EconomyPublic policy for a better labor insertion

Public policy for a better labor insertion

(Expansión) – Now more than ever, when education and the labor market face unprecedented challenges in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, public policies that address these issues are required in order to benefit students who enter an increasingly competitive and complex work environment.

Governments should prioritize adopting public policies that include ways to reduce inequality of opportunities and promote social mobility, by providing students with the necessary tools to adapt to the requirements of the labor market for the sake of better future development. In Mexico and, in general, in Latin America, there are multiple barriers that have impeded this development.

Such barriers include insufficient information (and sometimes access to it), as well as a lack of data transparency to support informed decision-making by students and employers. In addition, the lack of modernization of hiring practices and training of candidates, specifically in relation to the few options of competency-based education programs.

And of course, we also have the digital or technological barrier in the region. With or without a pandemic, the incorporation of innovation and technology in our day to day is increasingly important. In education, the development of skills and abilities is no exception.

Regarding the above, an obligatory reference in the continent of public policy that takes into account the needs of students and employers is the American system called Learning and Employment Record (LER), which is basically a record digital and innovative school and work skills linked to individuals in order to optimize the search for educational and employment opportunities.

LER was created with the idea that students, and of course, workers deserve to have a dynamic and permanent tool of their learning and work experiences and achievements that can be securely and instantly verified and shared directly and easily with institutions. educational and employers.

Through this public policy, the US market takes advantage of technological tools at its disposal to promote equal opportunities and social mobility for students who are just entering the labor market.

These technological tools are already, so to speak, part of the day-to-day relationship between students and employers in the United States; Mexico and the rest of Latin America, although they are already adopting various initiatives in this area, are advancing little by little. Should this public policy (or another similar one) be one of the initiatives that the region must adopt?

The rapid digital transformation is changing the way we learn, work, participate in society and go about our daily lives. Although these changes disrupt traditional notions of job readiness, the future of work supported by a strong digital infrastructure can create a more equitable and prosperous society for all.

Editor’s note: Alejandro Jaimes is Commercial and Marketing Vice President at Territorium. He is an expert in public policy. Follow him on . The opinions published in this column correspond exclusively to the author.

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