Santos Brasil opens registrations for the Formare Aprendiz 2017 program

On November 28, registration begins for a new class in the Administrative Assistant course of the Formare Aprendiz program. Those interested should register at www.santosbrasil.com.br by noon on December 15. There will be 15 vacancies available for this edition.

Formare Aprendiz is developed in partnership between Santos Brasil and Fundação Iochpe, and is aimed at 18- and 19-year-olds from economically and socially disadvantaged families living in Guarujá and attending the 3rd year in High School or have already concluded the course in the municipality´s public schools. The initiative seeks to insert young people in the labor market through professional qualification.

"The first year in the new format has shown us that we are right in offering the course focused on real market needs. Our expectations for the 2017 class is even greater", says Santos Brasil Communication, Competitive Intelligence and Sustainability Manager Raquel Ogando.

The course will have a workload of 1800 hours (divided into theoretical and practical classes), beginning in April 2017 and ending in June 2018, and will be administered at Tecon Santos - the largest container terminal in South America. The selection process will include four qualifying stages, the first being a written test that will take place on December 17.

Candidates must arrive at the test venue with the original and a simple copy of the listed documents, as well as the application receipt. The list of those approved in the test will be available on the Santos Brasil website from December 26. Those approved in the test will still undergo group dynamics, individual interview and further tests.

The young people selected will receive educational material, uniform, meal at the company, a minimum wage (currently R$ 880.00), transportation voucher, life insurance, and food basket. Students will be evaluated for performance, grades and attendance.

From its beginning in 2009, more than 200 students have gone through the project, and 79 of them were hired by the company in different sectors. Formare Aprendiz is certified by the Fundação Iochpe and validated by the Labor Ministry.