# Dominican Republic professional training initiatives > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/dominican-republic-professional-training-initiatives > Updated: 2026-08-20T21:02:14.000Z. Sources: 8. Developments: 2. Dominican Republic institutions are implementing various professional development and training initiatives across multiple sectors. In the realm of technical and legal education, the Instituto Técnico Superior Comunitario (ITSC) and the Oficina Nacional de Derecho de Autor (ONDA) established an agreement to cooperate on intellectual property and copyright education through workshops and seminars. Additionally, the Instituto Nacional de Formación Técnico Profesional (INFOTEP), working with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and CODOPESCA, certified 13 trainers in the ‘Think Coop’ methodology to promote cooperative economic models. In the educational sector, the National Institute of Physical Education (INEFI) and the Dominican Institute of Technology (IDT) launched a specialized training workshop for physical education teachers. Led by international specialists, this program focuses on psychomotricity and ludomotricity for early childhood education, aiming to improve national educational quality for children aged 0-6. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-20: INEFI and IDT launch psychomotricity training for educators INEFI and the Dominican Institute of Technology have launched a specialized training workshop on psychomotricity for early childhood educators and physical education technicians in the Dominican Republic. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/inefi-and-idt-launch-psychomotricity-training-for-educators ### 2026-08-19: Dominican training institutions launch new professional development initiatives Dominican training institutions are launching new initiatives: ITSC and ONDA are partnering to promote copyright and intellectual property education, while INFOTEP has certified trainers in ILO cooperative's. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/dominican-training-institutions-launch-new-professional-development-initiatives --- Cite as: Dominican Republic professional training initiatives. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/dominican-republic-professional-training-initiatives