IFB opens this Wednesday (14), 450 vacancies for free courses in the EAD modality for the Campus of Gama and Ceilândia

The Federal Institute of Brasilia (IFB) launched, this Wednesday (14), two public notices with 450 vacancies for free distance learning courses in professional qualification and initial and continuing education. Vacancies are distributed on the Campus of Gama and Ceilândia.

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The free courses will be in the EAD modality for the first semester of 2021. At the Campus de Gama, the IFB established registrations from April 16th to 28th. On the Campus of Ceilândia, the IFB established registration until April 21st. Both registrations for vacancies in the free courses will be carried out by Selection Process System do IFB

Vacancies offered by the IFB for free courses in the EAD modality

On the Ceilândia campus, selection will be made through a draw. The free courses are:

• Basic Knowledge in Weight Loss and Health
• Small Business Management
• Basic Pounds

While on the Gama campus, the minimum requirement to participate is that applicants have completed high school. Course opportunities are:

• Basic draw
• Good Practices and Food Quality Control
• Science Teaching for the Early Years of Elementary School
• Spanish Applied to Work
• Basic Pounds
• Basic Mathematics for Spreadsheets
• Principles of Microbiological Safety in Food

For more information or in case of doubts, read the notice of the Campus de Gamma and that of Ceilandia.

Growth of free distance learning courses due to the pandemic

The beginning of the pandemic, in 2020, accelerated the remote learning process. Remote education, at first at higher and postgraduate level, had already shown a great advance in growth in Brazil. Social distancing has only given a small boost to the development of support platforms for distance learning across the country.

Between August and October 2020 alone, there was a 39% increase in enrollments for distance undergraduate courses, according to a survey structured by the unicesumar, the fourth largest university in Brazil.

Pandemic increases the use of online technology in schools and creates “a probability” of improvements

When the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a statewide lockdown more than a year ago, schools and educators scrambled to transition to online e-learning.

Outside the classroom, learning losses can translate into even greater long-term challenges. It has long been known that reductions in test scores are associated with future declines in the Brazilian labor market. On the other hand, increases in student achievement lead to significant increases in future income, as do additional years of schooling, which are associated with an 8–9 percent gain in lifetime earnings. 

The absence of any intervention and learning losses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to have a long-term compounding negative effect on the future well-being of many children. These learning losses can translate into less access to higher education, lower labor market participation and lower future earnings. The proportion of children educated at home has also increased.

About the IFB

The IFB is a Brazilian public educational institution, being part of the Federal Network of Professional, Scientific and Technological Education. It offers 46 technical courses, and 21 courses, ten of which are technological, ten degrees and a bachelor's degree, in addition to a specialization course, a master's degree, 16 initial training courses and 37 continuing education courses.

The IFB has 10 campuses spread throughout Brasilia. They are: Planaltina, Taguatinga, Brasília, Samambaia, Gama, Riacho Fundo, São Sebastião, Estrutural, Ceilândia, Recanto das Emas.