Resumen

Higher education is one of the key items society must ensure a good development of the country and future generations, and to face the technological and scientific changes that occur globally. This makes it necessary to analyze in Colombia the value the students acquire by the training provided by the Institutions of Higher Education and analyze what is still necessary to work on. This research work is developed in the search to identify the impact of the training received in the Academic Program of Industrial Engineering of the University of Ibagué, in the development of the competences evaluated in the Saber Pro Tests of its students. The analysis of this impact was made in the interest of knowing the weaknesses and potentialities in the subjects of the curriculum and the academic activities proposed by the University and developed by the students in their university life. On the other hand, improvements are proposed in the academic process of the Program in order to obtain better results in the State tests and in this way to deliver professionals with skills and knowledge according to what the dynamic labor world requires in the country.