In 2021, 54,250 people were admitted to the program. It is estimated that a new call will be opened by the end of the year.
Colombia needs at least 62,000 professionals in information and communication technologies (ICT). In less than four years, according to the consulting firm McKinsey & Company, the deficit will be 112,000 programmers. “Programming is one of the most employable jobs today, with a very promising projection,” says ICT Minister Karen Abudinen on purpose.
To meet this demand and provide job opportunities for youth, the Government launched a program, called Misión TIC, to train 100,000 people free of charge in programming skills between now and 2022.
The portfolio explains that there are two options or “routes”: the first is aimed at students from official schools who are in the tenth and eleventh grades. The second is for anyone over 15 years of age, high school graduate and of Colombian nationality, who has an interest in programming issues and has the availability to take the classes.
This year, according to the most recent figures from the Mintic, 54,250 people were admitted, of which 44,250 are from Route 2 and are beginning their training in 10 Higher Education Institutions (IES) that have a high quality seal. Five of these institutions are public and five are private.
The public HEIs are the National University of Colombia, where 4,500 students will be trained; the Technological University of Pereira, which will receive 4,400; the University of Antioquia, in which there will be 4,300; the University of Caldas, with 4,800, and the Industrial University of Santander, where there will be 4,200.
The private ones, on the other hand, are the Universidad del Bosque, which will be in charge of training 4,300 students; the Autonomous University of Bucaramanga, which will receive 4,500; the Sergio Arboleda University, in which there will be 4,450; the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, where there will be 4,250 and the Universidad del Norte, which will have 4,550 students from the ICT Mission.
“Each institution will provide permanent academic, technical and psychosocial support to the students. The training will take place in 800 hours of work in synchronous and asynchronous mode during the four structured cycles. Of that total, 480 hours correspond to individual work in which they will have spaces for tutorials and technical support. Add to that 100 hours of training in English; 20 hours of work on personal skills (coaching) and 200 hours of synchronous sessions guided by a specific trainer ”, explained the Mintic.
The next call is expected to be open in December. You can be aware of the news on the page https://www.misiontic2022.gov.co/
Follow the news of El Espectador on Google NewsAs for those enrolled in route 1, “the Technological University of Pereira, with 10,000 places, will be in charge of starting the training of these students who have two paths that will give them a global vision of the importance of the technology sector,” he says. the Mintic.
According to Villalobos, the first path closely resembles what option two students do in the first cycles. That is, students understand what programming is and what opportunities are generated by working in this field.
“The second path is focused on the creative industries, because in the world of technology not everything is programming, there are also important profiles such as the webmaster (web page administrator), or those who work in SEO to generate positioning or networks, who do use of technology without necessarily programming. So, these students know how to handle content, design it, they can work on the subject of videos, images, applications that already exist, campaigns, manage the content platforms of companies, among others, ”the Ministry explained.
According to the portfolio, the objective is also to ensure the employment of graduates of route 2 of Mission TIC. “From the class of 2020 2,657 students graduated, of which 51 percent are working. In addition, through the employability plan, 97 programmers from 18 departments in 69 companies in the country have been hired ”.
“To date, we have 2,600 graduates, and we have managed to employ 132 programmers in 76 companies such as: Chiper, Habi, Superfuds, WOM, Salud Total, Seguros Bolívar, the ICT Ministry, mayors, Ministry of Mines and Energies, among others ”, explained Abudinen. In addition, “Mercado Libre announced the hiring of eight students, who entered on April 18, thanks to the employability strategy of Misión TIC; Rappi also hired a graduate from May 4, meanwhile Accenture hired 13 graduates from Mission TIC, “says the portfolio.
“Although it takes a group with different profiles to create an application, these people (the programmers) are in charge of developing it and putting it to work. They become essential professionals, especially in the fourth industrial revolution (4RI), where we increasingly depend on technology and applications ”, assured Jorge Villalobos.
