The programme also provides training and the acquisition of skills for self-employment (Lavigne, 2013). Ecuador, for example, is implementing its My First Job Programme, which seeks to promote and encourage the employment of young students. To do this, employment opportunities are offered to young students aged 16 to 20 with no prior job experience, thus providing their first experience in the formal labour market. Staying in school is a condition for keeping the job, students receive adequate remuneration for the work performed under this grant.