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The More Than 30,000 Vacancies in Free Courses Offered by the Government Will Be Aimed at Training Young People in Maranhão
The Government of the State of Maranhão launched this week the announcement of the Maranhão Profissionalizado program, aimed at training young and adult residents of Maranhão in free courses. There are more than 30,000 vacancies in courses in the areas of professional education, languages, and projects to promote individual or collective entrepreneurship. The program is a strategy of the state government, led by the Seduc.
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The main focus of the program is to train these young people and adults, aiming to generate more jobs and income for those who have workforce capable of acting in these areas, in addition to encouraging interested individuals to continue specializing, either in one of these areas or related fields.
Furthermore, the program also aims to strengthen the state’s economic sector.
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With the tourism sector back in action, Barreirinhas will have the IEMA – Languages to assist in the selection of courses, which will most likely be focused on tourism.
The vocational unit of IEMA – Languages will help in São Luís and the metropolitan area, as well as in other municipalities, to select and implement the courses. In addition, IEMA is also responsible for recording the classes and teaching materials.
All of this will be available on the Maranhão Profissionalizado program portal, so the teaching will be conducted in distance education format (EAD).
In São Luís, there will be more than 500 vacancies for Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced English.
Learn More About the Category of Free Courses Free
- Initial and Continuing Education Workshops and Courses (FICs)
- Continuation of the Mais Renda Program from IEMA in Communities
- Professionalization in the state education network in full-time intended for the guardians of young students from the Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Maranhão – IEMA and Educa Mais Centers
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