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Abstract: The main goal of this research is to propose an action plan for professional development to
enhance competence in communicating scientifi results in teachers of municipal secondary schools.
The research is part of a complementary methodological approach that combines diffrent quantitative
and qualitative methods based on specifi objectives. The diagnosis was made at the Municipal
University Center of Sagua La Grande, with a sample of 25 teachers who are members of the Industrial
Engineering career staf at the institution, attached to the Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas,
Cuba. Regularities were found from the stage of the initial diagnosis of professional development
needs and the level in which the “competence in communicating scientifi results” variable was. With
this information justifying the purposes of this research, a process was designed following a systemic
approach, and the practical result was the proposal of the organization and design of an action plan
for development through postgraduate education forms during the implementation phase.