The basis of the IFD proposal.
While the Management continues to make efforts to add the Social Educator career, where almost 300 people expressed their interest in taking it, the Teacher Training Center continues with the Teaching and Teaching careers.
For approximately 6 years, the institution based in the city of Melo also has the proposal of Teacher in Early Childhood, from which there were several graduates in 2024.
“Our educational offering has been growing and we hope that trend continues. “We are going to continue fighting to keep it that way.” held the Master Professor Cristina Hernández.
“We have the most traditional career, the same as always, which is the training of Primary Education Teachers that is in three shifts: morning, afternoon and night in person in Melo” pointed out the Director of the IFD. “In terms of decentralization, just as we protest what is happening to us with Montevideo, those who live in the interior of the department protest because it is very centralized in Melo” he added.
“Then we have a Teacher in Early Childhood, a relatively new career, it has been in the department for about 6 years, and it is very important because it serves this early age” reported. “We continue with that career, we had several graduates last year and we hope to continue with it because it is very important. It is on the night shift in order to make it easier for people to work and also train at night” argument.
The educational offer of the teacher training center also includes a teaching career in different specialties. “Two are in person: Mathematics and Physics” he remarked. “They are not completely complete in the department, only in Melo. Only 1st and 2nd years of this Faculty, of the specific subjects, and then the students have to continue virtually. One of our struggles, which we started a few years ago, is to complete those two Teacher Training Courses that are in the two most deficient subjects, where we have the fewest graduated teachers.” Cristina Hernandez said.
“We have all other Teaching specialties in blended mode where the Reference Center is the CERP del Norte, which also presents us with some difficulties” he counted. “A restructuring of regionalization is being considered because on the map Cerro Largo is next to Rivera and Tacuarembó but in reality it is not so. It is better for us to go towards the capital along the axis of Route 8” held. This is due to a greater availability of bus frequencies between Melo and Montevideo, for example.
At the Dr. Emilio Oribe Institute there is also the option of Certification in Portuguese. “It is characteristic of our region because Portuguese is taught in border schools and this certification enables teachers to be able to give it in schools” he assured.
OPTIONS FOR RÍO BRANCO.
In the second city of the department, the IFD has an Annex that operates on the night shift at the high school premises. “We have 1st, 2nd and this year we are going to add a 3rd year of Teaching. “That is the news for the people of Rio Branco” advancement.
“The students have requested the opening of a 1st year of Teaching. In passing we ask for the support of local authorities. We are going to do all the pertinent procedures to create that 1st year in Río Branco” said Cristina Hernández. “The place would be there because the high school is willing to lend us one more classroom to lend us. What we need is authorization from the Council to be able to offer the hours and have the teachers there.” express.
MANAGEMENTS BY SOCIAL EDUCATOR.
The current Directorate continues an old fight of the previous Director, Professor Humberto Martínez, to have the career of Social Educator. “In 2024 we conducted a survey and 280 people expressed their interest in pursuing the degree” revealed.
“For now they have not enabled it” said. “It is not a definitive no, therefore we are going to continue fighting it. “Let’s see what possibilities exist because there really is a clear need from the Departmental Education Commission.” the Director of the Melo Teacher Training Institute ended by saying.
