Higher Technical School completes 1st stage of the work in the former COLEME warehouse
The Regional Inspector of the General Directorate of Technical and Professional Education confirmed the carrying out of works in several educational centers in the department.
In Aceguá, some adaptations are being made to the premises because from March that educational center will operate under the María Espínola modality, that is, with extended teaching time and food service to EBI students.
In Melo, the first part of the remodeling of the former COLEME warehouse has been completed, which will allow for decongesting the intense activity that takes place at the Higher Technical School.
“We are with spare parts” said. “Melo Norte was renovated. We are carrying out works at the Aceguá Technical School, repairing roofs, expanding and installing a dining room because that school will be transformed into a María Espínola Center.” remembered the Professor Sandra Garate.
“The COLEME premises, in front of the Melo Technical School, which is now the Melo Annex, the work of the first stage is practically completed” confirmed to THE DIARY PROFESSIONAL.
“This implies that the Carpentry courses of the Technical School and an Assembly Hall will be there. A space that will give oxygen to the Technical School” stood out.
WITH OBJECTIVES ACHIEVED
“We are extremely optimistic, we achieved most of our goals, we lowered one of the indicators which was to lower disengagement. We are below 10%. “It was a regional goal.” Sandra Garate remarked.
“Not to mention in the department of Cerro Largo, the number of internships that were signed by both the Institute of High Specialization and the Higher Technical School of Melo, which has just completed another in the Area of Automotive Mechanics” stood out. “This is the first job opportunity for our students, whether paid or unpaid, but also the advice we have in the Construction Area to small and medium-sized Cooperatives in the department which motivates the students a lot” expanded the Regional Inspector of Professional Technical Education.
“The Santa Ana Educational Project, which celebrated 11 years in 2024, has an enrollment that exceeds 60 students in EBI” he stressed.
PRESENCE IN EVERY CERRO LARGO
“We are reaching different places, localities, such as Arévalo where a stable, firm project is operating, which aims increasingly for more, a Plan Direction and the Administration Area with strong support from the Municipal governments and the Municipality. . “That way we are working well.” projection.
“There is a proposal from Río Branco that is about to be approved that is a hybrid of the binational Bilingual Secretariat career, proposed by the students because the majority are people who work and sometimes the distance Río Branco-Yaguarón is quite extensive despite “We have a bus, a bus.” he pointed out. “The degree will probably be approved in a hybrid format with in-person instances and also virtual instances through the UTU Virtual Campus” he added.
“The Fraile Muerto Technical School won a Nodo Award and with that it will have its Sports Center” reported Inspector Sandra Garate. “Fraile Muerto has been representing us in different activities nationwide. The same thing happened with Melo Norte, who was also at Cocinarte for the first time, which is a cooking event held in Paysandú and attended by the best in this area.” he commented. “They went to learn, they went to know and surely in the future they will attend with another perspective” he pointed out.
EDUCATIONAL PROPOSAL
Professor Sandra Garate assured that practically all of the proposed courses have already been approved. “What was not approved is because the Directors asked to continue working” accurate.
“Surely the number of students and teachers will be met and they will be approved” he opined.
“The appointment of hours was very successful. Virtually all tertiary education and secondary education courses that we had enabled were given, all in virtual format, which is a novelty for the institution. “This developed completely normally.” highlighted the Regional Inspector of UTU.
