A webinar is to be held on good agricultural practices and handling fresh produce delivered by the Ministry of Agriculture of the United States.
A statement from the Costa Rican Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER) reads:
The Agricultural Marketing Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its program for fruits and vegetables, offers voluntary and independent audits for fresh produce suppliers along the supply chain.
The center, which has resources of $2.8 million, will train between 2013 and 2015 a total of 90 professionals in the area of geothermal energy.
From a press release from the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador:
The Minister of Economy and Chairman of the National Energy Council (CNE), Armando Flores, the president of the University of El Salvador (UES), Mario Roberto Nieto Lovo and LaGEO president, Julio Valdivieso, have signed a technical cooperation agreement in order to train, between 2013 and 2015, a total of 90 professionals in the area of geothermal energy.
The company Norberto Odebrecht and the National Institute of Vocational Training for Human Development (Inadeh) have signed an agreement for cooperation and training.
The aim is to cover the lack of trained personnel to meet the demand generated by the third phase of the coastal road "Cinta Costera".
This agreement will directly benefit hundreds of participants in the Continuing Professional Qualification Program (Creer), which develops the sustainability of the project, and consists of technical courses to develop skilled staff. More than 450 residents of the village of El Chorrillo have benefited from this program, 180 in the first round and 300 in the second", reported Capital.com.pa
The acronym KISS - "Keep It Simple, Stupid", is important to keep in mind when making a presentation for a business project.
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group and companies like Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America, Virgin Mobile and Virgin Active, among others, recounts his own experience of failure when trying to explain an idea or a new project, especially when trying to get investors for a new company.
In order to keep attracting foreign investment Costa Rica needs to produce more professionals in the fields of technology, who speak three languages and have the ability to make decisions.
To attract more investment in the area of new technologies, Costa Rica requires more engineers with computer skills, three languages and the ability to solve real problems.
Orion Maritime Training Center is the only company authorized by the Panama Maritime Authority to certify marine licenses on the Panamanian registry, the largest in the world.
The training center, established in May 2010, has a total of 51 courses approved by the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP in Spanish).
The Panamanian newspaper La Prensa consulted the AMP on the issue of "...
The Global Skills Shortage Survey 2011 by Manpower reveals that employers are finding it increasingly difficulty to fill jobs with qualified personnel.
One in three employers (34%) worldwide said they are having difficulty filling positions due to lack of available talent, an increase of three percentage points compared to 2010.
The global economic downturn may have masked the talent shortage for several years, but the global recovery, despite its slowness, has made the tension created by lack of talented workers more evident, now that organizations who have reduced staff levels are finding that they need more of the right kind of people to make progress and support the company strategy.
An agreement has been signed with a business school at the University of Arkansas.
In order to develop Panamanian entrepreneurship and business, the National Secretariat of Science and Technology (Senacyt) has signed an alliance with the Sam Walton School of Business, through which 50 scholarships are to be provided for partial study.
An article in Panamaamerica.com.pa states: "Rubén Berrocal, Senacyt secretary, explained that this post graduate degree course, which uses the business philosophy of Sam Walton (Wallmark creator) costs $10,000, however, 70% of it will be subsidized.
The National Training Institute (INA in Spanish) in Costa Rica will build a new headquarters in Heredia providing IT training programs as well as subjects such as food, environmental management, and languages.
The establishment will be 4900 square meters, and its opening is planned for September 2011.
According to an article by Andrea Rodriguez in Elfinancierocr.com, "The site will be used to teach everything about the configuration of network services, networking and internet protocols,, Cisco network systems, and training in IP telephony including wireless networking, and IP cameras .
Enrollment in IT courses at the Technological University of Panama has grown by 26%.
The increase in the number of students in choosing careers in one of the most dynamic sectors of the economy is one of the first results from the implementation the National ICT Strategy, launched in 2008.
An article in Revistaitnow.com notes: "part of the strategy launched by the " ICT Start your life, " campaign targeted the student population to encourage them to pursue careers in technology and thus help stem the decline in enrolment, seeing that the country needs 25,000 professionals in the field. "
Broadband telecommunications technologies have the potential to stimulate rapid economic growth and facilitate job creation.
The report, "Broadband: a platform for progress", published by the United Nations, urges countries to implement national plans for broadband, so as not to risk losing the benefits of global high-speed digital communication .
The report shows, by way of example, that every 10 percent increase in broadband penetration in China could contribute to an increase of 2.5 percent extra growth in the gross domestic product (GDP). Other data cited in the report indicates that for countries of low and middle incomes, a 10 percent increase in broadband penetration could mean up to a 1.4 percent point increase in economic growth.
In Costa Rica, institutions are promoting banking and financial education to increase use of services.
Buying and selling shares in the markets and learning about what goes on in a bank are some of the activities that can be done online thanks to the efforts of organizations like the National Stock Exchange and the Superintendency of Securities.
These two institutions and the Costa Rican Chamber of banks are promoting financial education in the country through interactive programs that can be accessed on the internet.