Puerto Rico desarrolla su talentosa fuerza laboral a través de un riguroso sistema educativo orientado a las áreas de las STEM que produce profesionales técnicos, de ingeniería y biociencias de primer nivel. Plus, our talent pool is supported by strong academic institutions, workforce development resources, and training certifications.
Puerto Rico's education system is aimed to provide talent with specialized training, specifically in STEM. The island is home to over one hundred accredited universities and colleges with courses and study programs available in a wide range of fields. Many of these institutions are nationally renowned for their high concentrations of technical degree programs and for awarding STEM majors.
Explore Puerto Rico's academic and talent competencies. Explore insights into the local labor force's technical skills, bilingual capabilities, and competitive wage rates. From Bayamón and Caguas to Guayama, this playbook explores Puerto Rico's rich educational landscape, highlighting the specialties of local area universities and colleges alongside detailed occupational and wage statistics.
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The Workforce Development Program at the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC) is a federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program from the United States Government that supports job applicants and displaced workers. This program also gives young people access to meaningful employment, education, training, and support services. WIOA operations offer a variety of employment opportunities and take place in 16 career centers across the island. En 2023, Puerto Rico recibió:
Las entidades elegibles pueden participar en el desarrollo de una fuerza laboral sólida y acceder a hasta $40,000,000 en fondos de Subvención en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG, por sus siglas en inglés) para apoyar los programas de capacitación laboral existentes. El Plan Estatal Unificado de WIOA para 2020-2023 ofrece una visión integral de las estrategias de desarrollo de la fuerza laboral de Puerto Rico.
Eligible entities can also access up to $10,000,000 in congressionally administered Community Development Block Grant Disaster Resilience (CDBG-DR) funds to support existing job training programs. For more information about these funds and who can access them, check out the Puerto Rico Department of Housing’s page.
In addition to workforce support, workforce training programs, and university assets, Puerto Rico is also home to an extensive network of research centers. These applied research centers provide space for academic talent to address real-world challenges and access grants to further their training.
Nuestro programa Workforce Compass actúa como puerta de entrada para conocer y aprovechar la cantidad de talento y activos académicos de Puerto Rico, a fin de asegurarse de que su negocio esté respaldado por el equipo adecuado. Workforce Compass provides you with a detailed overview of the local labor market, access to a database of skilled professionals, and insights into the academic institutions that are shaping the next generation of talent in Puerto Rico.
Ya sea que se trate de una empresa existente que busca expandirse o un nuevo inversionista en la isla, estos recursos lo ayudan a aprovechar al máximo el ecosistema de la fuerza laboral de Puerto Rico. Embrace the opportunity to transform your talent strategy and boost economic growth.
Nearly five million Puerto Ricans live on the U.S. mainland, many of whom are eager to return to the island and boost recovery efforts through economic growth. Together with other key stakeholders on the island, Invest Puerto Rico is working on initiatives to harness the potential of these individuals and further economic development.
One of our partners, ConPRmetidos, launched El Comeback, a nonprofit initiative to collect the resumes of skilled workers on the mainland and connect them with companies in Puerto Rico after the devastation of hurricanes Maria and Irma. Thus far, ConPRmetidos has identified nearly 30,000 individuals. Esto significa que su empresa puede beneficiarse de un grupo de talentos que crece día a día. Para ayudar a traer talento a Puerto Rico, el Código de Incentivos de Puerto Rico (conocido asimismo como la Ley 60) también otorga créditos a los empleadores que buscan atraer talento difícil de reclutar a la isla. Lea sobre la Ley 60 para obtener más información.
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