✺ Las Terrenas · Samaná · Dominican Republic
Turning young people into tourism professionals
An intensive 12-week program for young people aged 18 to 22. Completely free for the students selected.
- 12
- weeks
- 90%
- employability
- 108
- students a year
- 15+
- partner companies
01Mission
We empower young people in Las Terrenas through intensive vocational tourism training, creating professionals who drive local economic growth.
02Specialisations
Three paths, one destination
You choose a specialisation when you apply. Each one combines theory, real practice and job placement.
04The campus
Sienna Village, in the hills of Las Terrenas
You do not learn in a borrowed classroom. Every facility on campus is a real workplace where you practise with real guests and customers.
- Organic restaurant for culinary practice
- Eco-lodge for hotel training
- Craft workshop
- Learning centre
- Eco-park with organic crops
05Why La Fábrica de Sueños?
Guaranteed work
90% of graduates find a job in their field.
Well-rounded training
English, maths, computing and soft skills.
Unique facilities
Training at Sienna Village, with a real restaurant and eco-lodge.
Ongoing support
Six months of follow-up after you graduate.
Alumni network
A permanent connection with graduates already at work.
The program is free for the students selected.
Apply
Dreams have no expiry date — they just need the right tools to come true.
— Student of La Fábrica de Sueños
06For companies
Join us as a partner
- Access staff who are already trained
- Measurable social impact in your community
- A network of committed companies
- From work placements to direct hiring
07Articles
Read us before you decide
What each trade really pays, how we train and why it is needed. Written for anyone thinking of applying, and for anyone thinking of supporting us.
✺ Jobs and pay
How much do tourism jobs actually pay in Las Terrenas?
Nine local tourism trades, the average pay for each, what you learn and where you start.
✺ How we train
Your life project: the question we ask before any other
Before we teach you to cook, to welcome guests or to guide a tour, we ask you a harder question: what do you want from your life?
✺ The context
Las Terrenas is growing. Its young people are left on the shore.
Dominican tourism grew 5.2% a year for a decade. That growth, on its own, never reached the town’s young people. The data explains why.