SENAI´s Cooperation with SMEs to Develop a Joint Technical Education Program in Brazil

Over 3,4 million enrollments/year in vocational and technological training courses

Over 145 thousand technological consulting services and laboratory tests

SENAI FIGURES - 2013

705 stationary units

312 mobile units

208 laboratories

33,405 employees

Recognized by ILO [International Labor

Organization] as a model of vocational education in Latin

America More than 58 million workers

qualified over 70 years

Average rate of 80% of employment from former

students

Mission: To promote technical and vocational training, facilitating innovation and the transfer of industrial technologies to contribute to increasing the competitiveness of the Brazilian Industry

SENAI INNOVATION INSTITUTES

Renewable Energies

Information and Communication

Technology

Production automation Applied chemistry

Integrated solutions in Metal-Mechanics Polymer Engineering

Laser technology Integrated Safety Technology

Electrochemistry

Biomass

Logistics

Microelectronics

Mineral Technologies

Building Technologies

Conformation and Welding Production Systems

Surface Engineering Metallurgy and Special

Alloys Extra high potency electric

power

Pottery Engineering Biotechnology Micro-manufacturing technology Defense

AM

MA

CE

PB

PE

BA

MG

RJ

SPSC

PR

MS

GO

RS

Partnership with

A COMPARISON BETWEEN SENAI´s APPRENTICESHIP MODEL AND THE GERMAN DUAL SYSTEM

SENAI´s APPRENTICESHIP MODEL x GERMAN DUAL SYSTEM

Apprenticeship Model German Dua Model

Formal Requirements

Companies are obliged to have an apprenticeship quota of workers, according to the Apprenticeship Law Nº 10.097/2000 and the Decree-Law Nº 5.598/2005

Cooperation between companies and vocational public schools.

Contract The Apprentice is regulated by a special employment contract.

Companys hire the young workers.

Contract period Maximum duration of two years. Up to 3,5 years.

Target Group Students from elementary or secondary school

Upper secondary students.

Age 14 to 24 years old. (In the case of unsafe and unhealthy working conditions, the apprentice age is from 18 to 24.)

15 to 18 years old.

Educational Model

Not more than 6 working hours a day, admitting 8 hours for apprentices who have already completed high school, if the work considers hours devoted to theoretical learning.

1/3 time in school, 1/3 time in the training center of the company and 1/3 directly in the production sector. (more practical approach)

Practical Training

The vocational training is provided by regulated vocational training organizations, such as SENAI.

The practical training is developed at the company´s training center.

OUR PROPOSAL FOR A COOPERATION PROJECT WITH GERMAN SMEs IN BRAZIL

POSSIBLE EDUCATIONAL MODEL

Legal Requirements

:

Age: studends from 18 to 22

years attending

high school

Obs: SMEs will be responsible for the apprentiship contracts costs. No fees to SENAI.

SMEs (industries) hire apprentices for two years

ResponsabilitiesSENAI SMEs

• Provide theorical and simulated training

• Offer of a technical course from SENAI´s Portfolio

• Offer of 50% of the total course lenght

• Identify a supervisor for the apprentices

• Provide practical training (average of 800 to 1200 training hours)

• Offer of 50% of the total course lenght

• Identify a supervisor for the apprentices

SENAI´S OFFER OF TECHNICAL COURSES BY INDUSTRIAL SEGMENTFood and Beverage Automation Automotive Pulp and Paper Construction Leather and Footwear ElectronicsEnergy Gemology Management Graphic and Editorial Logistics Wood and Furniture Environment Metal-mechanical Mining Non-metallic mineral Oil and gas Polymers Chemistry Refrigeration and air conditioning Job Security Information Technology Telecommunications Textile and clothing Transportation

1. AHK identifies SMEs that will participate in a pilot project

• Focus on a small group of SMEs from a specific industrial sector and state in Brazil

2. SENAI will design a implementation program with support from German experts (technical cooperation scheme)

3. SENAI will designate the local schools responsible for the implementation of the project

4. SMEs will indicate supervisors and hire the apprentices, in line with the Brazilian Law

5. A join workgroup will monitor and evaluate the initiative

PROPOSAL FOR A COOPERATION PROJECT

www.portaldaindustria.com.br/senai

Frederico LamegoExecutive Manager of International Relations

SBN Quadra 1, Bloco C, Edifício Roberto Simonsen, 5º andar70040-903 - Brasília/DF - BrazilPhone: +55 61 3317-9010lamego@cni.org.br

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