Petrobras Young Apprentice Program: Reduc selects 48 young people from Duque de Caxias

Reduc selects 48 young people from surrounding communities for the Petrobras Young Apprentice Program at Reduc. With the new class, the number of beneficiaries reaches 320.

Petrobras communicated yesterday (27/10) in a material fact that its Duque de Caxias Refinery, Reduc concluded the selection of 48 young people, aged between 18 and 22 years, for the Petrobras Young Apprentice Program at Reduc. With the new class, the number of young people benefited reaches 320. Contractor that provided services for works by Petrobras, at Comperj, files for bankruptcy and 200 workers are at a loss

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The 48 selected for the Petrobras Young Apprentice Program (PPJA) are residents of locations close to the refinery in the municipality of Duque de Caxias, such as Campos Elíseos, Jardim Primavera, Saracuruna, Pilar and Xerém.

This is the Program's 9th selection process, and it took place from August 7 to 27, through an agreement signed between Petrobras and the Centro Integrado Empresa Escola (CIEE). During recruitment, 10.552 resumes were received.

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According to the statement from the state-owned company, due to Covid-19, new apprentices have been receiving remote training classes since September 21. Subsequently, they will be assigned to perform administrative activities in the various areas of the Duque de Caxias Refinery (Reduce).

Those selected will work 20 hours a week and will be entitled to proportional regional minimum wage, 13th salary, vacation, transportation voucher, food ticket, health plan, dental plan and life insurance.

The Petrobras Young Apprentice Program (PPJA) aims to prepare young people in situations of social and economic vulnerability for the job market. “Since we operate in a region with high rates of unemployment and violence, a pedagogical guidance program such as Jovem Aprendiz is extremely important for all of us. The interaction between new apprentices and refinery employees boosts the individual development of these young people and paves the way for them to conquer a better future”, evaluates community relationship agent Porfírio Santos de Brito Neto, from the Regional Integration of Social Responsibility management in RJ-MG -ES.

Employment and income generation in Duque de Caxias

In addition to helping to prepare young people from the region to enter the job market, Reduc carries out several other actions to support the communities in its area of ​​coverage, promoting education, professional qualification, job opportunities and improving the income of its employees. local residents.

Through the Petrobras Socio-environmental Program, Petrobras also sponsors training projects for entrepreneurship and professional development for residents or people who work around the Duque de Caxias Refinery (Reduc). Over the last 24 months, professional career management and mentoring courses have been offered to help reduce the pressure of unemployment on families. The proposal is to train 150 young people in the region and guide the business development of 300 enterprises.