Like the previous centre put out for tender, this centre aims to meet the need for trained staff required by multinationals operating in the Panama Pacific Special Economic Area.
The center will be attended by technicians training for industrial welding, electricity, robotics, telecommunications, technology, computer science, English, electronics and refrigeration.
According to an article in Press review.com: "The director of Inadeh, Themistocles Rosas, explained that the budget includes the purchase of latest generation simulators for training gantry crane operators (required by the ports), simulators for cargo handling cranes and simulators for training in different types of forklift trucks. The project includes building clearance, because the property is currently in deterioration, as well as academic programs, training of trainers and a mentoring service to ensure the training's effectiveness. "
Source: Prensa.com
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February 2011
The government will put in place a training center to address the lack of qualified labor in the country.
Such initiative will be executed by the National Training Institute for Human Development and the Panama Pacifico Agency (APP).
Olmedo Alfaro, manager of APP, expressed his concern over the “lack of technical staff, capable of supplying the needs of transnational companies located in this economic area”.
April 2012
The investment of $17 million is intended to meet the requirements for trained personnel in Panama Pacifico, especially for handling heavy equipment.
Work on the training center should be started in June and it is hoped that it will fulfill all the requirements for participants in training courses on the skills required by the modern labor market: English, technology, work ethics and personal finances.
May 2012
Colombian, Venezuelan, Nicaraguan, Dominican and Spanish are among the nationalities of the immigrants who are coming to Panama to work.
Economic growth in Panama and the works of a series of large projects have raised the interest of foreigners who come to work in the country.
August 2010
In the next five years, London & Regional, the company in charge of the master planned development (MPD) will manage $345 million worth of works.
Olmedo Alfaro, general administrator of the Panama-Pacifico Special Economic Area Agency (AEP), highlighted that, “in these five years, more than $300 million will be invested representing a switch from the planning to operational phase for Panama-Pacifico”.
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