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Brazil expands vocational, technical, and leadership access

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Brazil continues to expand its vocational, technical, and entrepreneurship training landscape through municipal, state, and federal initiatives. Federal Institutes (IFs) are scaling undergraduate and technical offerings for 2027, with vacancies in fields ranging from Mechanical Engineering to Artificial Intelligence. Vocational training for vulnerable populations is being bolstered by programs like the ‘Mulheres Mil + Cuidados’ in Alagoas and the ‘Caminho da Capacitação’ in Guarulhos. Support for micro and small enterprises is increasing through while Sebrae’s ‘ALI Produtividade’ ~~program, which offers specialized accompaniment for~~ program supports digital transformation ~~and management in regions like São Paulo and Rio Grande do Norte. Additionally, Sesc RN and Senac are providing free courses in crafts, services,~~ for micro and ~~IT to promote professional development.~~ small enterprises. Entrepreneurship and leadership support for women are seeing significant growth. ~~Sebrae is evaluating~~ Beyond the ~~nationwide replication~~ evaluation of the ‘Sala da Mulher Empreendedora’ ~~model following its success~~ model, new training opportunities have emerged, such as Sicoob’s free courses in ~~Campo Grande.~~ Jacobina and NewCo’s ‘Impulso Mulheres’ program in São Paulo. In ~~João Pessoa,~~ Brasília, UNECS facilitated dialogue between business leaders and presidential candidates regarding female political representation. Additionally, the ~~‘Elas Lideram’ program provides~~ ProGestores webinar series has focused on female leadership ~~training to promote economic autonomy.~~ within public management. Municipal efforts ~~are also~~ targeting income generation through the creative economy ~~workshops, such as soap making from~~ remain active. In Sinop, the ‘De Olho no Óleo’ project, a partnership between the City Hall and Águas de Sinop, trained approximately 50 women to transform used cooking oil ~~in Sinop,~~ into soap to promote environmental education and financial independence. Regional workshops also include embroidery and fashion customization in Quissamã, and culinary entrepreneurship training in Campo ~~Grande.~~ Grande, which recently focused on Bolivian cuisine. Legislative and institutional support is advancing. The Chamber of Deputies' Commission on Social Security has approved a bill to create the ‘Program for the Incentive to Hire Atypical Mothers,’ offering tax benefits to companies hiring women responsible for children or adolescents with disabilities. Meanwhile, the National Observatory of Women in Politics ~~continues to monitor~~ has reached five years of monitoring gender equality and political violence.

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