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IMD is combating the shortage of professionals in the IT sector: The Institute is offering hundreds of vacancies in free technical courses in the IT area, focusing on the courses that generate the most jobs. Find out how to apply for courses that are eligible for a certificate.
The free technical courses in the IT area of the Instituto Metrópole Digital (IMD/UFRN) concluded, last Monday, December 2nd, the certification ceremonies for graduates of the tenth class. Contributing to the shortage of professionals in the IT sector, 146 new professionals were trained, coming from cities in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte and Natal. More than 500 new opportunities remain open for those interested in entering the IT market, check out the details below!
More than 140 professionals receive certificates in IT courses
With this number, IMD now has 1.649 professionals trained in its free technical courses in the IT area.
The new graduates completed their training at the centers in Mossoró (10 graduates), Angicos (1), Pau dos Ferros (4) and Caicó (1), in addition to the central center in Natal (130).
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The ceremonies marked the awarding of certificates for courses in Industrial Automation, Electronics, Internet Computing, Digital Game Programming, Computer Networks and the Internet of Things.
For the student Caio Breno de Paiva, a Computer Networks graduate and server at UFRN, the IT courses offered by IMD were fundamental for his professional development. Breno highlights that this was his second technical course at the institution, which contributes to the shortage of professionals in the IT sector.
He has been familiar with the methodology since 2014 and has always admired the quality of the teaching material, which is very complete. In addition, the training gave him the fundamental support to work in the computer networks sector, in which he works today.
Understand the importance of free technical courses in the IT field
The certification of the new technicians took place during two different ceremonies. The first, which marked the certification of students in the centers of the interior of RN, took place on November 26, in an auditorium at Federal Rural University of the Semiarid Region (UFERSA), in Mossoró. The second ceremony took place on the 2nd and was attended by the general director of IMD, professor Ivonildo Rêgo, and the director of the Institute, Ismênia Blavatsky.
According to Marcel Oliveira, coordinator of the Mossoró hub, the IMD fulfills its role of training labor to combat the shortage of professionals in the IT sector, taking the initiative to all regions of the state. The institution is always working to improve its courses.
The professor also encouraged new professionals to participate in entrepreneurship actions, with the incubation of startups in the Digital Metropolis Technology Park. The IMD director highlighted the importance of free technical courses in the IT area as a basis for the so-called knowledge society. He also emphasized how IT courses optimize the professional career path of new graduates.
Check out how to register for free technical course vacancies
It is important to mention that IMD recently opened a selection process for a new class of technical courses. With 560 vacancies, also available for general competition, the competition foresees the offer of a new emphasis: Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Registration for IT courses is open until December 8th and the selection process will consist of evaluating candidates' academic performance, based on an analysis of the average grades in mathematics and Portuguese obtained by students during the 9th year of Elementary School.
In its 14-year history, IMD's technical courses have produced more than 500 online classes and currently have seven different emphases. Offered in a blended learning model, remotely and with recurring in-person meetings, the training has a workload of 1000 to 1200 hours.
There is no point in training professionals and paying low salaries. The shortage is not due to a lack of good professionals but rather a lack of companies paying good salaries. So these professionals will earn in dollars or euros.
These people don't understand this. They want cheap labor. Brazil has become an exporter of developers.
Don't fall for it. They want to pay a minimum wage to those who graduate in the field. It's bullshit. This kind of news is to fool the fools. To saturate the sector and make labor even cheaper. Because those who have worked in the field are leaving... Personal experience. 20 years in the field.