Centro Público de Formación en Inteligencia Artificial — Mexico's Free National AI Training Network

In November 2025, the Mexican federal government, under President Claudia Sheinbaum, launched the Centro Público de Formación en Inteligencia Artificial (CPFIA), a free national AI-training network run jointly by the Tecnológico Nacional de México (TecNM), Infotec and the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN). The flagship in-person campus opened at TecNM's Tláhuac site in Mexico City, with planned expansion to campuses in Mérida, Tijuana, Morelos, Veracruz, Puebla, Morelia, Oaxaca, Tamaulipas and Nayarit, alongside a free remote option via the SaberesMx online platform.

The programme aims to provide free, dual-certified AI training at national scale, combining certification from the public institutions (IPN, Infotec, TecNM) with certification from partner technology companies including Microsoft, AWS, Meta, IBM and Google. The government's stated target is around 25,000 graduates per year.

The first generation opened in January 2026 with 10,000 enrolled students. Following strong reported demand, a second generation opened 30,000 free places in May 2026, with registration closing 5 July 2026 and training running August–December 2026.

As of the practice's documentation in August 2026, enrolment and place figures are the only measured outcomes reported: 10,000 students in the first cohort and 30,000 free places offered in the second generation, which official and independent Mexican outlets describe as the largest public AI training programme on the continent. No completion rates, skills-assessment results or employment outcomes have yet been published.

Because the programme is less than a year old, its evidence base currently covers enrolment scale and institutional backing rather than measured learning impact; completion, skills-assessment and employment outcomes remain to be demonstrated.