Human Resources in Construction Sector
This Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) technical cooperation seeks to expand the supply of human resources services to the construction industry through training. The three components are: founding a system of ongoing training in the construction industry; implementing a pilot program for occupational training and skills accreditation; and systematizing and transferring experience from this program in the construction sector to other sectors. The first component funds three subcomponents: (a) design and implementation strategy for an ongoing training system; (b) development of new training and accreditation programs, targeted at eight industry occupations, identified, pending a diagnostic study, as bricklayers, heavy equipment operators, topographers, construction foremen, accountants, and human resource managers; and (c) expanding and strengthening the supply of training, including establishment of a registry of quality private suppliers, and provision of specialized courses for training supplier instructors, technicians, and professionals. In addition, efforts will be funded to promote training and disseminate information on the new system and on the National Institute of Technology (INATEC) refunds paid to construction companies that provide training for their workers. The pilot project to be implemented in component two will be used to test the training system and methodology developed under component one, and to ensure that it is viable for both the construction sector and other sectors. The component funds: (a) worker training aimed at managers, middle-level technicians, and, especially, laborers, for whom companies now provide no training; and (b) development of a system of worker accreditation/occupational qualification. The training will be financed mainly through the refund of company payroll levies. The MIF contribution will be used only to support courses directly targeted at human resource managers, in order to encourage companies to provide training on a continuous basis. Component three provides for a short- and medium-term action plan to transfer experience from the pilot project to businesses and training providers in both public and private areas of other sectors, thus helping to modernize the national training system.

Project Detail

Country

Nicaragua

Project Number

TC9905037

Approval Date

October 27, 1999

Project Status

Closed

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

SOCIAL INVESTMENT

Subsector

SOCIAL INVESTMENT

Lending Instrument

Multilateral Investment Fund Instrument

Lending Instrument Code

MIF

Modality

-

Facility Type

-

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

-

Total Cost

USD 1,677,500.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 655,500.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 1,022,000.00
Financial Information
Operation Number Lending Type Reporting Currency Reporting Date Signed Date Fund Financial Instrument
ATN/MH-6717-NI Non-Sovereign Guaranteed USD - United States Dollar Human Resource Facility Nonreimbursable
Operation Number ATN/MH-6717-NI
  • Lending Type: Non-Sovereign Guaranteed
  • Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
  • Reporting Date:
  • Signed Date:
  • Fund: Human Resource Facility
  • Financial Instrument: Nonreimbursable

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 Implementation Phase
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-915224426-9382
Donors Memorandum
Private Initiative for the Development of Human Resources_ Pilot Project in the Construction Sector [460644].PDF
Dec. 31, 1999
English
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-915224426-9383
Donors Memorandum
Iniciativa privada para el desarrollo de recursos humanos_ Proyecto piloto en el sector de construcción [460645].PDF
Dec. 31, 1999
Spanish

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