This Thursday, at the “La Estación” Coworking space, located at the city’s Convention Center in Concordia, the “Talentos Concordienses” event was held, organized by the Directorate of Innovation and Knowledge Economy, part of the Special Unit for Strategic Projects of the Municipality of Concordia.
The objective of this event was to present certificates to the participants of the professional training courses, which are planned and managed by the Talent Area of this Directorate, and to mention the achievements obtained in these first six months of the year.
With a space filled with people, among whom were participants from the communities of the programs: “Concordia Programa Videojuegos”, “Certificación Contable” and “English for Coders”, more than 60 young people from the city received their certificate for having participated and successfully completed these training courses.
From the Directorate of Innovation, they highlight the “commitment assumed by the participants and encourage them to continue joining these types of programs that are important for the development of their professional skills”.
ABOUT THE TRAINING COURSES
“Concordia Programa Videojuegos” is a professional training program in the field of video game development. It is aimed at young people in the city and carried out in conjunction with the company Killabunnies from the city of Santa Fe, which has extensive experience in the video game industry and works for large multinational brands such as Cartoon Network, Disney, and Lego, among others. The interesting thing about this course is that participants did not need to have prior knowledge to take it, and upon finishing, they were able to materialize a real project.
For its part, “Certificación Contable” is a training course promoted by this Directorate and developed by the company Finnegans, aimed at training profiles in the administration sector in accounting management system tools for companies.
Finnegans is a company with national reach, based in our city, whose CEO and founder, Blas Briceño, shares the vision of turning Concordia into a benchmark for innovation in the region; so much so that it has already hired more than 60 talents from the city, which in turn allows for boosting local social and economic development.
“English for Coders” is the pilot test of one of the proposals derived from the innovative “Concordia Bilingüe” program, which has been in development for approximately two years, in conjunction with the Faculty of Food Sciences of the UNER, through the PREPARAR 4.0 program. This program aims to offer a solution to the deficiency in English language proficiency in the city's programmer community. With this course, participants have acquired tools to be able to function effectively in their work environments, improving their communication skills.
ACHIEVEMENTS OBTAINED
Regarding the achievements obtained in these six months of the year 2024, the Directorate of Innovation highlights the considerable number of proposals made for the community, including courses, workshops, and training sessions, all designed to train Concordia talent so they can stand out in the world of work in an increasingly competitive context.
At the same time, it is important to highlight “the strategic actions that are being carried out to generate better employment opportunities in the community,” explains the Director of Innovation, Licentiate Pedro Kohn, who adds that “at this moment, we are working together with INAUBEPRO through its “Puente al Trabajo” program, which aims to activate and boost employment opportunities for young students in advanced university degree programs.” “The interesting thing about this program is that the Scholarship Institute covers one hundred percent of the financial compensation for the people who are selected during the first six months, and 50% for the following six months,” he concluded.
For his part, the Undersecretary of the Special Unit for Strategic Projects, Licentiate Leandro Garbarino, highlights the work of the administration of mayor Francisco Azcué, in the sense that “supporting these types of measures shows an administration attentive to the needs of society, fundamentally of our young people, who have the duty to train in the present to be able to develop professionally in the future and are the ones who mark the path of our city; that is why the presence of the state is of utmost importance in these cases,” he concluded.
The event also had the accompaniment and support of the Secretary of Government, Dr. Luciano Dell’Olio, the coordinator of the Talent Area, Professor and Licentiate Diamantina Miño, other municipal officials, and the general public.
The objective of this event was to present certificates to the participants of the professional training courses, which are planned and managed by the Talent Area of this Directorate, and to mention the achievements obtained in these first six months of the year.
With a space filled with people, among whom were participants from the communities of the programs: “Concordia Programa Videojuegos”, “Certificación Contable” and “English for Coders”, more than 60 young people from the city received their certificate for having participated and successfully completed these training courses.
From the Directorate of Innovation, they highlight the “commitment assumed by the participants and encourage them to continue joining these types of programs that are important for the development of their professional skills”.
ABOUT THE TRAINING COURSES
“Concordia Programa Videojuegos” is a professional training program in the field of video game development. It is aimed at young people in the city and carried out in conjunction with the company Killabunnies from the city of Santa Fe, which has extensive experience in the video game industry and works for large multinational brands such as Cartoon Network, Disney, and Lego, among others. The interesting thing about this course is that participants did not need to have prior knowledge to take it, and upon finishing, they were able to materialize a real project.
For its part, “Certificación Contable” is a training course promoted by this Directorate and developed by the company Finnegans, aimed at training profiles in the administration sector in accounting management system tools for companies.
Finnegans is a company with national reach, based in our city, whose CEO and founder, Blas Briceño, shares the vision of turning Concordia into a benchmark for innovation in the region; so much so that it has already hired more than 60 talents from the city, which in turn allows for boosting local social and economic development.
“English for Coders” is the pilot test of one of the proposals derived from the innovative “Concordia Bilingüe” program, which has been in development for approximately two years, in conjunction with the Faculty of Food Sciences of the UNER, through the PREPARAR 4.0 program. This program aims to offer a solution to the deficiency in English language proficiency in the city's programmer community. With this course, participants have acquired tools to be able to function effectively in their work environments, improving their communication skills.
ACHIEVEMENTS OBTAINED
Regarding the achievements obtained in these six months of the year 2024, the Directorate of Innovation highlights the considerable number of proposals made for the community, including courses, workshops, and training sessions, all designed to train Concordia talent so they can stand out in the world of work in an increasingly competitive context.
At the same time, it is important to highlight “the strategic actions that are being carried out to generate better employment opportunities in the community,” explains the Director of Innovation, Licentiate Pedro Kohn, who adds that “at this moment, we are working together with INAUBEPRO through its “Puente al Trabajo” program, which aims to activate and boost employment opportunities for young students in advanced university degree programs.” “The interesting thing about this program is that the Scholarship Institute covers one hundred percent of the financial compensation for the people who are selected during the first six months, and 50% for the following six months,” he concluded.
For his part, the Undersecretary of the Special Unit for Strategic Projects, Licentiate Leandro Garbarino, highlights the work of the administration of mayor Francisco Azcué, in the sense that “supporting these types of measures shows an administration attentive to the needs of society, fundamentally of our young people, who have the duty to train in the present to be able to develop professionally in the future and are the ones who mark the path of our city; that is why the presence of the state is of utmost importance in these cases,” he concluded.
The event also had the accompaniment and support of the Secretary of Government, Dr. Luciano Dell’Olio, the coordinator of the Talent Area, Professor and Licentiate Diamantina Miño, other municipal officials, and the general public.