Cuba funds job training for unemployed young adults
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Cuba’s Council of Ministers approved a program to train people aged 18 to 30 who are not in school or employed, offering them a monthly income during the courses.
The program aims to integrate these individuals into Cuba’s education, production, and service sectors by improving their job skills.
While primarily for those 18 to 30, the program also allows for the inclusion of adolescents aged 15 to 17, based on social risk assessments, and individuals aged 31 to 35 with family care responsibilities. The training courses will last from one to six months, requiring at least 20 hours of instruction weekly.
Cuba’s municipal offices of Labor and Social Security will select participants, prioritizing those from areas with high unemployment, women with children, transgender individuals, people living with HIV/AIDS, people with disabilities, and others in vulnerable situations. Participants will earn a monthly income equal to Cuba’s current minimum wage of 3,210 Cuban pesos during the training.
The government may require participants to repay the income if they drop out of the courses without justification, refuse suitable employment after training, or resign from a job within the first six months. Several Cuban ministries and municipal councils will collaborate to implement the program, which builds on earlier initiatives to address youth unemployment, in 2023, officials reported around 800,000 young people were not studying or working, and was announced in June 2026.
