IFMA is making 90 vacancies available in a selection process for free EAD specialization courses. Courses will run for 18 months.

O Federal Institute of Maranhão (IFMA) is open for registration in a selection process for free lato sensu graduate courses in the Distance Education modality (EAD). 90 vacancies will be made available in several poles. Entries are open from 9 am this Monday (12) and can be done until 23:59 pm on January 16 of the next year, only via the internet.

Check the distribution of vacancies in the free distance learning courses at IFMA

The course that is being made available in this selection process is the lato sensu Postgraduate, that is, specialization, in Regional Development Management at Amazon, which is 450 hours long, equivalent to a duration of 18 months.

Can participate in the process those who have a university degree in any field, whether licensed, bachelor or technologist. The course is being coordinated by the IFMA of the Carolina Campus, however, the total number of vacancies is distributed in the pole cities of Araioses (30 vacancies), Vitorino Freire (30 vacancies) and Tutóia (30 vacancies).

Candidates must choose, when registering, the center city they wish to participate in the free courses. The addresses of the poles in each city are informed in the announcement. In all poles, vacancies in free courses are divided into quotas for the disabled, indigenous people, black and brown people and wide competition.

The selection process will take place through an electronic lottery and analysis of resumes. It is important to remember that the candidate can apply even if he resides in other cities, however, he must be available to participate in the mandatory face-to-face meetings. The start of classes is scheduled for March next year.

Find out how to enroll in IFMA distance learning courses

Enrolling in free e-learning courses does not require any fee and must be done online in sofficial website of the institution. At the time of enrollment, the interested party must first register, generating a password to access the system, which is personal, non-transferable and the sole responsibility of the candidate.

In order to register, the candidate must have an active e-mail account, essential for activating the registration and for redeeming the access password. Candidates' CPF and password must be kept under the custody of the interested party and are necessary for monitoring the application process and for consulting individual results online.

Before enrolling in the EAD courses, the candidate must carefully read the announcement and make sure that he meets all the required requirements and that he has the documents to prove them, when necessary.

Selection process and other steps

The first stage of the selection process will take place through a Public Electronic Draw, which will be held on January 27, 2023 at the headquarters of the Rectory of IFMA, being relayed at the headquarters of the advanced Carolina campus. Those classified will move on to the second stage, which consists of analyzing the CVs, which will select the number of vacancies per center.

Classes will be taught in the Distance Education (EAD) modality, that is, classes will be taught over the internet, in the Virtual Learning Environment (AVA), through PDF handouts, video lessons or other formats according to the methodology of the teacher of each discipline.

The student should attend the center only when there are face-to-face classes with practical activities, meetings and also to take the tests. The meetings are held periodically, and can be once or more times a month, preferably at the weekend and with advance notice. In this way, it is necessary to verify the possible expenses for the displacement to the center city, considering that the expenses are on account of the student.