
FACING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION:
DIGITAL TALENT FOR CHILE
This public-private initiative seeks to develop new skills in people, aligned with the new demands of digital transformation.
We aim to expand people’s opportunities by providing the possibility to access to quality jobs. We want to accelerate Chile’s transition to the new digital economy.
Digital Talent is a public-private initiative that aims to generate a virtuous system of training for work, allowing vulnerable people to improve their employability and companies have the current and future digital talent they require.
In its first phase 2019-2022 it has been proposed to train 16,000 people. To achieve this, it works in 3 main areas:
- Development of a wide network of companies.
- Development of a pipeline of vulnerable people with interest in careers related to digital.
- Development of an ecosystem of suppliers under a world-class Bootcamp methodology that reduces the restriction of training offerings of this type in Chile.

WHAT WE ARE FACING?
Chile faces a growing demand for human capital with skills to solve digital related challenges and with specific digital skills. On the other hand, a high percentage of vulnerable people work in routine tasks with a high risk of automation. FCh estimated together with the National Productivity Commission that 1.9 million people are in this situation. The figure rises to 4.9 million if we consider occupations with medium-high automation risks. Finally, there is no adequate training offer that contributes to reduce the gap between supply and demand of technicians with digital skills.
In this context, vulnerable people with low skills do not have the possibility of leaving the labor market for a long time to train and access an accelerated path towards quality training programs, due to financing restrictions, alternative
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In Chile there is a 25% deficit of professionals per year in this area
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The annual gap in ICT professionals reaches 5.000 people
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This, while the number of information services companies has grown by 110%, turnover by 87% and human capital by 61%, with a 2020 demand of 65,000 people.
“While 75 million jobs will be displaced worldwide through automation between 2018 and 2011, as many as 133 million new roles could be created”
The Future of Jobs Report, 2018 , Word Economic Forum
HOW WE DO IT
The initiative aims to put in place a mechanism that is articulated with the components of: demand, training and evaluation and labor intermediation, for both the human capital agenda for the export of services and the National Plan for Human Capital for Industry 4.0 (PNCH 4.0), generating pilot programs and initiatives that allow people to develop skills to access quality jobs, in line with the demands of the digital economy with a focus on inclusion.
Identification of needs
Identifies the Demand
Implementation
Attracts objective public to training
Employment
Certification of skills. Placement of talents in companies
Impact
Talento Digital para Chile capacitará a 16.000 personas entre 2019 y 2022.
Buscamos que un 70% de esas personas puedan acceder a un mejor empleo o a la continuidad de sus estudios, o a oportunidades de emprendimiento.
Government
For the country it will be creative energy to boost productivity and economic development.
Companies
They will gain the ability to lead and access a seedbed of Digital Talent within the new economy.
TVET institutions
Institutions participating will lead the training of new Digital Talent.
People
A path of development and broader horizon of opportunities, promoting and improving their employability.
Program’s Roadmap
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