At a Glance
Location: Colombia
Impact Areas: Employment Generation, Placement
People Supported:
Youth, At-risk Women, Ethnic Minorities, Migrants, Population over 50
Joined NESsT Portfolio:
2024
Overview
Disruptia is a social enterprise leveraging technology to bridge the gap between the skills of jobseekers and the demands of companies in the digital job market in Colombia and other countries in Latin America. Its accessible training services have impacted 3,000 people, 44% of whom are from diverse backgrounds, including at-risk youth aged between 18 and 30, women, ethnic minorities, migrants, and people over the age of 50.
There are close to 3 million people out of work in Colombia, with marginalized groups representing a substantial proportion of this figure. Among the barriers people face to securing work are limited access to quality education and a mismatch between the skills job-seekers have and those required by companies.
In the rapidly evolving job landscape, Disruptia supports individuals to improve their employability and acquire sought-after skills. The enterprise’s recently launched recruitment platform uses AI to identify the precise skill sets required by companies in its database and adjust its training content to meet their needs. Its courses cover technical skills like sales, customer service, and data analytics, and essential skills such as critical thinking and problem-solving. By defining clear pathways to employment, Disruptia ensures its graduates are prepared and capable job candidates – 54% of whom find work within three months of completing training.
Businesses across various sectors are recognizing the urgent need to address skill shortages and build diverse workforces to stay competitive. Beyond its support to individual job seekers, Disruptia also works closely with companies to enhance their recruitment efforts and add a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens to their HR processes.
Results & Impact
3,000
individuals have received employability training
+1,900
marginalized people expected to be placed in jobs by 2026
69%
of people expected to be placed in jobs by 2026 are women
““The opportunities of support provided by NESsT are immensely valuable. In addition to financial resources that will enable us to accelerate our commercial efforts and expand into new markets, NESsT is also providing us access to highly qualified mentors. This will allow us to improve the skills of our leadership and operations teams to take our organization to the next level.””
NESsT Investment
With the support of NESsT and IKEA mentors, Disruptia is expanding its operations team and implementing a subscription model for companies. The social enterprise currently supports the recruitment efforts of 220 companies, and has placed closed to 600 individuals in dignified jobs. As part of the NESsT - IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program, it will amplify its presence in the local and Central American job market, with plans to increase its database of diversity, equity, and inclusion-focused employees tenfold in the next three years.
Disruptia also wishes to reach more people who face barriers to securing dignified work. One of the ways it plans to do this is by organizing recruitment events for entrepreneurs and job seekers, providing spaces to discuss challenges in recruitment and share training opportunities and job prospects.
Since its founding, Disruptia has experienced steady organic growth. NESsT and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship will support Disruptia’s sustainable expansion, leveraging their networks to connect Disruptia with organizations and companies for new partnerships and investment opportunities.