on Friday announced measures to facilitate access to employment for youth completing secondary education through coordination between the Ministries of Education and Labor-Employment Promotion to link technical training with job opportunities available through employment services.
"What I am ordering is for an agreement to be signed between the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Education, precisely so that students in their final years of secondary school can subsequently find a job," Fujimori stated.
She was accompanied by Ministers Jose Antonio Chang (Education) and Juan Sheput (Labor and Employment Promotion) on this occasion.
During her visit, the President spoke with students and teachers.
Similarly, she inspected the food industry and automotive mechanics workshops, which are designed to complement classroom instruction with technical training to prepare students for future employment.
In this context, the Head of State instructed Minister Sheput to coordinate employment services in his sector with those who receive this type of specialized training during their final years of secondary school.
"We want to improve education, not only its quality but also by focusing on education for employment," she noted.
The top official highlighted the progress made on the new workshops at the José Granda Emblematic Educational Institution.
"As we have seen, these workshops are ready to be inaugurated. So, we will return to officially set these wonderful workshops in motion," Fujimori said.
At the end of her remarks, the President explained that her visit to Amazonas region, scheduled for today, had to be suspended due to weather conditions.
Furthermore, the Head of State apologized to the region's residents.
"First, I would like to make the most of our connection through national television to apologize to the people of Amazonas region. Our trip had been planned. Unfortunately, cloudy skies prevented the plane from taking off, but we hope to visit you next week," Fujimori said.
Technical education
Education Minister Jose Antonio Chang said one of the objectives of education policy is to provide youth with the tools required to subsequently enter the labor market.
"From her first address to the Nation, the President established that the ultimate goal of education must be to enable youth to join the labor market. Accordingly, we are prioritizing technical education," he indicated.
Chang added that the Ministry of Education expects to have 124 fully equipped technical secondary schools this year as part of efforts to strengthen this educational model.
Access to employment
Labor and Employment Promotion Minister Juan Sheput said youth who complete the fifth year of secondary school currently take an average of three years to find a job.
In this regard, he explained that the coordination ordered by President Fujimori aims to connect graduates with job opportunities available through his sector’s employment services.
"Many youth graduating from the fifth year of secondary school, such as those at Jose Granda School, will be able to access a job, as the President has said, and will not have to wait three or four years to join the economically active population," he emphasized.