"Young people must take control of the Pacific Alliance"

Peru, Chile, Colombia and Mexico share an informal gap that affects more young people entering the labor market every year. Also the gaps in the training of young people at work. Added to that, in Peru there are more than 420 thousand young people in unemployment.

At the third meeting of the Pacific Youth Alliance, the authorities of these countries, private companies and young entrepreneurs from each country addressed issues such as entrepreneurship, opportunities and opportunities. education to reverse this situation. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who highlighted the opportunity of the Alliance to give young people better tools. "We are the continent with the most energy, water and biodiversity, so why are we so late in jobs compared to the rest of the world?" Santos commented.

The exchange of ideas and the development of new proposals for the future focused on the improvement of education, where theoretical learning is accompanied by. a field experience. "You need to educate with something that is useful for a better future. In Colombia, we must change the structure of education, "added the president.

In the same vein, Nury Cruz, a young Colombian environmental professional, asked in his country that dubious education is a reality.This is the model that puts practical and theoretical skills at the same level. "We have greatly devalued the technical profession in this country. A technician is almost at the same level as a professional, and we must respect him.

To talk about the future of employability, it is necessary to bring into the discussion the situations that future generations of young people will face. As a result, climate change has been recognized by the President as a challenge to consider. "We must first convince those who do not believe in existence and take steps to mitigate the effects," he says.

In a report on the accomplishments of the Pacific Alliance since its inception in 2011 under his first term, the outgoing president said goodbye to youth with the promise of ensuring the continuity of this meeting . "Young people need to embrace the big themes of the Pacific Alliance, and each of you influences the future of the Alliance and its future conditions, I badure you," he said.