THE OBJETIVE IS THE ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION

By: Maby Lopez

Today the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Training Center whose purpose is to narrow the technological gap and to bring a different option to Guatemalans who want to get educated, will be inaugurated.

Mr. Ricardo Mendez, chief of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Training Center of the Institute for Technical Training and Productivity (Intecap), pointed out that the investment made in construction and equipment totals US$10 million, and the project was accomplished with the support of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

The learning center has 17 classrooms, 12 of which already have complete groups of 20 students, who have started their classes in the new facilities and new equipment since last Monday.

According to the information by Mr. Mendez, each classroom has 21 computers, 20 for the use of the participants and one for the instructors of the class.

The courses that the students will attend are in the areas of information technology such as web design, databases and operative systems, for a small monthly fee of 100 quetzals.

In private universities, such courses have an estimate monthly cost of US150.00, depending on the specialty.

¡°There is the demand and the need for training, that¡¯s because all the productive sectors need employees who know about technology¡± commented Mendez.