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DDEC pide continuidad en programas de formación: TechForce y Conexión Laboral dejaron capacidad adicional
Summary
El Departamento de Desarrollo Económico informó que la iniciativa 20 First Century TechForce y Conexión Laboral ampliaron la capacidad de formación tecnológica y de aprendizaje registrado; el comité pidió métricas, listas de proveedores y copie del contrato BCG para revisar gasto y resultados.
Officials from the Department of Economic Development and Commerce told the transition committee they expanded training capacity and registered apprenticeship programs but advised the next administration to secure continuity and data access.
"Este es el proyecto que requiere de continuidad... con una inversión de cuarenta y dos millones de dólares," Secretary Manolo Cidre said of the 20 First Century TechForce program, which department staff described as seed funding to grow providers’ capacity rather than a one-off subsidy.
Department figures presented during questioning said more than 1,000 people were enrolled in initial cohorts and that the initiative had seeded multiple new cyber and data-science programs. The department indicated roughly half the $42 million had been committed and that spending to date would leave approximately $20 million available for subsequent phases, subject to the fiscal oversight board’s approvals.
Committee members raised operational questions: the solicitation and contract with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) was discussed (committee referenced an approximate $5 million figure), system availability for Conexión Laboral applications (ETPL/provider lists) and the need for clearer, SMART performance metrics. The department said registration lists, provider data and the ROI tools will be shared with the committee.
Officials also noted the importance of aligning training with employers—citing partnerships with universities and private companies—and recommended an institutionalized project-management office to maintain program gains across administrations.
