Empowering Communities in the Colombian Amazon with Green Skills

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The transition to a green economy is creating new jobs, and training workers to seize these opportunities is essential. In Colombia, the Inter-American Development Bank, in partnership with the Climate Investment Fund, is implementing a train-the-trainer program in two key sectors: renewable energy and sustainable and ethnic tourism. This program, developed by the National Learning Service of Colombia (SENA, by its initials in Spanish) with support from the Colombian-German Chamber of Commerce, aims to prepare instructors to pass on this knowledge to their communities.

Growing Up Is Not the Same as Developing: Definitions to Enhance Comprehensive Development in Childhood 

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We grow as part of a biological process, but growing is not the same as developing. Growth refers to physical changes, such as height or weight, which can be measured by certain standards. Development, on the other hand, is a complex process, involving biological, psychological and social changes, which influence later stages of life.

The Road to Educational Inclusion: Four Steps To Develop Systems To Protect Educational Pathways

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This document is the third of four publications in the series “The Road to Educational Inclusion: Four Steps to Develop Systems to Protect Educational Pathways”. This series aims to serve as a
guide for education ministries and secretariats in the region that are interested in designing and implementing protection systems for educational pathways.

Breaking Glass Ceilings in Colombia: Strategies and Outcomes in Efforts to Narrow the Gender Gap in Educational Leadership

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In Colombia, women represent 65% of the teacher workforce but only 34% of school principals, reflecting a significant gender gap in leadership. This study examines two centralized principal selection processes implemented by Colombias National Civil Service Commission: the 2016 nationwide process and the 2018 process targeting disadvantaged PDET regions (Development Programs with a Territorial Focus). Both processes evaluated candidates through standardized tests, minimum requirements, and assessments of education and experience, determining eligibility for leadership vacancies.

How to Get More Girls to Pursue STEM Careers? An Innovative Solution Using Past and Present Technology

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By Emma Naslund-Hadley

Imagine an invention from nearly 100 years ago, from the time when my grandmother was young, that could help solve a problem faced by girls today. This is the story of how we combined three innovations from different eras: television (1926), chatbots (1963), and WhatsApp (2009), to address a crucial challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean: the underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

The Problem: Underrepresentation of Girls in STEM

Empowering Communities in the Colombian Amazon with Green Skills

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The transition to a green economy is creating new jobs, and training workers to seize these opportunities is essential. In Colombia, the Inter-American Development Bank, in partnership with the Climate Investment Fund, is implementing a train-the-trainer program in two key sectors: renewable energy and sustainable and ethnic tourism. This program, developed by the National Learning Service of Colombia (SENA, by its initials in Spanish) with support from the Colombian-German Chamber of Commerce, aims to prepare instructors to pass on this knowledge to their communities.

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