Nicaragua
INATEC

Programa Pymes (SMEs Programme)
Among the special programmes run by this Institution we find the one of support to SMEs. It offers technical assistance, training courses and advisory services in the technical productive area.

Programa de la mujer (Women Programme)
Another one of INATEC's special programmes is the Women Programme. The target population are unemployed women, single mothers, micro entrepreneurs and adolescents at risk. The purpose of this programme is to promote the participation of women in vocational training and technical and non-traditional training with a gender perspective, in order to facilitate their access to the labour market with equal opportunities. This programme includes the promotion, follow-up and assessment of microenterprises through technical training.

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Perú
SENATI

Servicios para la PYME (Services for SMEs)

Red CENTROPYME
The CENTROPYME Network is a Service Unit of SENATI which is engaged in supporting the micro and small enterprise in order to strengthen their competitiveness, through the improvement of their profitability, the increase in the productivity of their resources, processes and work methods.

InfoPyME is a Web site that is administered by SENATI and specialises in the SMEs segment. Its main objective is to provide the micro and small enterprise sector with a Box of business tools, which contains the best tools for the micro and small enterprise, entrepreneurs and consultants.
Institute of Audiovisual Production for Micro and Small Enterprise Training - IPACE

Instituto de Producción Audiovisual para la Capacitación de la Micro y Pequeña Empresa - IPACE is an office of SENATI that is engaged in the design and production of the audiovisual and multimedia material that is used to train entrepreneurs. Its purpose is to support SENATI and contribute to expand its teaching facilities towards the Micro and Small Enterprise (SME) sector in the country.
In this site you will find the different audiovisual and multimedia services that are offered to the general public, as well as advisory services and counselling concerning garment, dairy products, bakery and confectionery and other related issues. These services are also directed to the large group of SMEs which represent 98 per cent of enterprises in Peru.

Proyecto Capacitación Técnica Empresarial para Incrementar la Producción y Rentabilidad de tejidos en Comunidades Andinas Convenio SENATI - FONDOEMPLEO (Project on Technical and Business Training to Increase the Production and Profitability of Textiles in the Andean Communities. SENATI - FONDOEMPLEO Agreement)
This project was implemented in three representative departments of the country: Cajamarca, Apurimac and Ayacucho. The aim was to promote the development of business productive units of handmade textiles in Andean communities in order to turn an activity of subsistence into a profit-yielding activity.
At the same time, it sought to increase productivity within the community and the quality of such textile products that have commercial potential in the regional market, to promote the organisation and creation of 6 business productive units and also to facilitate the access of textile products to the national and international market.
As a result, direct employment was created for 820 community members.

Native Communities of Bajo Urubamba
Within the framework of Shell company's support to native communities situated along Urubamba river in Cuzco, SENATI signed an agreement with this transnational company in order to provide training and assistance in technical and operational aspects that are crucial for the development of these communities.
The main objective of the courses was to promote family, social and economic development in native communities by offering training and technical assistance earmarked to the improvement of their life conditions and the promotion and creation of microenterprises.

Training for the Andean population in the area of influence of Mining Project "Las Bambas" (Agreement SENATI / Pre-investment - Centromin)
The agreement between Centromin and SENATI has had the purpose of bolstering the skills of the population situated in the area of influence of Las Bambas Project in order to increase the productivity of the work done in the area as well as promoting business projects among the population of the area. Training in these places is the result of the diagnosis carried out by SENATI's IPACE team in the local areas of Chalhuahuacho, Progreso and nearby communities, contained within "Las Bambas" Project.
From the belief that training is oriented towards strengthening the skills of the population and preparing them for a better performance in the places were skilled manpower is required, this first stage of intervention was begun in activities such as garment and metal structures manufacturing.

Uchuraccay: una luz, una esperanza, una empresa (Uchuraccay: a light, a hope, an enterprise)
This special project stems from the need to create new enterprises and jobs in Peru. It worked with an extremely poor Alto-Andean community, Uchuraccay community. The project sought to guide community members of Ucharaccay to turn an activity of subsistence into a profitable economic activity. To do so, it introduced technical training and business management training, with continuous counselling and monitoring.