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One hundred and twenty-three students graduate from the Courier School, thanks to a public-private initiative

  • August 16, 2021
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Sixty of graduates were people in situations of human mobility, in this initiative supported by UNHCR.

One hundred twenty -three studentsThey completed their studies at the Courier School of the Private Technical University of Loja (UTPL), an initiative generated by thePublic-Private Alliance between the Telecommunications Ministry, World Vision, the UTPL, Group Deliveries and the United Nations Agency for Refugees (UNHCR).

Of the total graduates,60 were students in situations of human mobility. This facilitates the labor inclusion of refugees and migrants and their reception communities in Ecuador.

Gabriela Becerra, World Vision Communications Coordinator, He commented that the program helped young participants specialize in one of the most sought -after market items: the courier. “By 2030, it will be necessary to create 600 million new jobs only to follow the growth rate of the world population of working age, which represents around 40 million jobs per year. This reality becomes more complex after a pandemic that has been more than 16 months, ”he said.

For its part,María Dolores Rodas Tobar, Director of Continuing Education of the UTPLHe said that one of the solutions to integrate and prepare young people for the next job challenges is based on the solutions that the government, private initiative and the academy delineate together. Said the sector ofcourierIt is strategic and requires constant training, which must be driven from the academy.

Meanwhile,María Paulina Romo Mosquera, President of Grupo Deliveras, explained that the objective of the program is to support the export value chainwith an innovative, technical product and endorsed by the Academy at the level of the Americas. In the academic and technology proposal with which it supports deliveries, new modules of basic customs knowledge and simulators generated by the activity of the activity of the activity of the activity ofcourier.

He emphasized that, with the support of UNHCR, "This type of project reinforces our search for gender equality and solidarity, where everyone can develop quickly with professional bases, go to the labor market and achieve a better future. ”