> Increase workforce employability to boost productivity by speeding up the reallocation of labor from less-productive activities to more productive ones and improving workers' wellbeing.

> Expand access to new jobs, make employment more inclusive, and offer existing firms opportunities to access new markets to expand sales and create more jobs (3).

> Allow workers to choose and receive training according to what they identify as needs. This will improve your job profile.

> Excess screen exposure can cause eye problems.

> Overuse of screens without the necessary occupational health guidelines can create problems in the hands, wrists, and general upper body.

Execution risk: > It is necessary that all possible students have access to the internet and the necessary equipment for their development on online platforms. > Students should have a developed digital language to handle all the tools they present and take advantage of all the benefits.

Stakeholder participation risk: > Both course developers and employers need to be on-board with these initiatives to work for employees. > Course developers should be broad enough to cover different fields and increase specialty courses if demand dictates.

Drop off risk: > If students do not perceive a direct benefit from the courses, in addition to time-spaces, they may not finish the courses offered.

External risk: > Lack of internet infrastructure and connectivity in remote areas to enjoy the proper conditions that a hybrid educational system demands. > Training offers may not be adequate for all profiles, and employers might not consider certified offerings valid to increase employability and hire new personnel.

Unexpected impact risk: > Weather conditions that hinder infrastructure or internet transmission. For example, strong winds or other natural disasters that damage the connection.

Gender inequality and/or marginalization risk: > Some rural people may have connection difficulties or lack of tools to have an adequate study. In addition, some people may need the necessary leveling to continue with more advanced studies.

This initiative intends to keep workers updated so that there is a workforce of the best quality and so that workers can exploit and update their skills.

(National Development Plan): Provide quality education and improve job training for Colombians to obtain knowledge and skills that respond to market needs to increase workforce productivity and reduce unemployment. The plan also aims to expand virtual and distance programs as a new alternative for access to higher education (18).

(Technologies to learn): Seek to generate projects that respond to the needs of the territorial context with the Tecnoacademia program, as well as creating spaces for innovation and teachers involvement in the construction of educational paths, which will strengthen students who enter higher education and facilitate capacities to the labor market. Developed by SENA, together with the Computers for Education program(27).

(Ten-Year National Education Plan 2016-2026): In 2017 launched the "You Choose" program for 35,000 Colombians (28), by ICETEX to grant credits to finance higher education.

Financial incentives: Yunus Capital invested in Provi, a platform that enables young people to enter higher education. They provide tailor-made credit at low to zero interest rates, enabling young people to undertake transformational courses (8). Ewa Capital invested in Platzi, a digital education platform with a Latin America and Spain presence that offers courses in entrepreneurship, digital marketing, software development, and coding, complementing students' critical soft skills (9).

Fiscal incentives: Law 115 of 1994 establishes that employers can annually deduct from their taxable income up to 130% of the expenses for salaries and social benefits of workers hired in vocational training programs previously approved by SENA.

Other incentives: Startups such as Ubits, Creahana, Domestika are platform-based education platforms that have participated in Y-Combinator and received funding from investors such as Acumen (21).

(Law 1064 of 2006): states that the MinEducacion and ICETEX may allocate funds to promote Higher Technical and Technological Education in quality-certified institutions. in 2014 there were 3,410 private, 20 public, and 22 mixed institutions (19)

(Decree 2226 of 2019): Article 17 requires the SNCTI to coordinate with the MinEducacion and MinTrabajo to incorporate technology in professional and work formation. Article 19 seeks digital literacy in learning skills in professional and work education (26).

(Law 115 of 1994): Establishes that employers can annually deduct from their taxable income up to 130% of the expenses for salaries and social benefits of workers hired in vocational training programs previously approved by SENA (29).

Start-ups such as Ubits, Creahana, Domestika are platform-based education platforms that have participated in Y-Combinator and received funding from investors such as Acumen (21).

SENA is the leading public job training provider offering tertiary technical and technological education through certified courses and apprenticeship contracts (20). Computers for Education is a government program that promotes educational innovation through the access, use, and appropriation of technology in educational centers in the country (30).

Technical sector roundtables, University-Business-State Committees, and Productive Alliances organized by the MinEducacion and the Private Competitiveness Council (CPC) conduct regional and cluster level pilots to identify gaps in human capital and design training plans (20).