ForSoft (Human Resources Formation in Software) is a pilot project that tests the creation of a new training and recruitment model for technically skilled labor, specifically focused on information technology. BRASSCOM is the project mentor and has the goal of training programmers for the job market in order to meet the high demands of the IT sector.

The project is applicable in a national scale in partnership with interested companies, Federal, State and City governments, through distance learning (EAD). It is in line with the national efforts for digital inclusion. The goal is to reach an underprivileged portion of the population without giving up quality and competitiveness.

The project started late in 2006 with 27 classes in 16 cities. It tracks the performance of its graduates in the beginning of their professional carriers, in supervised internships in participating companies (called ?sponsor-companies?). Because it is a pilot project, one of the main objectives is to analyze the opinions and experiences of the companies and students involved, as well as to evaluate the results of the program in order to contribute to the development of future projects.

ForSoft received resources from the Science and Technology Ministry to hire teachers and supporting staff and to pay for logistics, creation of materials and recording classes on DVDs. There are three phases in which the students are trained and later evaluated within the ?sponsor-companies? that hire them.

ForSoft is currently in its second phase and has trained students in four languages: Dot Net, Cobol, Java and Progress.

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