The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded the University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus $139,960 to provide safety training to temporary workers in both construction and general industries in Puerto Rico.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced the launch of its new Latin America Human Resources Development Center (HRDC), located in the company's regional headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil.
This summer, Grupo Guayacán will pick 15 local companies to participate in the Guayacán Venture Accelerator, a program that includes advanced executive education, as well as feedback from local and international investors to support the companies’ plans for expansion in Puerto Rico and beyond.
The Inter American University of Puerto Rico has signed a “Heads of Agreement” with Airways New Zealand for the establishment of an Air Traffic Control training campus in Bayamón.
The sweeping changes brought about by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are posing particular challenges to health care providers, insurers and employers in Puerto Rico, where there are notable variations to the applicability of the law.
Constant changes in the labor market make it necessary to develop a career plan, have initiative, and be in continuous training to be competitive in the face of new daily challenges.
Puerto Rican consulting, crisis management and public relations firm Full Circle Communications Inc. is marking its 10th anniversary with the launching of a new agency division focused on offering customized trainings to executives and managers, so they may become effective communicators.
JetBlue Airways, Puerto Rico’s largest carrier, announced Wednesday a new partnership with Inter American University’s School of Aeronautics, which will now become part of the airline’s “University Gateway Program,” a pilot talent pipeline in conjunction with university aviation programs and regional airlines.
The Puerto Rico CPA Society and the Economic Development Bank have partnered to, among other things, identify financing sources and services to help promote local products and services companies with the goal of creating jobs and strengthening existing businesses, EDB President Joey Cancel-Planas said Thursday.
Franchising is a job booster in Puerto Rico and a local firm is planning to expand its training program to four different venues islandwide this month in a move to foster this type of entrepreneurship, News is my Business has learned.
A fundamental part of Puerto Rico’s unemployment and economic crisis responds to government neglect to teach vocational education and skills in demand in today's job market, said Carmen Z. Claudio, former president of the Puerto Rico Association of Private Education, during a community activity held recently at the Thomas Alva Edison School in Caguas, entity she heads.
On May 6, Ford and Lincoln inaugurated a new technical training center in the University of Puerto Rico’s Carolina campus.
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest start-up accelerator with more than 750 graduate companies, recently announced that applications are open for the Puerto Rico Spring 2013 semester session.
For the 10th year in a row the Guayacán Center will be organizing and co-sponsoring an opportunity for members of Puerto Rico's academic and entrepreneurial communities to attend the “Price-Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators” in Massachusetts in the Spring.
ritish liquor producer Diageo announced Monday it has begun recruiting college students for the next edition of its “Learning skills for life” program, an eight-week, hands-on training on Puerto Rico’s service and tourism industry.
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