Welcome to Docensas
We create courses with genuine care and craftsmanship, exploring the possibilities of advanced technology and applying it only when it truly adds value for the learner.
We stay close to our clients’ needs, delivering learning experiences that enhance day-to-day professional performance.
We believe that a thorough understanding of machines is essential to preserving human intelligence.
We pay attention to detail — it is where the essence of a job well done lies.
Within our learning community, we consistently foster the desire to “do things properly”, to strive for excellence and to take pride in skilled workmanship.
Our Team
We are a team of people who, through our daily work, aspire to make a lasting contribution to continuing professional development.
Alba
Almeida Corrales
Translation Coordination and Head of the French Market
Ricardo
Vieira
Head of the Portuguese Market and Lecturer in Lift Engineering
Our Associate Lecturers
Would you like to join the team?
We are continuously developing specialised training, and our collaborators are an essential part of the project. If you would like to work with us, write to us and join a dynamic team driven by a passion for educational excellence.
Our Journey
The Beginning
We established the first specialised training organisation in the lift sector worldwide and introduced ourselves at Interlift 2013 in Augsburg. Our first course was the online seminar “Technological Trends”.
Three Seeds
In 2014, we planted the seeds of what would become Docensas’ three development streams: face-to-face multi-brand technical training in Seville; management training with the first edition of our hybrid-format executive programme; and internationalisation with our first international course in Nigeria on EN 81 standards delivered via videoconference.
International Expansion
We signed an agreement with AIECE in Portugal and began delivering training in Latin America.
Launch of Interactive Online Courses
To provide universal access for technicians, we began developing multi-brand interactive online courses. We obtained CPD certification in the United Kingdom.
A Fourth Development Stream: Collective Learning. Customer Experience Workshops
In June, in coordination with FEPYMA, we launched what we call “collective learning” — a development pathway that delivers value to sector associations. We pioneered customer experience training through in-company workshops.
Supervisors’ Programme
We launched the first edition of our Supervisors’ Programme, which has continued year after year. We organised and sponsored the first national congress for lift SMEs in Madrid, marking a milestone in the sector. We also contributed articles to Elevatori magazine.
Multi-Brand Online Courses
After years of preparation, we launched the first multi-brand online courses using an innovative methodology that remains unique across any industrial sector.
Industrial Foresight Observatory
Progressive development of online courses. Creation of the Industrial Foresight Observatory following the agreement with AECAE to coordinate the association. During the pandemic, we also organised and sponsored the first European online congress for lift SMEs, with simultaneous interpretation in five languages.
Expansion of the Online Course Catalogue
Ongoing development of interactive online courses on preventive and corrective maintenance of lift components, achieving NPS scores well above the online training average.
Docensas in Italy
We signed an agreement with the ANACAM association in Italy.
Docensas in France. International Symposium
Initial steps in delivering specialised technical training in France with companies associated with ANPA. In May, we organised and sponsored the International Symposium on Elevation and Building Mobility (SIEME) in Zaragoza.
The Compass Programmes
After more than a decade of training and mentoring executives and supervisors, we launched a company management and supervision programme based on a unique pedagogical methodology.
Collective Learning
It is part of our mission to ensure that sectors learn collectively. Associations are an essential pillar of any healthy civil society. In the business environment, they are even more necessary for small and medium-sized enterprises, which do not have the resources of large corporations. At Docensas, we support associations through coordination and sponsorship.
We work to embed a strong training culture by sharing knowledge within associations and by taking part in the events they promote: forums, congresses, symposiums, in-person conferences, online technical meetings, messaging groups and professional networking forums.
The Federación Española de Pymes de Ascensores (FEPYMA) (Federation of Associations of Small and Medium-Sized Lift Companies) is an organisation that represents the interests of small and medium-sized enterprises specialising in the lift sector in Spain.
Its main objective is to promote the development and competitiveness of these companies, as well as to defend their rights and interests within the legislative and regulatory framework.
Since 2017, we have been responsible for coordinating the Federation.
The Asociación Española de Compañías de Ascensores (AECAE) (Spanish Association of Lift Companies) represents and defends the interests of companies engaged in the design and manufacture of products and services for the lift sector in Spain.
It is an Innovative Business Group (AEI) recognised by the Ministry of Industry. Its objective is to foster innovation and competitiveness among member companies, participate in the development of standards and represent the manufacturing sector at international level.
Since 2020, Docensas has provided coordination services for the Association. As coordinators, we organise events such as the Industrial Foresight Observatory (OAI) and the International Symposium on Elevation and Building Mobility (SIEME).
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The European Federation of Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises represents the interests of small and medium-sized companies in the lift sector across Europe, covering design, manufacturing, installation and maintenance.
EFFESME works to promote the specific legislative, regulatory and technical needs of the sector at European level.
Its objective is to ensure a favourable environment for the development and competitiveness of smaller lift companies within the European market.
Our Academic Director and founder, José María Compagni Morales, served as Vice-President and, since 2024, has been Secretary General.
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The Associazione Nazionale Imprese di Costruzione e Manutenzione Ascensori represents more than 400 companies operating in the lift systems sector in Italy.Founded in 1971, it has 18 regional sections and brings together all stakeholders in the value chain: manufacturers, installers, maintenance providers, designers and specialised service suppliers.
It represents its members’ interests before national and European institutions, promotes the economic development of the sector and provides guidance on technical, regulatory, fiscal and legal matters.
Docensas has been ANACAM’s training partner since 2023.
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