You are absolutely right when yo mention that: Latin America faces a shortage of over 400,000 full time equivalents (FTES) now and through 2019.

And I also agree with your assertion when you said that Seven hundred and sixty employers from 10 countries in Latin America were interviewed for this study, and they say skills like "teamwork", "entrepreneurship", "communication", "problem solving", "English language proficiency", and "creativity", in addition to "technical skills", are critical. Over 62 percent of employers say they have difficulty hiring, and finding the right skill combinations is the primary obstacle. Quality of candidates and... "lack of English language proficiency" were most cited as secondary causes.

I believe that many Latin American countries can reach the goals, but there is a great need of financial and technical support of those that can help...I think that increasing the training facilities could place a great difference to fill the gap.

We need those training facilities to give the appropriate leverage to those technicians, with the tools of the trade that increase and improve their skills at a higher level to achieve the actual and future needs of this continuous technological evolution for any new market opportunity to come...BUT SUPPORT IS "A MUST HAVE" TO MAKE THE THINGS HAPPEN!