The Carioca Programmers are an initiative of the City of Rio, through Municipal Secretariat for Urban and Economic Development (SMDUE), to the training of qualified workforce in programming, focusing on young people from Rio de Janeiro in vulnerable situations. With scholarships, creates ways to quickly enter the technology market.
The technology sector currently has a high demand for qualified workers. According to BRASSCOM, 24 vacancies per year are not filled due to a lack of qualified professionals, taking into account the period 2019-2024. With a good education, young people in vulnerable situations have an opportunity very big of increase your quality of life e achieve professional positions with above average salaries.
Among the difficulties for these young people to enter this market is the lack of information available about the quality and employability of each technical programming course. In addition, the costs of a good programming course can be very high for students who do not have access to financing.
To combat these difficulties, the Rio programmers.
THE COURSE
The Carioca Programmers are a Intensive course in programming, in format bootcamp, lasting approximately 6 months. In it, students learn everything from the basics to developing small programs. The course of the first call was in person, in partnership with Senac, Generation Brazil ou Resilia.
Target Audience
? Priority, graduates of public education, cinereous vultures, women, trans people e refugees, based on the IDS.
? Requirements: be a resident of the city of Rio and have completed high school.
Benefits
? Financial assistance (scholarship) of 500 BRL per month to enable the student to remain on the course.
? One computer for each student graduated, after completing the course.
PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Investment in qualification in the Information Technology sector can have a high return in a short time for young people with completed high school, especially the most vulnerable. Thus, the program reduces inequality of opportunities, offering a gateway to the IT job market.
? Growing demand for professionals Information Technology;
? Employability and wages above average;
? Possibility of new courses and improvement;
The National Confederation of General Insurance, Private Pension and Life Insurance, Supplementary Health and Capitalization Companies (CNSeg) has entered into a partnership with the City of Rio for a full-time course for students trained at Programadores Cariocas, also offering experiences in the insurance market and employment opportunities.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has also entered into a partnership with the City of Rio to train students who graduated from Programadores Cariocas, offering financial education and insertion in the job market, with experience in the capital markets.
Students graduating in 2022
?750 graduate students
?70 % cinereous vultures
?40 % women
?45 % community residents
