FUNDESTEAM · Youth Employment

From the classroom to a first job

Since 2021, we have trained young people across Latin America in coding and artificial intelligence with Samsung, and we stay with them until they land their first job, working alongside Panama's Ministry of Labor.

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1,900+
Samsung Innovation Campus graduates since 2021
4,600+
young people trained through My First Job
10
Latin American countries where we have run SIC
A proven partner for funders

Programs that already deliver results to their funders

We run employment programs funded by companies and by government, with clear targets, outcome tracking and regular reporting to every funder.

Samsung

Implementing partner for Samsung Innovation Campus since 2021. Six cohorts delivered, and in 2026 we were selected again through a competitive process to run the program in seven countries.

Panama's Ministry of Labor (MITRADEL)

Training partner for My First Job since August 2024: 31 groups trained on our platform, with regular statistical reports to the Ministry.

Accountability

Every funder receives reports on attendance, coursework, certification and student-level alerts, plus a final outcomes report.

Samsung Innovation Campus · 2021–2026

Five years building AI talent

Samsung's global program, delivered by FUNDESTEAM in Latin America: 240 hours of Python, artificial intelligence and generative AI, with instructors, tutors and real-world projects. In 2026 it reaches Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela.

1,900+
graduates across six cohorts (2021–2025)
1,300+
graduates in artificial intelligence
590+
graduates in Python programming
90%
certification rate in the 2025 cohort
98%
average attendance in the 2025 cohort
4,600+
applicants in 2026 for about 400 spots
43%
of surveyed graduates are employed (June 2026)
85%
of surveyed graduates are still in school
Samsung Innovation Campus students with partner representativesSIC graduates with program partnersA group of Samsung Innovation Campus studentsSIC students presenting their projects

Sources: program graduate records (2021–2025), the 2025 cohort, the 2026 applicant database and a survey of 763 graduates (June 2026). Photos: SIC student gathering, June 2026.

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My First Job · Ministry of Labor

Training that opens the door to a first job

My First Job (Mi Primer Empleo) is the Government of Panama's program that gives young people ages 17 to 24 their first paid work experience (Law 121 of 2019). In partnership with the Ministry of Labor, FUNDESTEAM trains participants in workplace skills on its online platform before they start at their host companies.

4,600+
young people enrolled in 2024
2,600+
completed 100% of the training
31
groups trained between August 2024 and January 2026
17–24
years old: participants' age range
Samsung Innovation Campus graduate
Employment platform

A direct bridge between graduates and employers

Our internship platform brings together graduate profiles and openings from partner companies, and tracks each young person through to hiring.

1,100+
active graduate profiles
20+
partner companies
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A new alliance · 2027–2028

Learn, Build and Thrive Alliance

Building on the experience we have gained over the years, we are bringing together a broad alliance of public universities, chambers of commerce and the Ministry of Labor: a one-year program for each cohort that supports every young person through to their first income.

A one-year program

16 weeks of training in coding, artificial intelligence and building solutions, followed by support through month 12 until participants earn their first income.

Public universities as partners

Universities co-design and co-certify the program and open their computer labs; chambers of commerce and the Ministry of Labor bring the job openings.

Selected for potential

Young people ages 18 to 25 from public universities and technical institutes, from verified low-income households, with priority for first-generation college students.

700
young people over two years
6
Latin American countries
90%
graduation target
60%
target share of graduates with a job, paid internship, income or their own business by month 12

Program targets are being designed with public universities, chambers of commerce and the Ministry of Labor. We are looking for founding partners.

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Invest in a young person's first job

We'll walk you through the results of each program and design the kind of support that best fits your organization's goals.

Marvin Daniel Castillo Benavides

President and Legal Representative, FUNDESTEAM

mcastillo@fundesteam.org
+507 6674-7992

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