Ecatepec Autism Worker Certification EC1791, Digi Mart USA News (Ecatepec, Mexico): Ecatepec hosted the delivery of the first 25 EC1791 labor competency certificates in Mexico, aimed at people who care for and attend to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
The ceremony was held on November 4, 2026, at the Teletón Autism Center (CAT) and was led by Mayor Azucena Cisneros Coss and Secretary of Public Education Mario Delgado. The EC1791 standard is the first in Mexico designed to certify labor competencies related to the care of children with autism.
In this first delivery, 25 caregivers and professionals received documents recognizing their knowledge and skills to provide basic care to children aged 3 to 10 with this condition. According to Delgado, certification recognizes competencies acquired through experience and practice, without requiring a traditional academic degree.
Delgado said the recognition aims to value the work of those who support children with different sensory and communication needs. He described the certification as part of a policy to recognize knowledge acquired outside traditional educational frameworks.
During the ceremony, Cisneros said the Ecatepec government maintains a collaboration with Fundación Teletón to advance projects for children, boys, girls and adolescents. “We are breaking stigmas, inertia and protocols,” the municipal president said.
She also reported that her administration has promoted comprehensive care centers for adolescents and acknowledged support from the federal government led by Claudia Sheinbaum.
Delgado explained that certified individuals develop skills to adapt care to the sensory and communication needs of children with autism, using support based on empathy and flexibility.
Guillermina Alvarado Moreno, director general of the National Council for Standardization and Certification of Labor Competencies (CONOCER), said validating these capabilities provides institutional recognition and tools for professional development, and that the certification recognizes the daily work of those who provide care.
Fernando Landeros Verdugo, president of Fundación Teletón México, stressed the importance of trained and certified personnel. He said that at the Teletón Children’s Rehabilitation and Inclusion Centers (CRIT) in Colima, Los Cabos and Mazatlán, 50% of the population served are children with autism, and that mechanisms recognizing the skills of caregivers are relevant to meet this demand.
With the delivery of these 25 certificates, the Teletón Autism Center in Ecatepec hosted the first certification ceremony under the EC1791 standard, according to authorities. The initiative seeks to strengthen recognition of caregivers’ competencies and contribute to more specialized care for children with autism spectrum disorder.
Representatives of the Ecatepec government, the Secretariat of Public Education, CONOCER and Fundación Teletón México participated in the event.
