"1.3 million dollars will be invested in something that the country needs as part of the Work Culture for Development strategy," said Murro, at the signing of the agreement at the National Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (Inefop), along with its general director, Eduardo Pereyra, and the president of the Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technology (CUTI), Leonardo Loureiro.
He indicated that the online training will last two years and is aimed at people over 18 years of age with a fourth year of secondary school passed.
He emphasized that they are committed to attracting talent throughout the country, that there is no age limit and that there is special interest in the participation of women. "The courses have flexible schedules so that young people from the interior of the country can participate," he said.
According to the minister, "Uruguay needs to bet on the training of young people for a sector that needs people, since it has negative unemployment". He said that this proposal is part of the growth of Inefop, which has multiplied by seven the people trained to reach 130,000 in 2017.
For his part, Pereyra stressed that the scholarships will be named Álvaro Lamé, as a tribute to the former president of CUTI, who had the idea for the project.
The director of Inefop said that "we are committed to train young people to access quality jobs provided by this thriving sector.
Source: Radio Monte Carlo
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