Bolsa Trabalho program: Youth, Labor and Digital Manufacturing

(V.D.03) Education, (V.D.08) Affordability

Established by Law No. 13,841, of June 7, 2004, the program is carried out by the Municipal Department for Economic Development and Labor (SMDET) in cooperation with the Municipal Department for Human Rights and Citizenship (SMDHC) and the Municipal Department for Innovation and Technology (SMIT) and aims to train young people in digital fabrication, entrepreneurship, the labor market, human rights and citizenship, in the city’s 13 FabLabs and in municipal equipment. The program also offers a grant in the amount of R$673 to guarantee the maintenance and permanence of young people, mainly used for transportation and food.

The project provides for the training of 108 students aged 16 to 20 per semester who meet the following criteria: being unemployed, residing in São Paulo for more than two years, having a per capita income equal to or less than half the minimum wage and being enrolled or have completed high school. There is a reservation of 36% for young people who are in an extremely vulnerable situation, namely: young people in compliance with a socio-educational measure, probation, semi-open regime and young residents of SAICAs.

Official Name of Signatory

City of Sao Paulo

Delegation

Brazil

Website of the Signatory

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Name of the person presenting the Good Practice

Lucas Roberto Paredes Santos

Position/Job Title of person presenting the Good Practice

Assessor International Relations

Aim of the Good Practice

Training young people for the world of work; citizen training; help with income guarantee

Target Group of the Good Practice

Young people residing in the city of São Paulo, aged between 16 and 20 who are in a vulnerable situation.

Implementation period

The Program began in 2016 and runs to date.

Consistency over time

The Program started in 2016 with one class per year and started to happen every six months, with two classes per year since 2019.

Evaluation of the Good Practice

During the execution of the Program in the year 2022, 3710 young people enrolled, 216 young people enrolled (each semester class has 108 vacancies) and 145 young people graduated. In turn, in the class for the first half of 2023, which ended on June 20, we had: 2033 young people enrolled, 108 enrolled and 66 young people graduated. The Program is monitored by an interdepartmental Commission with the following departments involved: SMDHC, SMIT and SMDET.

Key stakeholders and partnerships

Municipal Department for Economic Development and Labor (SMDET), Municipal Department for Human Rights and Citizenship (SMDHC) and the Municipal Department for Innovation and Technology (SMIT).

Link for more information

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