Enrollment for the Electrical Networks Technical Course will open from July 15 to 20 in ten Portuguese schools. Students who have just finished the 9th grade and are interested in pursuing this career should register on the Ministry of Education's Enrollment Portal https://portaldasmatriculas.edu.gov.pt/pmat/#/portal/home.
The schools that currently have this formative offer are:
- Agrupamento de Escolas de Pedrouços (Maia);
- Soares Basto High School (Oliveira de Azeméis);
- Seia High School (Seia);
- Latino Coelho Secondary School (Lamego);
- Condeixa-a-Nova Secondary School (Condeixa-a-Nova);
- Avelar Brotero Secondary School (Coimbra);
- Camarate High School (Camarate-Loures);
- Vila Real de Santo António Secondary School (Vila Real de Santo António);
- Padre António Macedo Secondary School (Santo André);
- Viriato Secondary School (Viseu).
The Electrical Network Technician Professional Course aims to train professionals who, among other activities, will be responsible for executions and maneuvers in the electrical network in a sector that is undergoing a major transformation in terms of digitalization and energy transition.
During the three years of the course, E-REDES guarantees all the support to the trainees in several aspects, namely:
- Full support in the pedagogical contents of the electricity area;
- 600 hours of internship, distributed between the 11th and 12th years;
- Participation in various initiatives, including the Academia Incluir para Iluminar initiative for 12th grade students or the Electrical Grid Meeting, a meeting in which networking is promoted among 12th grade students from all participating schools and networking with companies in the sector;
- Study visits to the company's facilities where structuring works are being carried out that allow the applicability of the theoretical knowledge acquired to be seen in practice;
- The awarding of a monetary value to the best students in each school.
If you know someone who is finishing the 9th grade and wants to "grab" the world of the energy sector, challenge them to enroll in this course and to be part of this E-REDES mission to distribute energy, every day, to more than 6 million customers, from north to south of the country.
