Management courses

These courses have the objective to help individuals expand their knowledge in a field and acquire qualifications needed to start up a business, or to run their businesses more efficiently resulting in a more stable revenue stream.

Course offerings include, for example:

How to start your own business
Basic Accounting 
Sales and Marketing 
Business Administration 
Customer Service 
Production Costs 
Quality Control 
Strategic Planning

Technical Training Courses

These courses - typically programs of short duration – are designed to help students acquire qualifications, technical and professional skills enabling them to participate in an economic activity and generate income needed to run the household. The following are samples of course offerings:

Dressmaking I and II

Curtains and borders (seams?) I and II

Bedspreads and pillows

Upholstery / Tapestry? I and II

Flower arrangements (dry and natural flowers)

Repairs / spareparts for kitchens and bathrooms

Arreglos en globos (? Lightbulbs?)

Decorating Interiors

Aromatic Oil lamps / candles (introductory and advanced course)

Brushstrokes / Painting

Ø Table sets

Ø Sewing / needlework (costura domestica)

Ø Beautishop (introduction)

Personnel Development Courses and Workshops:

Ø Communicating with emotions

Ø Managing relationships

Ø Planning your life

Ø Self-esteem

Ø Leadership

Ø Teamwork

Ø Leadership (double posting to website – delete)

Ø Motivation and personal goals

Special Programs

Certificate in microfinance with specialization in credit analysis

Ø This certificate, earned in a 90-hours training program, has been designed for Credit Managers, consultants (advisors) and personnel of microfinance institutions.

Certificate in Human Resources Management

Ø This certificate, earned in an 80-hours training program, has been designed to equip individuals working in this field (profession) with adequate management skills. This includes employees of the Development Bank, of non-profit organizations, and small to mid-size enterprises. The program is taught by instructors who are experts in their field and have extensive professional experience

Certificates are also offered in the following areas:

Ø Management – banking services and operations (analysis of processes)

Ø Specialized consulting services for specific economic sectors

The Institute ADOPEM offers consulting services supported by team of qualified professionals with extensive knowledge of an economic sector. These professionals assess and advise enterprises on how to run their businesses more efficiently with the goal to become more competitive and produce stable revenue streams.

Initiative – Employment and Young People:

This project is developed by the Ministry of Labor, in close cooperation with qualified professional training centers as those available through ADOPEM, under the auspices of the Bank of Inter-American Development (BID) and with the technical support of Infotep.