In the Central American region, the average unemployment rate for those aged between 15 and 24 is estimated to be around 11%, with lack of work experience being the main barrier to accessing the first job.
According to figures from the Central American Observatory of Social Development, Costa Rica and Panama are the countries in the region with the highest rates of youth unemployment, with 27% and 15%, respectively.
In Costa Rica, the business sector is optimistic about the positive opinion given about the dual education law initiative by the Congress commission in charge of the issue.
On November 15th, the Commission of Science, Technology and Education in the Congress approved the Dual Education Law, which has as one of its main objectives to incorporate students into the labor market.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Panama is putting out to tender initial and recurrent training for pilots, mechanics and cabin crew, assigned to State aircraft.
Panama Government Purchase 2018-1-38-0-08-LP-00939:
In Guatemala, a workshop to train professionals from the Central American region on the use of the Regional Integration System for Health Registries is being organized for June 18.
From a statement issued by the Sieca:
The Center for Studies for Economic Integration (CEIE) at the Central American Economic Integration Secretariat (SIECA) is organizing a workshop to train professionals from the Central American region on the use of the Regional Integration System for Health Registries (SIRRS).The objective is to promote the use of the IT platform and train personnel in the private sector in its use and exploitation.
It is estimated that between 2015 and 2020, Panama will need to hire around 68,000 employees with technical specialties, and the logistics sector will be the leader in the demand.
According to a labor market study carried out by the Ministry of Labor and Labor Development (Mitradel), estimates for from demand companiesfor technical personnel is high, with the logistics, industry, tourism, agriculture and construction sectors being those that most need staff with these capabilities.
Among the professionals most required by companies in Guatemala, but the most difficult to find, are computer technicians, engineers in mining and construction, and professionals with doctorates in coffee and other agricultural products.
The study entitled "Talent Gaps 2017", prepared by the Foundation for the Development of Guatemala (Fundesa), details that the academic profile required by employers can be summarized by the fact that 65% of companies need staff with qualifications, 68% of employees with a technical level, and 75% of companies require professionals with a bachelor's degree.
Only 25% of graduates from Costa Rica 's National Institute of Learning managed to obtain a job in the specialty in which they supposedly were trained.
Two articles in Nacion.com warn of the very serious situation that is affecting not only young people who are wasting their time studying what will not help them get a job, but also that demand from companies for trained personnel is not being satisfied either, diminishing the competitiveness of the Costa Rican economy, and bringing down the aforementioned superiority of the country's human capital over the rest of the region.
The economic impact on the global Ironman 70.3 triathlon competition, to be held in June this year in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, is estimated at $8 million.
More than 20 thousand visitors, including 800 foreign athletes, will be visiting the Gulf of Papagayo in Guanacaste in the days before and after thecompetition, which will be held on June 18.
The absence of a law regulating dual education has not prevented a tourist subsidiary of Florida Ice & Farm from implementing a successful program using this format.
The program has started to be implemented in the tourism sector through the National Training Institute (INA) and the company Florida Ice and Farm.The students"...
Lack of technically skilled labour is forcing some companies to bear the cost of training their employees.
Food technology and industrial electronics courses haven arisen precisely in response to the needs of the private sector, which increasingly needs employees with technical training.This was explained to Elnuevodiario.com.ni by Berta Mayela Quintanilla, "... Director General of Fundación Victoria, an organization authorized by the Inatec to offer mid-level technical courses."
A virtual seminar on logistics practices for export to the United States has been organized for October 25th.
The free webinar organized by the Secretariat of Economic Integration (SIECA) aims to provide training via the internet for professionals, students and people in general in the region interested in learning about the requirements and opportunities available for SMEs to import and export to the American market.
A trust has been approved which will start off with $1.2 million to fund training plans and provide work training for free zone companies.
The funds for the Trust come from the Ministry of Foreign Trade's budget, and "... companies that receive the incentive must also provide part of the funding for the program that they request, according to the ministry."
A call is being made to professionals in the area of auditing and risk management to attend the first Latin American Seminar on Governance, Risk and Control on April 14 and 15 in Panama.
The Latin American Foundation of Internal Auditors (FLAI) and the Institute of Internal Auditors of Panama (IAI Panama), in partnership with the Institute of Global Internal Auditors (IIA Global) is convening the first Latin American Seminar on Governance, Risk and Control - SELAT GRC 2016 , on April 14 and 15 to be held in the Hotel Riu Panama Plaza, reported Panamaamerica.com.pa.
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