Vocational training

Strengthening young people’s education, employment and income opportunities

Brief description of the project

The Centro de Formación Integral Rural (CFIR) “Vera” is a state-recognized education center in rural areas outside Sucre. It offers children, young people and adults from economically and socially disadvantaged rural communities access to technical and vocational education.

The center includes a secondary school with a boarding school and integrated vocational training, a center for adult education and specialist courses in agricultural production recognized by the Ministry of Education, offering practical training for farmers from surrounding communities.

The strongly practice-oriented educational approach combines training with sustainable agricultural production, modern irrigation, renewable energies and animal husbandry. In this way, CFIR Vera improves the educational and income opportunities of disadvantaged population groups and makes an important contribution to the social, ecological and economic development of rural areas.

Project goals

• The project sustainably strengthens the educational, employment and income opportunities of young people and adults from rural, disadvantaged communities in Chuquisaca.
• Through practical vocational training that combines professional qualifications with social responsibility and active participation, participants acquire market-relevant skills, reduce their dependence on migration and precarious work and improve their livelihoods.
• At the same time, the project strengthens local production systems and promotes social, ecological and economic development in the communities of origin.