Colombia’s Minister of Labor, Abelardo, has appointed Friar Ricardo Torres as the new director of SENA, the national vocational training service. Torres previously served as dean and rector of the Santo Tomás University’s Medellín campus. He also has experience as an advisor for the National Center for Historical Memory. This appointment marks a significant leadership change for SENA, a crucial institution for workforce development in Colombia. Details surrounding Torres’s vision for the role were not immediately available. The announcement was initially reported by La Silla Vacía, a leading Colombian news outlet. His background combines academic leadership with historical memory work, potentially influencing SENA’s future direction.