| Legal devices |
Decree-law No. 5452/1943 - CLT, chap. IV, art. 402 to 441; Law No. 10.097/2000; Decree No. 5598/2005 |
| Procedure |
Methodical technical-professional training of adolescents and young people, developed through theoretical and practical activities, with progressive complexity. |
| Target public |
Young people between the ages of 14 and 24 who are attending regular school. |
| Learning contract |
Special written agreement, with a maximum period of two years (except for young people with disabilities), in which the employer ensures professional technical training compatible with the physical, moral and psychological development of the learner. |
| Basic assumption |
Registration in the Labor and Social Security card - Carteira de Trabalho e Previdência Social [CTPS], all labor and social security rights being assured. |
| Termination of contract |
Insufficient or inadequate performance of the learner, serious disciplinary offense, unexcused absence or at the request of the learner. |
| Functioning of the training |
The YAP foresees a maximum number of 20 to 30 hours per week, with 4 to 6 hours of that workload being allocated to professional training. |
| Types of courses |
There are several professional training courses in which the adolescent can participate in the YAP (e.g. administrative occupations, banking practices, industrial production assistant, telematics, teleservices, tourism and hospitality). |
| Training institution |
S System Institutions (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial [Senai], Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial [Senac], Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem do Transporte [Senat], Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Rural [Senar], Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem do Cooperativismo [Sescoop]); Technical schools, including agriculture and livestock; Non-profit entities registered in the Conselho Municipal dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente (CMDCAs) |
| Contractor company |
Obligation to be contracted in establishments of any nature, including small businesses and non-profit organizations; contracting quota from 5% to 15% of the total number of employees; receives tax incentives (2% of Fundo de Garantia do Tempo de Serviço [FGTS], exemption notice and fine rescission). |
| Selection, remuneration and journey |
Freedom of selection by the employer, respecting constitutional principles; Minimum wage / hour, computing hours for theoretical and practical activities, in training institutions and companies, with a limit of up to six hours a day for young people attending Elementary Education and up to eight for young people in High School Education. |
| Rights |
13th salary, transportation voucher, vacations, FGTS, social security (Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social [INSS]). |
| Control |
Secretariat of Public Policies for Employment - SPPE and the coordination of learning supervision of each Regional Superintendence of Labor and Employment (SRTE). |
| Training Design |
The Program provides for the execution of theoretical and practical activities, having the professional training of the apprentice as the main objective. The program should consider the target public (learners by class and socioeconomic profile), the content to be developed in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes and the structure of the learning program according to the Brazilian Occupation Code (CBO), the occupational sector, or at an average technical level. |
Evaluation of the Young Apprentice Program through a Quasi-Experimental Study
