Support Puerto Rico's youth this summer!
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Support Puerto Rico's youth this summer! 🏖️
Puerto Rico’s youth is faced with a broken talent pipeline.
Across multiple sectors, employers consistently expressed a concern: many candidates—especially younger ones—lack the core competencies needed to thrive in the modern workplace. At the same time, we saw a mismatch between what students are studying and what the economy demands. This disconnect is not a matter of effort or ambition—it’s the result of structural barriers.
By investing early in skill-building, exposure, and collaboration, ConPRmetidos is helping to develop a pipeline of homegrown talent that is better prepared, more connected, and more aligned with the demands of a rapidly evolving economy.
Our response: Futuro ConPR
We are now designing and preparing to launch a pilot program in two schools, where we will test scalable, high-impact solutions that address each structural barrier.
Futuro ConPR is more than a youth program—it’s a systems-level response to the workforce challenges facing Puerto Rico today and tomorrow.
Supporting Counselors with Tools and Insights
We are coordinating round-table sessions with counselors and other stakeholders to better guide students toward opportunities aligned with future labor demand.
Building Future-Ready Skills
We are designing hands-on experiences that help students build essential 21st-century skills: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability.
Expanding Career Exposure
We are working with companies to offer students site visits and hands-on simulations that allow them to experience real career environments and help them visualize new possibilities for their future.
Fostering Cross-Sector Collaboration
We are convening key stakeholders across education, nonprofits, and the private sector to share best practices and insights, identify shared challenges, and facilitate open dialogue and joint problem-solving.
Check out our Futuro ConPR event launch!
On October 30, 2024, over 1,300 students and teachers from local schools gathered to hear from leading professionals in fields like technology, renewable energy, and entertainment—industries that are shaping Puerto Rico’s economy and creating pathways to success for the next generation of professionals.