vacanos, all good in theory, but, in reality, it will not work. i do not foresee too many bright young Dominicans coming back here with their hard earned skills, and finding too much work. the country is just too parochial and outmoded to allow for that. the good jobs will all go to the tia of the president´s cousin, and to the concubine of the generalissimo´s uncle. they will claim that it is their right to dispense the jobs to those who stayed here and struggled, while you went abroad and enjoyed all the Wendy´s and Red Lobster.

Santo Domingo.- La ministra de Educación Superior, Ligia Amada Melo, dijo hoy que han cerrado carreras en varias universidades del país, porque no se están formando buenos profesionales en ellas, pero no las identificó. Precisó que, tras ser evaluadas, se determinó que estas universidades no están graduando buenos profesionales, y que han tenido que cerrar carreras como contabilidad, mercadeo e informática, para dejarles sólo aquellas en las que tienen mayores fortalezas.

Indicó que no le han dado publicidad a esa situación, “porque resulta ser muy negativo” y que se limitan a supervisar las carreras que les han dejado impartir a esas universidades evaluadas.

“Hay que darles un compás de espera con supervisión, para que mejoren”, precisó.

La funcionaria explicó que en las grandes universidades del país han encontrado debilidades en el área de investigación, además de pocos profesores de tiempo completo.

Mientras que en las pequeñas, “Hay deficiencia de todo: pocos laboratorio, profesores que trabajan por hora y con menor nivel del que se requiere e instalaciones inadecuadas”.

Señaló que están evaluando 35 centros de educación superior, de los 47 que hay en todo el país.

En este sentido, dijo que han contratado más supervisores para dar más continuidad a los compromisos asumidos por las universidades evaluadas.

Al participar en una entrevista en el programa de televisión “Hoy Mismo” indicó que de los casi 30 mil millones de pesos que solicitaron para este año del Producto Interno Bruto, sólo le asignaron unos 6 mil millones, incluido lo que le corresponde a la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo.

Señaló que se necesitan ingenieros químicos, industriales y otros profesionales, para reforzar áreas débiles y que para ello coordinan con los empresarios para determinar cuáles son las que requieren.

“Hay más formación en las áreas sociales, pero hay pocas universidades dedicadas a las áreas tecnológicas”, dijo.

http://www.listindiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=130291

What is OPTIC please?
Estoy interesAdo en mas entrenamiento de computadoras

OPTIC is Oficina Presidencial de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación en Republica Dominicana they are the one that deal with everything technology related in DR. Desde paginas de internet del gobierno hasta implementacion de numeros y estadisticas de la telecomunicacion.Ellos no proveen classes directa al publico pero si necesitas aprender mas de computadora dejame saber en que exactamente y yo te puedo guiar en todo lo que pueda. Por eso es que siempre e dicho aqui que el gobierno tiene muchos programas el problema es que casi nadie sabe de ellos, Yo habeces pienso que ellos quieren que sea asi para quedarse con todo sin darle el servicio al pueblo.

El gobierno Dominicano tiene muchas informacion que puede ser usada para favorecer al publico pero lamentablemente casi nadie sabe de ellas.

www.optic.gob.do

Belly, keep up the great work on this thread. congrats for what you have already said. this is my pet subject, as i have been an educator at one point in life, and aim to return to any classroom that will have me. but, as i said, the entrenched factions will not leave too many doors open for new ideas. they feel threatened. firstly, they are so ignorant that they think they know something. secondly, those who are smart enough to know that they are dumb will do all that is necessary to protect their livelihoods.

Persistence dread, persistence. Target the college, university or institute of higher learning that you want to work in, and then apply even as a volunteer, or part timer or even create a spot, even in the mail room. The cream always rises to the top, it just takes a little time for "them" to notice you.
And best of all do not reveal your true intentions in the beginning, so they will not feel that you are maybe a threat, to their sacred status quo.

Thank you Dread. As I keep reading around and getting more information on different subject I'm more convinced that the problem in all comes down to education of both students and teacher because both need a higher level of it.I think in DR there is lots of potential in higher education but we need a government that puts a budget for school and then everything else because as it stands now is more like everything else and then what ever is left put it into schools.The tech field in the whole Latin America is so underdeveloped that is a shame to say out loud something I have found out as I travel around different countries.To me the way out for DR is entrepreneurship but that requires some sort of dominant knowledge in a field and that's the problem in DR even teacher don't have a solid knowledge on their own subject.I have talked to some call technology teacher who have been teaching for a while and even dough I'm not yet a master in programming I can see holes in their curriculum that leads students in the wrong direction and tunnel vision education where they can't think outside the box because they don't dominate the subject.

It is like you have said before that people in DR just copy from another but fail to understand the principals of the subject and how they arrived at that point so since everybody just copied then everybody makes the exact same mistake.Just look at all Dominican websites and you will see it on the web too from DRSOL to DR1 they all have the exact same mistake in the design process.DT is the only site that I know of that is thinking a tiny bit outside the box but still needs an update on the principals of web design and the workflow to get a well all around design.I'm not a designer but I'm taking media classes and I can see it better now from the tv channel to the radio station all making the same mistake and I just think is funny.

as i said numerous times, Belly, the problem is one of FUNDAMENTALS. people have to understand them before they can make any progress in todays world. i will use my favorite subject to illustrate my point. you know, SPEAKERS, for homes and cars. every builder of speakers that i have met, and i have met numerous, believes that the holes, or ports, in the speaker is there to LET OUT the bass. none have ever heard that it is those ports which tune the frequency of the enclosure, and that, when properly done, the music comes from the port. so, they all just put two holes, of any size and length, with no idea why. ergo, they cannot ever build a proper enclosure, except by accident. that is what i speak of..BASICS. that is the reason why they can fix a broken tv set for it to work TEMPORARILY. because they do not understand the fundamentals, they cannot figure why it broke in the first place, and fix it for good. better yet, design a better TV.