Labor@ Enterprises
Details of the organization
Name *
Fundacion Omar Dengo
Country *
Costa Rica
Website (URL)
http://www.fod.ac.cr
Type *
Civil society entities
Information about the project
Project title *
Labor@ Enterprises
Title acronym
Labor@
Description *
Labor@ Enterprises is an educational program aimed at young students in Costa Rica´s public education system who through an ICT-based simulation process, create and manage a practice company and acquire skills that enable them to generate start-ups, or successfully join the labor force. Labor@ Enterprises is implemented since 2004 in academic and technical high schools, and since 2007 it was formally incorporated into the curriculum in all technical specialties taught in public technical high schools across the country. Students in Labor@ develop entrepreneurship capacities, acquire business management knowledge, make productive use of digital technologies, and develop interpersonal skills for life and work related to collaborative work.
Project website
http://www.fod.ac.cr/labora
Geographical coverage *
National implementation:
Costa Rica
Status *
Ongoing
from 01/03/2004
to
31/12/2018
Partners
Division of Technical Management and Entrepreneurial Capabilities of Costa Rica´s Ministry of Public Education National Program of Educational Informatics MEP-FOD Banco Nacional de Costa Rica Telefonica Foundation Institute for the Connectivity in the Americas (ICA) of the International Development Research Center of Canada (IDRC) Costa Rica-United States Foundation for Cooperation(CRUSA) Microsoft
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
*
Capacity building
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Project type *
Programme