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Brazil - 2006
Partnership Brings Training to Amazonian City
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To overcome the lack of infrastructure to train local people to work in a new bauxite mine and the service industry that will support it, Alcoa partnered with private training organization Senai to bring the school ship Samaúma to a remote Amazonian area in Juruti, Brazil.
Alcoa is providing the funding for the training, which will help create a skilled labor force for the construction and operation of the mine's industrial plant. The company has also committed to investing in the construction of a permanent school in the municipality for the training of adults and apprentices. Senai will develop and conduct the courses. During the two-year partnership, 1,300 workers will benefit from 15,900 hours of training.
The initial training, conducted from May to June 2006 on the Samaúma, focused on the community's general needs, such as baking, basic information technology, bicycle maintenance, etc. In September 2006, courses started for builders, carpenters, metal workers, and topography assistants in a temporary structure. Future training will be programmed for heavy machine operators, welders, industrial electricians and plumbers, administrative assistants, and more.
"I've never seen a city so full of expectations," said Tarcísio Costa Pará, a Juruti citizen who attended the training courses. "Alcoa's support in bringing the Senai courses to the municipality is proof that it is a serious company. We know that the city lacks labor, and only education will be able to give us the chance to participate in the benefits of the project."
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