Phase 3: Labor Intermediation

The Program provides an employability certification with a curriculum adapted to the needs and trends of the current labor market, developing in young people the skills necessary for their placement. More than 700 companies make up the Program's network of employers.

Our Impact

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Labor Intermediation

The Oportunidades program strategically advises all young people on the careers that have the best chance of integrating them into the Salvadoran labor market, with a placement rate of over 90% and most of them finding permanent jobs before graduating from university.

While studying at the university, the young person is involved in activities aimed at promoting employability and soft skills, including:

Workeys Certification

Workeys by Oportunidades is a program that trains young people in the skills that are currently demanded by the job market. This is supported by studies from national and international partners and recruiters. Through a package of 83 talks, workshops, conferences, and labs, young people acquire the soft and employability skills that employers are looking for. At the end of the certification, the young people will have acquired 18 skills.

Personalized support

Personalized support throughout their career to identify extracurricular activities, courses, or certifications that enhance their technical skills related to their field.

Job bank

Young people in their third semester of university can benefit from employment services by applying for internships (paid or with travel expenses) or permanent positions. Currently, 706 young people have already been placed in more than 150 companies in El Salvador.

Testimonials

I met many people at Oportunidades, where I learned for the first time that there is always someone who goes that little extra mile further than you. Seven years after graduating, I am an Industrial Engineer and now I am an Omnichannel Business Analyst in a multinational company where my efforts and values are recognized, not only as a professional, but also as a person. The Foundation has been and continues to be a fundamental pillar of my training, and I know without a doubt that education is the greatest treasure I will have for the rest of my life.

My experience in the Oportunidades Program of the Gloria Kriete Foundation undoubtedly changed the course of my life and that of my family. I enrolled in university to become an English teacher, and it was probably the best experience of my life. With the help of the Foundation and many of its members, as well as the university, I was able to participate in a year-long exchange as a Spanish teacher in the United States in 2018.

Oportunidades provided me with the key to a better future for myself and my family by giving me access to higher education. I have a degree in Marketing from Don Bosco University, and I am currently working as an administrative assistant in a dermatology clinic, where I perform different tasks related to my profession.

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