In this age of the digital economy some relevant trends have been identified in terms of the labor market. With knowledge bringing in added value to good and services, to have the proper job opportunities one must have some computer skills and permanently improve his working abilities.

This process of lifelong learning calls for a new vision of education, the reorganization of traditional training methods and for the use of technologies that permit the instruction to occur at non-usual times and places. Information and communication technologies can contribute to the "learning to learn" approach that seems to be the most efficient way of dealing with the dynamic economic environment.

The Inter-American Development Bank is working closely with governments from the region to address the problem. An agreement with the International Labor Organization provides for more focused analysis of the situation.

Technologies such as distance education, via teleconference on web-based, permit collaborative, interactive, distributed learning, reaching the workers were they are and when they have the time to study. Some software allows for the evaluation of segments of the economy, identifying weak areas in which training could help.

A relevant link : International Labour Organization. This Organization is responsible of formulating international labour standards in the form of Conventions and Recommendations ,setting minimum standards of basic labor rights, and other standards regulating conditions across the entire spectrum of work related issues.