Virtual Education and Professional Development in Teachers of UGEL 15, Huarochiri - Lima

The objective of this article is to determine the relationship between digital skills and professional development in teachers at UGEL 12, Canta. The study was of type, of correlational-causal design, it is non-experimental and crosssectional since the phenomena were observed in their natural state and the data collection was carried out in a single moment. The survey technique was used to measure the variables, likewise a questionnaire was used as an instrument for each variable, for the quantitative variable digital skills a 32-item questionnaire was used considering three dimensions; In relation to the professional development variable, a 33-item questionnaire was used, which includes three dimensions: time organization (12 items), planning (9 items) and the virtual resources dimension (15 items). The population was 450 teachers, the inclusion criteria were the teachers who worked throughout the year 2021 in the institutions of UGEL 12, the study sample consisted of 205 teachers; According to the results obtained, a correlation coefficient of rho =.695** was obtained, demonstrating that the relationship between digital skills and professional development of teachers is positive, so it is concluded that there is a significant relationship between digital skills and professional development in teachers at UGEL 12, Canta – Lima.