The State Technical Schools (ETECs) Are Open for Enrollment for Thousands of Slots in Free Technical Courses in Various Areas. Don’t Waste Time and Enroll!
The State Technical Schools (Etecs) opened enrollment this Monday (2) for the 2024 entrance exam, focusing on free technical courses. In the Piracicaba region (SP), there are 2,711 opportunities across eight cities. The opportunities are available in various areas. In the region, besides the metropolis, the slots are distributed among units in Capivari (SP), Cordeirópolis (SP), Charqueada (SP), Limeira (SP), Santa Bárbara d’Oeste (SP), São Pedro (SP), and Nova Odessa (SP).
List of Free Technical Courses Offered at Etecs
We have compiled a list of some of the main free technical courses available, their units in the State Technical Schools, and the respective number of slots:
Capivari (Extension Emef Augusto Castanho):
- Logistics: evening – 35 slots;
- Administration: evening – 35 slots.
Charqueada (Extension Núcleo de Apoio Pedagógico Profa. Rafaela de C. R. Abdalla):
- Administration (reserve list): evening.
Cordeirópolis (Extension Emef Profª Maria Aparecida Pagoto de Moraes):
- Administration: evening – 35 slots.
Limeira (Etec Trajano Camargo):
- Chemistry: evening – 40 slots;
- Marketing: evening – 40 slots;
- Electrical Engineering: evening – 40 slots;
- Electromechanics: evening – 40 slots.
Nova Odessa (Etec Ferrucio Humberto Gazzetta):
- High School + Technical in Human Resources: afternoon – 40 slots;
- Quality: evening – 40 slots;
- Human Resources: evening – 40 slots;
- Occupational Safety: evening – 40 slots.
Piracicaba (Etec Cel. Fernando Febeliano da Costa):
- Mechanical: evening – 36 slots;
- Nutrition and Dietetics: evening – 36 slots;
- Chemistry: evening – 36 slots;
- Secretarial – (EaD – online);
- Occupational Safety: evening – 36 slots;
- Real Estate Transactions – (EaD – online).
Piracicaba (Extension Fatec Piracicaba):
- High School + Technical in Chemistry: afternoon – 40 slots;
- Administration: evening – 40 slots;
- Administration (reserve list): evening;
- Industrial Automation: evening – 40 slots;
- Electronics (reserve list): evening.
Rio das Pedras (Etec Dr. José Coury):
- Agribusiness: evening – 35 slots;
- High School + Technical in Administration: morning – 70 slots;
- High School + Technical in Agriculture: morning – 35 slots;
- High School + Technical in Logistics: evening – 35 slots;
- Quality: evening – 35 slots.
Santa Bárbara d’Oeste (Etec Prof. Dr. José Dagnoni):
- Tourism Guide – (EaD – online);
- Chemistry: evening – 40 slots;
- Human Resources: evening – 40 slots;
- Human Resources (reserve list): evening;
- Secretarial – (EaD – online);
- Real Estate Transactions – (EaD – online).
São Pedro (Etec Gustavo Teixeira):
- High School + Technical in Nutrition and Dietetics: morning – 40 slots;
- Tourism Guide – (EaD – online);
- Nutrition and Dietetics: evening – 40 slots;
- Secretarial – (EaD – online);
- Real Estate Transactions – (EaD – online).
Learn How to Enroll in Free Technical Courses
Those interested in participating in one of the free technical courses at the State Technical Schools can enroll until 3 PM on November 8, exclusively through the Etecs website. The enrollment fee is R$ 34.
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The exams for the entrance exam are scheduled to take place on December 10, at 1:30 PM. At the time of enrollment, candidates can choose the location for the exam.
The majority of technical courses in the Piracicaba region are conducted in-person; however, there are also some opportunities for online courses, with remote classes. In some courses, there is only a reserve list, meaning available slots from classes already in progress.
Get to Know the State Technical Schools
The State Technical School (ETEC) is a government program aimed at training technical-level professionals. Thus, if you have completed or are entering high school, it presents an opportunity to seek better living conditions.
Technical education is training that focuses on enabling individuals for lower complexity professions, typically related to the operational level of businesses and public agencies.
In this modality, the student learns simpler tasks, where planning, innovation, creativity, and strategy are secondary aspects.
