Tutorial Competences in Postgraduate Programs: A Look from the Venezuelan Experience

Abstract

The Mentoring represents a fundamental component in the Postgraduate Programs; its action transcends the merely academic and consolidates the research training of its participants, translating into the quality of intellectual production and social progress. The purpose of the documentary type research is to provide reference theoretical contributions, related to postgraduate studies in Venezuela, as well as to address the conception, characterization, typology and operationalization of the tutorial competence. This referential approach is part of a larger study called Tutorial Competences for the production of academic texts at the graduate level. This is how, from the reflective exercise, a set of considerations emerges about transcendental aspects of the tutorial competence in which the indispensable formation in the investigative plane prevails. From this perspective, it is expected to promote reflective processes aimed at generating greater interest in scheduling significant actions in this area, which requires constant systematic review and self-reflection.