Credit: Acervo Eletrobras Furnas

Fortim Wind Farms Complex - 123 MW / Credit: Marcelo Ribeiro

Transmission line maintenance / Credit: Daniela Monteiro

Peixe Angical Plant - 498.8 MW / Credit: AC Júnior

Abertura do vertedouro da usina de Itumbiara (MG/GO)

Credit: Sergio Luiz Gato

Furnas Plant - 1,216 MW / Credit: AC Júnior

Credit: Divulgação

Sanhaçu-de-encontro-amarelo (Tangara ornata) / Credit: Adriano Rodrigues

Horta comunitária da Subestação de Jacarepaguá

Credit: José Lins

Linha de transmissão Foz do Iguaçu-Ivaiporã (765 kV)

Foz do Iguaçu-Ivaiporã transmission line (765 kV) / Credit: Daniela Monteiro

Credit: Weimer Carvalho

Brasília Sul Substation / Credit: José Lins

Laboratório de Hidráulica Experimental e Recursos Hídricos de FURNAS

Credit: José Lins

Educational programs

Caregiver Course

FURNAS has provided the Caregiver Course for over 20 years, offering training in child, adult, elderly and disabled care. The initiative is currently a partnership between FURNAS, Faculdade Presbiteriana Mackenzie and Cártias Arquidiocesana. Trainees must be over 18 years old, submit copies of their CV, ID card, CPF, proof of residence, elementary school certificate or diploma and a peronal statement describing why they want to take the course. Refugees are also welcome.

The training and teaching materials are free of charge, and meals and transportation are the students’ responsibility. When the course ends, students’ names will be included in the FURNAS Caregiver Register. About 3,000 people have already taken the course and the main challenge faced by students is entering the job market.