CEDUC Virgilio Resi

What CEDUC Virgilio Resi does

CEDUC Virgilio Resi (CEDUCVR) is a Brazilian non-profit professional education center headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, focused on labor market integration and human development for vulnerable adolescents and young adults aged 15–21. Founded in 2005 and operating with 144 employees, the organization has served 10,926 youth across 45 completed projects, with two flagship social programs (Programa Ser Companhia serving 9,580 people and Programa Ampliando Fronteiras serving 4,769). Its core offering is the Jovem Aprendiz (Young Apprentice) program, which sources, trains, and places qualified young apprentices to help companies comply with Brazil's Lei da Aprendizagem (Apprenticeship Law).

The organization's product portfolio combines apprenticeship services with social programs targeting distinct vulnerable populations — including women's labor inclusion (Projeto Jovens Protagonistas), cultural and audiovisual formation (Projeto Museu para Juventude), and prison reintegration (in partnership with Fundação Minas Pela Paz). Its principal proprietary asset is the ISONOMA methodology, a social technology framework for cooperativism and human development that has been certified twice by Fundação Banco do Brasil's Prêmio Transforma and is co-researched with PUC Minas. Operational delivery is supported by two internal platforms: SISAprendiz for apprentice management and a Gestão Educacional system for institutional operations.

CEDUCVR's business model is a hybrid of corporate apprenticeship service fees (paid by companies fulfilling legal quotas) and project-based social investment funding from corporate sponsors (Multiplan, CEMIG, Anglo American), government mechanisms such as FIA/CMDCA/BH, and individual donations. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on direct B2B sales to regional employers, self-service youth enrollment via the 'Quero ser Aprendiz' channel, and referrals from a dense network of NGO, court (TRT-MG), and academic partners. Geographic scope is currently limited to the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region, with no disclosed plans for geographic expansion.

Name

CEDUC Virgilio Resi

Legal name

Centro de Educação Para o Trabalho Virgilio Resi

Website

https://cvr.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CEDUC Virgilio Resi is a Belo Horizonte-based non-profit that provides professional qualification and apprenticeship placement to vulnerable youth aged 15–21, helping companies comply with Brazil's Lei da Aprendizagem and running social programs in cultural formation, women's inclusion, and prison reintegration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Education & Youth Workforce Development

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL)

Keywords

• Professional education services
• Youth apprenticeship programs
• Social inclusion programs
• Workforce development training
• Vocational training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Apprenticeship Services: Services to companies requiring young apprentices under Brazil's Lei da Aprendizagem (Apprenticeship Law). Companies contract CEDUCVR to source, train, and place qualified young apprentices.
2. Social Programs and Projects: Execution of social projects funded by corporate sponsors, government mechanisms (such as FIA/CMDCA/BH), and institutional partnerships. Programs include professional training, cultural formation, and job placement services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CEDUC Virgilio Resi (CEDUCVR) is a non-profit professional education center in Belo Horizonte that delivers the Jovem Aprendiz (Young Apprentice) program under Brazil's Lei da Aprendizagem, sourcing, training, and placing youth aged 15-21 with host companies. Beyond core apprenticeship services, it runs targeted social projects (Ser Companhia, Ampliando Fronteiras, Museu para Juventude, Jovens Protagonistas) for vulnerable youth and operates the proprietary ISONOMA social technology methodology for cooperativism and human development.

Product overview

CEDUC Virgilio Resi (CEDUCVR) is an educational center focused on professional education and labor market integration, operating as a single unified organization rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offerings include the Jovem Aprendiz (Young Apprentice) professional qualification and internship placement program, along with the proprietary Metodologia ISONOMA social technology for cooperativism and human development. Supporting programs include Ser Companhia (youth assistance), Ampliando Fronteiras (opportunity expansion), Museu para Juventude (cultural/audiovisual formation), and Jovens Protagonistas (women's labor inclusion). Administrative platforms include SISAprendiz for apprenticeship management and an internal Gestão Educacional platform for institutional operations. The organization serves vulnerable youth and communities in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jovem Aprendiz (Young Apprentice Program)

