Bolivarian Military Technical Academy
| Academia Técnica Militar Bolivariana | |
 | |
Former names |
Armed Forces Basic School (1991-2007) Military Technical School (2007-2010) |
|---|---|
| Type | Military |
| Established | 2010 (current form) |
Parent institution | Bolivarian Military University of Venezuela |
| Superintendent | LTGEN Jackson Antonio Sanchez Villarroel[1] |
| Location | Maracay, Venezuela |
| Colors | Blue and Red |
| Affiliations | Armed Forces of Venezuela |
| Website |
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The Bolivarian Military Technical Academy COL Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponte (in Spanish Academia Técnica Militar Bolivariana), is an academy to train officers in technical skills to the National Armed Forces of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
Formerly the Armed Forces Basic School, it was given its current charter in 2007 and renamed to its present name in 2010, with its main campus in Maracay with branches in Tachira and Caita del Mar.
Mission-vision statement
The mission of the Bolivarian Military Technical Academy is as follows:[2]
To train future military technical officers, in a technological and social environment, with the aim of contributing to the strategic plans of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces in support of Security, Defense, Public Order and Integral Development of the Nation.
Its vision statement is: To be an institution of higher education with academic and military excellence in the training of Technical Officers committed to the Bolivarian ideas, through ethical and moral values, to contribute to the strategic plans of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces and the Nation.
Curriculum
The BMTA is a medium-sized, highly residential baccalaureate college, with a full-time, four-year undergraduate program that emphasizes instruction in the arts, sciences, and professions with no graduate program.
As all cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants and ensigns in the technical services upon graduation, military and leadership education is nested with academic instruction in the following specialties and subjects:[3]
- Navigation
- Hydrology
- Geography
- Industrial production and manufacture
- Military security and sciences
- Air power
- Logistics
- Information technology and electronics
- Finance
- Transport
- Health and Medicine
All cadets, aside from their officer's commission, receive a Bachelor of Science degree upon graduation regardless of their major. The Academy is accredited as a public education institution by the Ministry of Higher Education.
References
- ↑ "REGLAMENTO GENERAL DE CONDECORACIONES Y RECONOCIMIENTOS DE LA ACADEMIA TÉCNICA MILITAR BOLIVARIANA" (PDF). Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Defensa. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ↑ "Mision y Vision". Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Defensa. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.atmb.mil.ve/index.php/2015-02-02-14-29-14/oferta-academica