Workers’ training was placed at the center of the Dilma administration in terms of employment. The bill establishing the National Program for Access to Technical Education (Programa Nacional de Acesso ao Ensino Tecnico, Pronatec) was revealed in late April and sent shortly after to the Brazilian Congress for approval. This bill will offer training and specialization courses to workers and students willing to learn or improve technical skills. Workers with the lowest economic resources and jobseekers, as well as students aiming for technical qualification, will be entitled to a scholarship. About 3.5 million scholarships should be given by 2014. In order to achieve the goals defined, 81 new centers of technical education are already being built. Within three years, 200 new centers should open, reaching a total of 555 federal technical schools all over the country. President Rousseff explained that training would affect all sectors, including construction, the hotel industry, hairdressing, computing and other booming economic sectors. 1 billion reals (€433M) were affected to the Pronatec program.
en, reaching a total of 555 federal technical schools all over the country. President Rousseff explained that training would affect all sectors, including construction, the hotel industry, hairdressing, computing and other booming economic sectors. 1 billion reals (€433M) were affected to the Pronatec program.
Planet Labor, May 30, 2011, No. 110348 – www.planetlabor.com
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