Costa Rica will Have Tech Olympics

The hot topic in recent days were the London Olympics, but as some left wanting more, Costa Rica will its own competitions; but these will be directed at technical careers.



The National Training Institute (INA) will be arranging the activities, who from the first time will make Olympics of this type, in which 180 will participate.

They will make several contests to choose the best 10 or 15 competitors, depending on the number of people who are registered at the headquarters of the INA.

The investment for these Olympics will be of ˘ 60 million due to the mobilization of equipment, and transportation, accommodation and meals for participants.

The final event will be on September 26th and 27th in El Pedregal, where they plan to divide the area where the competitions will take place. There will be an area for reception and the sponsors will be able to have stands to sell their products.

In the qualifying rounds about a 1,000 students will participate from 9 regional offices of the INA, who will be supported by 130 educators that will be responsible for defining the tests that have to be measured.

In total, 25 tests will be made in 16 subsectors, including: printing industry, food, vehicle mechanics, metallurgy, textiles, traditional processes, materials technology, electricity, and tourism.

Source: Costaricanorth.com