SENAI
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Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI), Portuguese language
for National Service for Industrial Training is a network of not-for-profit secondary level professional schools established and maintained by the Brazil
ian Confederation of Industry (a patronal syndicate). SENAI is one of the most important institutions in the country providing formal training for specialized workers for the industry
, in the areas of chemistry
, mechanics
, construction
, etc.
SENAI has 744 operational units in all states of the Union, which offer more than 1,800 courses.
SENAI is part of an integrated social action system which was founded by industry and political leaders in the 1950s, under the leadership of Euvaldo Lodi, which includes SESI (Social Service for Industry), and the Instituto Euvaldo Lodi.
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
for National Service for Industrial Training is a network of not-for-profit secondary level professional schools established and maintained by the Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Confederation of Industry (a patronal syndicate). SENAI is one of the most important institutions in the country providing formal training for specialized workers for the industry
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
, in the areas of chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, mechanics
Mechanics
Mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the behavior of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effects of the bodies on their environment....
, construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
, etc.
SENAI has 744 operational units in all states of the Union, which offer more than 1,800 courses.
SENAI is part of an integrated social action system which was founded by industry and political leaders in the 1950s, under the leadership of Euvaldo Lodi, which includes SESI (Social Service for Industry), and the Instituto Euvaldo Lodi.
Social Services for Industry
The Brazilian Social Services for Industry (Serviço Social da Indústria (SESI) in Portuguese) is a private not-for-profit institution that operates throughout the country. It was set up in July 1946 with the aim of promoting social welfare, cultural development and improving the lives of workers and their families and the communities they live in.Role
The roles of SESI and the National Industrial Apprenticeships Association(SENAI) were set out in Acts 4.048, of 22 January 1942, 4.936, of 7 November 1942, 6.246, of 5 February 1944 and 9.403, of 25 June 1946. According to these bills, the roles referred to are owed by industrial establishments classified as such by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI),along the lines that they are required to pay a monthly contribution for the funding of social work among industrial workers and their dependents for the setting up and maintenance of training schools.Regional Departments
SESI maintains a presence in every state in Brazil and in the Federal District of Brasilia through a chain of regional departments, each of which has jurisdiction and technical, financial and administrative autonomy. It's function is the delivery of social services in the areas of health, education, leisure, culture, food and the promotion of citizenship, having in mind improvements in quality of life among industrial workers and their families. Besides providing services in their activity centres and operational units, the regional departments develops operations within industry and in harmony with the needs and expectations of the workers. Various projects also benefit the community through partnerships and agreements with international and national governmental and private institutions.Theatre
Osmar Rodrigues Cruz, theatre director, founded the SESI Popular Theatre Company in 1963, presented the play 'Murderous City' (Cidade Assessina) which took Brazilian theatre by storm. Trouxe peças de teatro e nomes da música popular brasileira, que se tornaram de bastante sucesso na época. Os ingressos eram de distribuição gratuita e disputados pela população, pois eram limitados. Osmar Cruz queria oferecer um teatro de qualidade, ajudando na formação de público das camadas menos favorecidas.See also
- Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI)
- Serviço Social da Indústria (SESI)
- Instituto Euvaldo Lodi (IEL)