Transfers in Kind
Workforce Recovery Initiative- Coursera
Date announced
5/28/2020
Start date
5/28/2020
End date
11/30/2020
Date of last update
5/31/2022
Description
This initiative, led by the virtual platform Coursera, is part of the national government's strategies to control the unemployment rate intensified by the coronavirus. Interested persons will have virtual access to more than 3,800 free courses and 400 specializations. The objective is to develop the knowledge and skills that will allow them to generate new competences to get a new job.
Official Sources
Ministerio de Trabajo (05-28-20). 'Gobierno Nacional abre convocatoria para formar en habilidades digitales y de negocio a 50.000 personas sin empleo'. [https://www.mintic.gov.co/portal/inicio/Sala-de-Prensa/Noticias/144958:Gobierno-Nacional-abre-convocatoria-para-formar-en-habilidades-digitales-y-de-negocio-a-50-000-personas-sin-empleo].
Characteristics of the measure
Type of measure
In-kind transfer (2)
Sphere
Labor and productive inclusion (2) (5) (8)
Target population
Colombian people over 18 years old, in a condition of unemployment caused by the coronavirus. (3) (8) (16)
Informed coverage
50,000 unemployed people
Delivery method
Cash or in-kind
Place of delivery
Home delivery
Recipient Registration System
-Innovación: La solicitud se hace mediante la plataforma habilitada [https://micrositios.mintic.gov.co/forms/2020/05_convocatoria_cursos_gratuitos_coursera/index.htmll]
Responsible Institution
Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications.
Ministry of Labor.
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism and iNNpulsa Colombia