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Additional Contents 2008Fundação Bradesco’sPrinciplesIn order to comply with its mission of providingquality formal education for children,youths and adults so that they can meet theirpersonal goals through work and effectiveexercise of citizenship, Fundação Bradescoseeks the affirmation of a set of educationaland ethical principles governing individualand collective actions when carrying outa bigger project: training and education ofthousands of Brazilians in the most variedregions of the country.By means of an integrated study program,Fundação Bradesco seeks to providestudents with access to theoreticaland practical knowledge, understandingthat development is a dialectic and constructiveprocess.The Fundação’s educators develop pedagogicalproposals which take into accountcontemporary approaches to primary educationand technical professional education foryouths and adults. Thus, they have access toseveral continuing education opportunities,including on-site and distance courses.Courses and trainingTechnical Professional Education atthe High School Level: vaims at ensuringstudents the right to develop skills fora productive, social life. Study programswere structured with market and social expectationsin mind.Preliminary and Continuing Training(FIC): trains and re-trains workers at differenteducational levels in more than 100free courses with flexible programs that allowmodifications according the real labormarket in the following segments:Management;Personal Image (Fashion and PersonalCare);Electric, Electronic and Printing TechnologyIndustries;Information Technology;Leisure and Social Development;Tourism and Hospitality (Tourism, Accommodationand Food Services);Farming and Ranching (artificial inseminationtechniques).Youth and Adult Education: targets thosewho were unable to start or remain in schoolat a proper age. It operates in two segments:you and adult literacy and video training.Video training at elementary and highschools: offered to Fundação Bradescoschools and partner schools, it offers flexiblehours, respecting different working hours.Youth and adult literacy: this was createdto assist the parents of Fundação Bradescostudents. The course is based on the conceptof constructivist education, that makes thestudent an active part of the learning process.Partners of the futureOne of the main competitive advantagesof the Fundação Bradesco is its extensivelist of partnerships with important domesticand international institutions. Professionals,companies, universities and nongovernmentalorganizations apply anddisseminate the Fundação’s work methodology,respecting its educational system.Everyone contributes with pedagogicalreflections within current social context,where values and paradigms are increasinglycalled into question.The main partners are:Aban Informatics Limited: offers 3thousand educational activities, with illus-138Back