Within the framework of the policies for access to education and professional training promoted by the administration of mayor Enrique Cresto, an in-person meeting was held this Monday with the 60 municipal employees who will complete their secondary studies through the “Oportunidades” program.
The presentation of this first stage, which will be carried out in a digital format, was led by the Secretary of Government and Treasury, Aldo Álvarez; the Zonal Supervisor of Youth and Adult Education of the General Council of Education, Héctor Andrini; the Municipal Director of Education, Silvana Elgart, and the territorial coordinator of the program, Emiliano Cracco.
“I want to convey the greetings of the mayor Enrique Cresto, because this type of initiative and this approach of generating opportunities for municipal employees and workers is truly a trademark of his administration,” said Álvarez on the occasion.
“It is valuable to be part of a team, of a working group that understands that education is a right, and here we work together, with the municipality and the Provincial Government, to guarantee access to tools and spaces that ensure the fulfillment of that right,” the official highlighted.
In the same vein, Héctor Andrini, representing the General Council of Education, valued the interaction generated between said organization and the Municipality of Concordia, “so that municipal employees have access to this program and finish their secondary studies. As its name indicates, it is a new opportunity that all these people who have not been able to complete them have. For this reason, we celebrate the willingness of the mayor Cresto and his entire work team to facilitate the implementation of the program and access to the equipped classrooms located in the Civic Center, as well as the support to make their attendance possible,” he detailed.
DIGITAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION
The “Oportunidades” program, which the Municipality of Concordia has coordinated with the General Council of Education, aims at Digital Access to Secondary Education, being an innovative blended-learning proposal, approved by Resolution 1370/19. It consists of a series of strategies aimed at ensuring that workers over 25 years of age return to, remain in, and graduate from secondary school, starting with the meeting on the Atamá Virtual Platform. Those enrolled graduate as high school graduates in Economics or Administration, completing a total of 3000 clock hours, 1800 of student-teacher contact and 1200 of independent work. It is planned for a duration of 3 years.