Graduation of young people from poor communities sponsored by INOVAX

On January 22, the fifth edition of the FORSOFT-RIO project took place at FIRJAN. INOVAX was represented at the ceremony attended by Professors, alumni, businessmen and authorities.

Among the trainees are three students sponsored by INOVAX: Leonardo Gonçalves, Renan Ferreira (photo, left) and Michael Guedes(photo, right). Rachel Gaspar (photo), currently responsible for the Human Resources area at INOVAX, handed the certificates to the three. After graduating, they will start an internship period at the company.

“INOVAX's involvement and participation in a social project is great, where together with other godmother companies we provide training and job opportunities to students living in areas where there is social vulnerability”, said Raquel. "Sense of achievement."

During the graduation event, Marcio Lacs, president of the Association of Brazilian Information Technology Companies in Rio (Assespro–RJ), highlighted the importance of integrating the project with the IT market for the inclusion of young people in the job market and thanked the engagement of companies such as INOVAX. Also present were the Secretary of Science and Technology of Rio de Janeiro, Franklin Dias Coelho, and the FORSOFT Project Coordinator, Kátia Senna.

The trainee sponsored by INOVAX, Renan Ferreira, is one of the highlights of the course. With some of the highest marks in all classes, he says that INOVAX gave him an opportunity to grow through training in the area of technology. “Before starting the course, I didn't know anything about programming, let alone how to act and work in a company. Now I have acquired great knowledge and I manage to achieve both ” stated. And Renan will continue to follow the paths of technology. “My goals are to work in this area and do a college related to IT or any that is linked to the field of technology. Undoubtedly, this course helped me a lot, as it shortened the way to achieve my goals.

FORSOFT-RIO is a social action resulting from the partnership between Assespro-RJ, the Municipal Secretariat of Science and Technology and the Godmother Companies like INOVAX. The project aims at employability and training young people in need in areas related to Information Technology. After the course offered, students will undertake internships at the Godmothers and one third of them will leave.

Young residents of socially vulnerable areas, of both sexes, who are between 18 and 24 years old, who are attending or have completed their third year of high school, can participate in Forsoft.

See the photos of the event below: