IFPE Is Offering 5,000 Free Technical Courses for Candidates Across the State.
The Federal Institute of Pernambuco (IFPE) is accepting applications for vacancies in free technical and higher education courses. The free courses are available at 16 campuses and 5 centers spread across the state of Pernambuco. Applications are free, and IFPE will not conduct any tests.
Distribution of Vacancies for IFPE Free Technical Courses
Of the total vacancies in free technical courses, 2,195 are in Subsequent technical courses for those who have already completed high school, 1,205 in higher education courses, 1,925 are for integrated technical courses with high school for those who have completed elementary school, and 35 in Proeja professional qualification courses for young people and adults who have not attended high school and are over 18 years old.
IFPE reserves 60% of the spots in free courses for students who have completed their elementary or high school education in public schools. Within this percentage, there are quotas for people with disabilities, mixed-race, black, and indigenous individuals. There are also reserved spots in agricultural technical courses for students from rural areas.
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Fiocruz offers over 3,000 spots in free online courses with 120 hours of duration, free certification, and registration open until August 2026; the training covers mental health, quality of life, and innovation in the Brazilian penitentiary system.
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Federal Institute calls for distance education pedagogical mediators for Data Science, Libras, and Technology courses with a monthly scholarship of R$ 1,100; IFSP selection accepts various degrees and applications are open until May 25 for campuses in São Paulo.
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Take a course at Senai: openings for courses such as electromechanics, logistics, and occupational safety are available with 310 free scholarships and fully online registration.
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Seduc offers a R$ 600 scholarship to study in free online technical courses with 172 spots distributed between Teresina and three other municipalities.
Selection Process Will Be Based on Academic Records
For candidates competing for spots in free integrated high school and professional qualification courses in the Proeja modality, the selection will be based on the analysis of academic performance in Portuguese or Language Arts and Mathematics, based on academic records or equivalent certification.
For those enrolled in free Subsequent courses, it will be possible to use the analysis of academic performance via academic records or the scores obtained in Language Codes and their Technologies and in Mathematics and its Technologies from one of the last five editions of the National High School Exam (Enem 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 or 2021).
There will also be an additional performance stage for the Specific Music Assessment (AEM) for candidates for the free Music Education courses (Belo Jardim Campus) and Technical Musical Instrument courses. The evaluation will be done remotely through video submission.
Applications and Results in the IFPE Selection Process
Applications started on Monday (10) and can be made until November 1st, through the IFPE website, where the public notice can also be found.
One of the highlights of this selection process is the opening of 13 new free technical courses, which are offered at the units of Abreu e Lima, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Olinda, Paulista, Palmares, and Pesqueira. Thus, IFPE offers 729 more spots than the selection from the first semester of this year.
The preliminary list of applications will be published on November 9th on the official IFPE website. At that time, candidates whose applications were denied will be able to see the reasons for the denial. The preliminary Classification List for the Admission Process will be published on November 23rd on the same site.

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