Abstract
This study consisted of the presentation of a program for the formulation of research lines in accordance to a holistic approach, which permits the link of papers produced at Barquisimeto Antonio José de Sucre Technology Institute (IUTAJS) with the necessities of regional productive sector. The research was developed as a special project, supported by a field work. It is concluded that the institution necessity for the formulation of research lines in accordance to a holistic approach comes from a social role that higher education institutions have as a linkage element of academic functions; it is recommended that this proposal in the process of knowledge management and transference at IUTAJS is used.
