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The MEC Has Over 200 Free Online Courses in Various Fields of Study. Participants Will Receive a Free Completion Certificate at the end.
The Ministry of Education (MEC) is ending the week with the opening of 200 free online courses in various fields of education. The courses are being conducted in a completely online format through the Aprenda Mais platform and do not involve teacher supervision or live classes, allowing participants to learn at their own pace, with the help of videos and texts.
List of Free Online Courses Offered by MEC
The more than 200 online courses offered by the institution cater to the fields of environment and health, exact sciences, information and communication, humanities, management and business, educational and social development, languages, literature, food production, information and communication, cultural production and design, among others.
We have compiled a list of the main opportunities available on the platform; check it out below:
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Surprising opportunity in the railway sector: MRS offers a free course for assistant train driver and shunter in Juiz de Fora with a R$ 1,600 scholarship, specialized training, and the chance to join one of the largest railway operators in Brazil.
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It’s official: IFMS opens spots in free courses on artificial intelligence, drones, and app creation, expanding technological education in 2026 and preparing students for areas with high professional demand and accelerated digital transformation.
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Senai launches an unprecedented program with Petrobras and opens 2,000 spots in free courses with recognized certification, a monthly allowance of R$ 600, and training for industrial professions that continue hiring across the country.
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Petrobras and SENAI open 480 spots in free technical courses with a scholarship of up to R$ 858, meal allowance, and training in Mechanics, Welding, Metallurgy, and Industrial Automation to meet the growing demand of the industry and the oil and gas sector.
- Advertising and Propaganda Techniques;
- Games, Toys and Play;
- Vargas Era;
- Education, Society and Work;
- Philosophy;
- Physical-Chemical Analyses of Foods;
- Food and Nutrition in Brazil;
- Interculturality;
- Confectionery;
- Geography and Geopolitics Today;
- System Automation;
- Data Structures;
- School Accounting;
- School Education Management;
- Moodle for Educators;
- Hygiene in Schools;
- Agroindustrialization of Fruits;
- General History;
- Healthy and Sustainable Eating in Schools;
- Visual Arts;
- Cultural Workshops;
- School Library;
- Equipment and Teaching Materials;
- Chemistry;
- Web Systems Project;
- Audiovisual in Schools;
- Business Communication;
- Video Editing on Shotcut;
- Sociology;
- The Art of Public Speaking;
- Epidemiology;
- Ceremony: types, etiquette, and profession;
- Gastronomy: history;
- Democratic Management in Systems and Schools;
- Beverages: concepts and types;
- Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases in Public Health;
- Healthy Menus;
- Meaningful Learning;
- Statistics: concepts and representations;
- Technical Calculus;
- Cultural Policies;
- Waste Management;
- Educational Action in Disease and Injury Prevention and Control;
- Ceremony: concepts, precedence, and symbols;
- Biology;
- Material Management;
- School Laboratories;
- Educational Space;
- History of Brazil;
- Physical Education and Leisure.
Learn How to Participate in MEC’s Free Online and EAD Courses
To register for the free courses and access various content, interested individuals must create an account on the Aprenda Mais platform.
On the homepage, simply select one of the fields of knowledge, choose the desired course, and then create an account. Finally, interested individuals need to fill in some important details and generate a password.
Those who already have an account on the site should just log in. When selecting a course, they should pay attention to information such as Content, Course Duration, completion, minimum time to obtain the certificate, target audience, requirements, modules, institution, methodology, level, and language.
The free online courses allow for certificate issuance and are aimed at high school, higher education students, or professionals from various sectors. The workload varies between 20 and 60 hours, depending on the course.
Get to Know MEC
The MEC, a federal administrative body, has competencies in national policy, early childhood education, general education, encompassing elementary, middle, higher education, youth and adult education, vocational and technological education, distance education, special education, except for military education. The establishment of this entity was only possible through the joint participation of society.
