With the aim of helping to strengthen the link between the world of education and the world of work, the 11th edition of the I Study and Work program was presented. Young people between the ages of 16 and 20 who are studying and whose formal work experience lasts up to 90 days may register between October 26 and November 2. 611 scholarships will be awarded in 50 locations in the country. On this occasion, 40 institutions joined.
This Wednesday, October 26, the presentation of the 11th edition of the Yo Estudio y Trabajo program was held. The Ministers of Labor and Social Security, Pablo Mieres; Social Development, Martín Lema, and Education and Culture, Pablo da Silveira; the national director of Employment, Daniel Pérez, and the head of the National Youth Institute (INJU), Felipe Paullier.
This is an initiative created in April 2012, in order to help strengthen the link between the world of education and the world of work, by offering a first formal work experience to young students between 16 and 20 years of age from all over the country. .
The objective is that they can access a job that respects study times, offers effective tools for individual development, makes it possible to reconcile educational training with work, contributes to strengthening that bond and promotes the development of transversal skills.
Interested parties may register by filling out a form on the website. www.inscripcion.com.uy, within the period between 2:00 p.m. on October 26 and 11:59 p.m. on November 2. The draw will take place on November 7 at 1:00 p.m. The resulting priority list will be published on the website of the Ministry of Labor.
The remuneration they will receive will be 4 monthly benefit and contribution bases (BPC) for 30 hours of work per week; in case of working 20 hours, the remuneration will be proportional. Young women who are pregnant or have dependent children under 4 years of age will receive 6 BPC per month. The duration of this first formal work experience will be between 9 and 12 months.
Daniel Pérez reported that, on this occasion, 611 scholarships will be awarded for young people from 50 locations in the country and that there are 40 participating institutions. He added that, after the lottery, between November 14 and 18, the documentation required to access the scholarship will be requested, between January and February orientation workshops will be held for the selected students and in March the positions will begin to be awarded.
He indicated that in recent years some innovations have been made, among which he highlighted the possibility for the young people who participate to certify their skills. In the 10th edition, 472 boys did it, in teamwork, results orientation and ability to adapt to change. In addition, those who participate in this experience can access courses on digital skills for employment, taught by the National Institute for Employment and Professional Training (Inefop).
Da Silveira considered positive the experience of receiving dozens of young scholarship holders at the Secretary of State, who leads them. He added that this program modifies “one of the false oppositions that harm Uruguayans and that is the belief that there is an opposition between education and work.” This initiative shows that young people can and want to combine both activities, and the benefits for their development are very great, she said.
Lema recognized the relevance of this program, which has been in force for 11 years and in which the number of participants increases with each edition. She underscored the importance of empowering young people to help them grow on the road to adulthood.
Mieres said that I Study and Work achieves a confluence of three central elements, youth, education and job placement, which achieves a synergy of aspects related to social integration and entry into adult life. He mentioned that the youth unemployment rate is three times the national rate, so everything that helps young people achieve successful job placement is valuable.
