De Par En Par

What De Par En Par does

De Par En Par is a Dominican Republic-based non-profit digital platform operated under IEET (Iniciativa Empresarial para la Educación Técnica), connecting technical-education students and educational institutions with the productive sector for internships and first-job placement. The platform addresses a documented gap in which approximately 25,000 technical students annually need host companies to complete their practical training; without a facilitating marketplace, placement is described as nearly impossible. The service is provided free of charge to both students and employers.

The platform is built on a WordPress CMS-based website (deparenpar.edu.do) offering internship listings, a searchable employer directory filterable by province, category, and education level, internal messaging, and Google SSO authentication. A specialized sub-program, "Talento que Abre Puertas," extends the platform to persons with disabilities with identification, evaluation, placement, and ongoing workplace accommodation support. The product surface is intentionally simple — a unified service rather than modular add-ons — and the organization has not disclosed APIs, SDKs, or AI-based matching capabilities.

De Par En Par operates under a freemium, non-revenue model sustained by its founding partners IMCA (a 78-year-old Dominican industrial conglomerate) and INICIA Educación (an impact investment fund focused on education in the Dominican Republic and the broader NOLA region). GTM is community-led, combining self-serve web registration with direct institutional outreach to technical schools, polytechnics, and Dominican enterprises. Distribution is purely digital and domestic, with no paid marketing or paid tiers; the organization employs approximately 10 people. No funding rounds, equity investors, or disclosed financials were identified.

Name

De Par En Par

Legal name

Iniciativa Empresarial para la Educación Técnica IEET

Website

https://deparenpar.edu.do

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

De Par En Par is a Dominican Republic non-profit platform under IEET that connects technical-education students with companies for free internships and first-job placements, including a specialized disability-inclusion program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Job Matching Platform

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Educational Support Services (611710), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAIAJAL

Admissions, Placement Testing & Progression Management for Pathways

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/Overseas Pathway, Foundation & Bridging Programs

Keywords

• Internship matching platform
• Workforce development
• Technical education
• Student employment
• Talent marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Santo Domingo

HQ country

Dominican Republic

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Platform Services (Free for Users): The platform is described as completely free for both students and companies to register and apply to offers. As a non-profit initiative under IEET, the organization likely operates on external funding, grants, or donations rather than platform fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

De Par En Par operates a free web-based marketplace platform that connects technical education students and educational institutions with Dominican companies offering internship opportunities. The platform supports candidate registration, internship listing, employer directory browsing, internal messaging, and application management. It also includes a specialized program called 'Talento que Abre Puertas' dedicated to placing persons with disabilities into internships and employment.

Product overview

De Par En Par operates as a unified digital platform for connecting students and educational institutions with the productive sector in the Dominican Republic. The core offering consists of an internship and employment platform that enables students to search and apply to internships, a company directory for filtering opportunities by location and industry, and a specialized inclusion program called 'Talento que Abre Puertas' that connects people with disabilities to employment opportunities. The platform functions as a single integrated service without separate modules or add-ons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Talento que abre puertas: Employment and internship program for talents with disabilities, providing identification, evaluation, job placement, and follow-up services.

Products and services

• Plataforma de Conexión para Pasantías (Internship Connection Platform) A digital platform that connects students and educational centers with the productive sector, providing opportunities for young people to complete their studies in real work contexts. Students can browse internship opportunities, apply to offers, and potentially transition to their first employment. Free for both students and companies.
• Búsqueda de Empresas (Company Directory) A searchable directory of companies and organizations that offer internship positions, filterable by location, province, and industry category across Dominican Republic. Enables students to identify potential employers aligned with their career interests.
• Talento que Abre Puertas (Talent that Opens Doors) A specialized employment and internship program connecting companies with people with disabilities, providing identification of talent, evaluation, job placement, and ongoing support for successful integration. Includes personalized accompaniment and workplace accommodation support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 25,000 students served annually seeking internship opportunities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IEET (Iniciativa Empresarial para la Educación Técnica)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2007IEET is the non-profit organization that developed and operates De Par En Par. Founded in March 2007 following a study by IMCA that revealed the gap between technical and behavioral competencies required for entry-level technical positions and those of recent graduates. IEET promotes joint ventures between educational and productive sectors to improve technical education and develop national human potential.
• IMCAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the founding partners of IEET, IMCA is a 78-year-old Dominican company serving construction, mining, agricultural, commercial, energy generation, transportation, and cargo handling industries. Represents leading global brands including CAT, Mobil, Metso:Outotec, Kalmar, and John Deere.
• INICIA EducacióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner of IEET, INICIA Educación is an impact investment fund focused on strengthening education in Dominican Republic and the NOLA (Northern Latin America) region. Parent organization of IEET and the broader network of educational organizations.
• Alpha InversionesminorOthersCompany participating in the 'Talento que abre puertas' program for disability inclusion, providing internship/employment opportunities to persons with disabilities.
• UHY ConsultoresminorOthersConsulting firm participating in disability inclusion program, has hired talents with disabilities through the platform.
• GILDANminorOthersInternational apparel manufacturer participating in disability inclusion initiatives through the platform.
• Ministerio de Energía y MinasminorOthersGovernment ministry participating in disability inclusion program, providing opportunities in public sector.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Idealist: Idealist is a global non-profit job and internship board connecting mission-driven talent with social-impact organizations. Comparable given De Par En Par's non-profit status and its mission-driven positioning around inclusive workforce development.
• Handshake: Handshake is a US-based career platform connecting college students with employers for internships and entry-level jobs. It is the closest direct peer to De Par En Par given its student-employer marketplace model targeting early-career talent.
• Disability:IN: Disability:IN is a US-based non-profit that connects companies with qualified candidates with disabilities through inclusion programs and employer advisory services. Direct peer specifically to De Par En Par's 'Talento que abre puertas' disability-inclusion offering.
• JobTeaser: JobTeaser is a European platform embedded in universities that connects students and recent graduates with employers for internships and early-career roles. Directly comparable as a student career-marketplace with similar mission and employer pipeline focus.
• WayUp: WayUp is a US-focused platform that matches students and recent graduates with internship and entry-level opportunities at employers. Direct peer given its two-sided student-to-employer internship matching model.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: LinkedIn is the dominant global professional network with a large Dominican user base and dedicated student/early-career functionality. Broad incumbent that competes for both student attention and employer recruitment budgets.
• Indeed: Indeed is a leading global job search engine with active presence in the Dominican Republic. Broad incumbent competing for employer postings and student job-seeker traffic.

Others

• INICIA Educación: INICIA Educación is De Par En Par's parent impact investment fund focused on education in the DR and NOLA region. Related as the funding/strategic backer and part of the same organizational ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Multitrabajos: Multitrabajos is an Ibero-American job board active in the Dominican Republic and other Spanish-speaking markets. Regional peer offering generalist job listings that overlap with De Par En Par's employer-facing supply side.
• Computrabajo: Computrabajo is a leading job board across Latin America and operates in the Dominican Republic. It is a regional peer competing for the same employer demand and student job-seeker attention, though it is a generalist board rather than internship-specialized.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/red-de-par-en-par
• Instagraminstagram.com/reddeparenpar

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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