<p>Universal labor competencies refer to the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to fulfill a certain activity, the evaluation of them in the selection processes, provides guidelines and criteria on the abilities, knowledge and skills of the candidates. The objective of the research is to evaluate the universal competencies held by the professors of the Universidad Técnica del Norte. The study is quasi-experimental, quantitative-qualitative. The technique used was the documentary plus the application of a test or inventory of competences to a sample of teachers from all the faculties of the Institution. As a result, it was determined that the most developed competence is continuous learning and that the lowest score is teamwork. These results will provide criteria for the implementation of improvement and professional strengthening strategies.</p>