📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Education (MEC) received 55 proposals in the public call that mapped studies, methodologies and tools to identify demands for professional and technological education (EPT). Of the total, 48 contributions were enabled. It is now available, and resources can be emailed until October 31st. The definitive result should be released on December 9th.
The folder received contributions from state departments; institutions of the Federal Network of Professional, Scientific and Technological Education; federal universities; national learning services; representative associations; public bodies; private non-profit organizations; between others. Seven proposals were disqualified because they did not meet the requirements or because they were similar to others.
The objective of the call is to support the construction of more effective public policies in the field of professional training, aligning the offer of technical courses with the demand from the world of work and the productive sector, especially after the announcement of Interest for Education, an initiative that is part of the Program for Full Payment of State Debts (Propag), of the Government of Brazil. Propag establishes a new policy for renegotiating state debts with the Union, linking at least 60% of the debt interest to investments in medium-level EPT. The goal is to generate 3 million vacancies for technical courses through the program over the next ten years.
Interest for Education - The program intends to encourage states to invest directly in offering new free places in technical courses integrated and concomitant to secondary education, including in the form of youth and adult education (EJA), and in subsequent technical courses. In addition to offering new vacancies, the MEC initiative will help prevent school dropouts; improve school infrastructure; promote the continued training of education professionals; bring education closer to the world of work; and value and expand professional and technological education in the country.
Propag-Interest for Education is part of the Full Payment of State Debts Program, designed to promote the review of the terms of the debts of the states and the Federal District with the Union. The initiative provides for discounts on interest and installments of the balance of debts over up to 30 years, with the possibility of extraordinary amortizations and reduction in the values of the installments in the first five years.
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