This proposal focuses on creating a comprehensive training and certification program for developers specializing in Blockchain, specifically on the Cardano platform. It is aimed at students and professionals in Latin America. Certification and accreditation will be issued by Person Vue, Onvue Claim, Credly, ITCC, the Professional Certification Coalition, and the Latin American and Caribbean University. The main objective is to promote the adoption and usability of the Cardano ecosystem in the region, starting with university training, thus providing developers with the skills and knowledge necessary to build innovative decentralized applications.

In Latin America, there is a limited offering of university programs that accredit and certify blockchain technology, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels, which limits their competitiveness in the labor market. This additionally hinders the wider adoption and usability of Cardano's blockchain technology in the region.

This proposal offers internationally accredited and certified training in blockchain technology, thus allowing greater engagement with the university sector in the region and generating greater adoption and usability of the Cardano platform.

We will be training and certifying 132 professionals and students from 13 countries in Latin America. The first milestone will be the promotion of 66 participants and the second milestone will be the promotion of 66 participants for a total of 132 trained participants.

Faculty and Administrative Staff Payment (12 months) 120,000ADA/$54,000 Fees and platform payment (130 participants) 66,700ADA/$30,000 Total: 186,700ADA/$84,000

The team is made up of 12 professionals, who will work for a period of 12 months as teachers and organizers of academic activities.

FUNINTEC has participated in the in-person and online training of more than 150 students and professionals, in partnership with ULAC and other organizations. We have professionals with extensive experience. For this plan, we will have highly distinguished members in the area of Cardano ecosystem development. FUNINTEC has also organized and participated in Cardano activities at the local and regional levels.

This proposal offers a 100% scholarship for participants;however, the cost-benefit ratio is very favorable for the Latin American Cardano community, as we will be training and certifying 132 professionals and students from 13 Latin American countries. They will be multipliers, not only within universities but also in companies and organizations. This certification will allow us to showcase a high-level training plan to the community at an affordable cost appropriate for the region, for subsequent training processes that will be covered by the new participants.

We have indeed been part of organizational and training processes, such as CIP-1694 Caracas, CIP-1694 Pan American in Uruguay, Intersect Community Workshops, Intersect Governance Workshop, and Cardano Constitutional Convention.

There are no internal or external dependencies.