Includesme.com is offering free training in the ‘knowledge economy’ to over a thousand people with disabilities in 9 Latin American countries.
These trainings will be carried out virtually with the help of the National Technological University Regional Faculty of Buenos Aires (UTN.BA).
The training program not only includes technological skills, but also the so-called “soft skills,” which will be developed through the accompaniment and training of the Inclusion.com recruitment team. This will enable people to improve their profiles, gain access to job opportunities and develop new ways of generating income.
“In Argentina 3 out of 4 people with disabilities are unemployed. With the pandemic, these difficulties in accessing a job were further increased. That is why a year ago we decided to stop focusing solely on employability to start focusing on the social and labor inclusion of people with disabilities. This project aims to improve employability. Our goal is not only to get the person to get a job, we want people with disabilities to be full members of society,” said Gabriel Marcolongo, CEO & Founder of Includesme.com.
This program arises from the collaboration between the Swiss Development Corporation, the United States Agency for Development (USAID) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB Lab) within the framework of the JuntosEsMejor challenge, with the goal that people with disabilities will be able to access a better quality of life.
The training is also available to immigrants with disabilities, who face numerous challenges when arriving in a new country. The goal is to offer alternatives for this group as they are highly vulnerable due to the intersection of immigration and disability.
Training is to be offered throughout the year with sessions lasting 3-4 months. Participants will be trained in: full stack web development, community manager, digital graphic design, software testing, virtual assistant, and user support.
“Last year with UTN.BA, we trained 40 people with disabilities: the first generation of software developers with disabilities in Latin America. We train people from 6 different countries in technological tools. That pilot went very well and thanks to that we were able to expand it to target more than a thousand people this year,” said a spokesperson.
This program was developed after it was revealed that some people with disabilities needed to be present to be able to work and that their employment was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Faced with this reality, we went out to train this group in technology in the global skills market so that no matter where they are, they can improve their access to income generation,” said Marcolongo.
People interested in training can find more information about the courses and how to register at the following link: www.incluyeme.com/desarrolla-tu-futuro
Applicants participate for scholarships of 100% of the cost of the course and the trainings are totally virtual.
