positioned within a push to align education offerings with sectors prioritized in Plan México and regional development hubs.