Building relationships, deducing and formulating hypotheses are not within the capabilities of most 15 year old students, according to established studies in the domain of reading, mathematics and science by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD ) reports Elfinancierocr.com.

In order to attract more high-tech investments, the country needs more people graduating in technological fields.

The Costa Rican Coalition for Development Initiatives (Cinde) estimates that last year about 2,000 engineers graduated, and that figure could rise to 2,800 within four years. Of these, only 11% claim to be fluent in English, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC).

The creation of partnerships between the education system and private employers is one possible solution for addressing the current shortcomings, suggested Silvia Lara, director of the AED.

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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