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,926 young people served
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Embaixadores do Bem / Anglo AmericancoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 August 2021The Projeto Jovens Protagonistas is promoted by the 'Embaixadores do Bem' volunteer program with support from Anglo American, executed by CEDUCVR in partnership with AYO consulting firm. The project promotes inclusion of young women in the job market through workshops on self-knowledge, career management, and digital inclusion.
• TRT-MG (Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 3ª Região)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEDUC Virgilio Resi supports the 'Programa Trabalho Seguro' (Safe Work Program) of TRT-MG, participating in educational activities about labor rights for young apprentices. The partnership includes lectures, awareness campaigns during Abril Verde (Green April), and distribution of informational kits to approximately 75 apprentices aged 15-21.
• Fundação Minas Pela PazcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on developing educational practices for integral development of individuals in prison system and post-incarceration. CEDUC supports the recovery of self-esteem and skills development, strengthening life projects with citizen responsibility and social and professional inclusion.
• PUC Minas (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with Pró-Reitoria de Extensão (PROEX) of PUC Minas for the reaplication of ISONOMA methodology since 2018. Includes joint research on Solidary Economy and collaborative publication at I CACES academic conference.
• AYO ConsultoriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized consulting firm in leadership and business that partners with CEDUCVR on the Projeto Jovens Protagonistas for women's professional inclusion.
• ONG Tio Flávio CulturalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural NGO led by founder 'Tio Flávio' that works with CEDUC in community development, characterized by love, meaning, and purpose in youth-centered action.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• ONG Recode: Recode is a Brazilian NGO focused on digital skills and socio-economic transformation through technology education for youth in underserved communities. Its career-readiness focus and youth beneficiary base overlap with CEDUCVR's vocational mission, though Recode emphasizes digital inclusion specifically.

Direct peers

• CIEE (Centro de Integração Empresa-Escola): CIEE is Brazil's largest apprentice integrator, operating a national network that sources, trains, and places young apprentices under Lei da Aprendizagem for corporate clients. It is the closest direct competitor to CEDUCVR's core Jovem Aprendiz offering, serving the same regulatory-driven corporate apprenticeship market.
• Junior Achievement Brasil: Junior Achievement Brasil delivers workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and professional skills programs to Brazilian youth in vulnerable communities. It shares CEDUCVR's mission of preparing young people for the labor market, though its delivery model is more curriculum-based and less apprenticeship-driven.
• ESPRO (Ensino Social Profissionalizante): ESPRO is a Brazilian non-profit specializing in professional qualification and apprentice placement for adolescents and youth from vulnerable backgrounds. It directly competes with CEDUCVR's mission of integrating low-income youth into the formal labor market via apprenticeship programs.

Others

• Instituto Ayrton Senna: Instituto Ayrton Senna is a major Brazilian education foundation focused on youth outcomes, partnering with public schools and governments. While not a direct apprentice-integrator, it shares CEDUCVR's overarching mission of youth human-capital development and could be a complementary or partnering entity rather than a competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Fundação Bradesco: Fundação Bradesco operates one of Brazil's largest private vocational education networks, with schools delivering professional qualification programs for low-income youth. Its scope and funding base dwarf CEDUCVR's regional programs but target overlapping beneficiary populations and employer expectations.
• SENAI (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial): SENAI is Brazil's primary industrial vocational training entity within the Sistema S network, providing technical apprenticeship and qualification programs. It competes for the same industrial-sector apprenticeship mandates that CEDUCVR fulfills for Minas Gerais corporates.
• SENAC (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial): SENAC is a major Sistema S vocational training institution offering commercial apprenticeship and professional qualification across Brazil. It addresses the same corporate apprenticeship market as CEDUCVR but at national scale and with far broader course offerings.
• Fundação Itaú Social: Fundação Itaú Social is one of Brazil's largest corporate foundations, funding and operating youth education and social inclusion programs nationally. Its portfolio of partnerships and grant-making overlaps with CEDUCVR's funding sources and beneficiary focus, representing a much larger institutional peer.

Regional players

• Instituto Unibanco: Instituto Unibanco focuses on youth education and professional development initiatives, primarily through partnerships with public schools in Brazilian states. Its youth employability and life-skill programs intersect with CEDUCVR's vocational mission, though its geographic footprint and target delivery channel differ.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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