Nicaraguan companies are having difficulty finding employees who are 24 years old or younger with the required socio-emotional and academic skills.
From the executive summary of a document entitled "Skills required by companies in Nicaragua" prepared by Funides:
Studies have been done at the international level that have found no relationship between years of education and economic growth, which has led to the discussion turning from schooling to the quality of education as a key element for economic growth.
State universities should be accountable for the money they spend and how this investment supports national productivity.
Protected by their academic autonomy, educational institutions at tertiary level in Costa Rica are slow and inflexible in adapting to the demands of the Costa Rican economy.
A study commissioned by Cinde and conducted by INCAE, entitled "Human Resource Development: The key to compete in attracting foreign direct investment," analyzes the availability in the present and until 2014, of talented human resources in the areas of services, life sciences and advanced manufacturing.
Changes in the world are happening more and more quickly, and business schools should adapt their programs at the same speed.
Among other issues, there exists the generalized opinion that ethics should be integrated across all disciplines. In an article in Americaeconomia com, it is noted that "it is not about a specialist talking about ethics, but rather that a professor of finance provides a vision for ethics in finance."
Supply in the academic sector has grown considerably and it is necessary to discern among what is serious, commercial and even the mere sale of diplomas.
The analysis by Oscar Picardo Joao, published in La Prensa Gráfica, begins by noting that "there is currently a deep concern about the quality, validity and legitimacy of international academic programs and degrees.