Itaú Educação e Trabalho

What Itaú Educação e Trabalho does

Ita\u00fa Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Trabalho is a Brazilian non-profit foundation operating as a program of Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Ita\u00fa para Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Cultura, the philanthropic arm of Ita\u00fa Unibanco. Established in its current form in 2020 and built on education initiatives that trace back to Ita\u00fa BBA in 2002, the foundation provides technical support to State Secretariats of Education across at least 13 Brazilian states (with national coordination via CONSED covering all 27 federation units) for the implementation of Professional and Technological Education (EPT) policies. Its work addresses three axes: expanding EPT enrollment, improving EPT quality, and supporting youth insertion into the formal labor market, with measurable outcomes including higher formal employment rates (66.7% for EPT graduates vs 37.1% for regular high school) and an 18% income premium for technical education graduates.

The foundation's core offerings are organized as a knowledge and policy-support ecosystem rather than a commercial product portfolio. The Observat\u00f3rio Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Ita\u00fa is a digital platform launched in 2021 that aggregates 227 technical courses from the National Catalog of Technical Courses, research publications, e-books, podcasts, assessment tools, and decision-support resources for education policy managers. Complementing the platform, the foundation publishes proprietary methodologies (notably the Metodologia de Planejamento da Oferta de EPT and the EJATEC framework integrating Youth and Adult Education with professional training), produces applied research with partners such as Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Roberto Marinho, Instituto Veredas, and the OECD, and runs the annual Edital Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Trabalho grant program offering R$10,000 recognition awards and up to R$80,000 in project funding.

The foundation is funded by the Ita\u00fa Unibanco endowment and does not sell products or services to its government counterparts, operating instead through cooperation agreements and direct technical support. Its distribution model is direct engagement with state education departments, supplemented by partnerships with multilateral bodies (UNESCO, UNICEF, OECD), industry training entities (SENAI, Sistema S, CIEE), academic institutions (Insper, UFBA, UEPB, Centro Paula Souza), and the multi-stakeholder Rede EJA e Inclus\u00e3o Produtiva coalition of 16 organizations. With a 33-person team led by Superintendent Silvana Oliveira, the foundation occupies a niche as a private philanthropic actor shaping Brazilian public technical education policy, contributing to federal legislation such as the 2017 High School Reform (Law 13.415) and providing direct implementation support in flagship programs such as the Conex\u00e3o Empregabilidade initiative in Paran\u00e1 (potentially reaching 500,000 students in 399 municipalities) and the Partiu Futuro / Professional Apprenticeship Programs in Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso do Sul.

Name

Itaú Educação e Trabalho

Legal name

Fundação Itaú para Educação e Cultura

Website

https://itaueducacaoetrabalho.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ita\u00fa Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e Trabalho is a Brazilian non-profit foundation that provides technical assistance, research, and digital tools to State Secretariats of Education for implementing Professional and Technological Education policies. It operates under Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Ita\u00fa, funded by Ita\u00fa Unibanco's endowment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Policy Consulting

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Curriculum Design & Scope/Sequence (School-Led) (EDAJAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Access & EdTech for Equity (Low-cost Learning, Skills Platforms) (BPAGALAH), Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB), Tutoring, Study Skills & Learning Strategies for ASE (EDAAABAL)

Keywords

• Vocational education policy
• Public education consulting
• Youth workforce development
• Education research and methodology
• Technical education support

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

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. Foundation Funding: Itaú Educação e Trabalho is part of the Fundação Itaú para Educação e Cultura. The organization operates as a non-profit foundation funded by Itaú Unibanco and related entities. Revenue is derived from institutional funding and endowment income, not from commercial product/service sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Itaú Educação e Trabalho is a non-profit foundation program that provides technical support, methodological tools, and research to strengthen Professional and Technological Education (EPT) policies across Brazil. It partners directly with state education secretariats to support curriculum development, educator training, and youth workforce transition programs. Its portfolio includes the Observatório Fundação Itaú digital platform, the Conexão Empregabilidade program, methodologies such as the EPT Planning Methodology, assessment tools, and annual grant programs (Editais) for EPT projects.

Product overview

Itaú Educação e Trabalho is an institutional foundation focused on supporting public policies for Professional and Technological Education (EPT) in Brazil, operating as a portfolio of interconnected programs, publications, and platforms rather than a traditional technology product. The portfolio includes the Observatório Fundação Itaú digital platform aggregating research and tools for EPT policy-making; publications and methodologies such as the Planning Methodology and youth qualification studies; technical support programs for State Education Secretariats covering curricular articulation, Youth and Adult Education integration, and professional apprenticeship; the Rede EJA e Inclusão Produtiva collaborative network; the annual Edital Educação e Trabalho grant program; and specialized assessment tools and resource spreadsheets. The offering functions as a knowledge ecosystem supporting educational managers, researchers, and policymakers in strengthening EPT implementation across Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Observatório Fundação Itaú Digital platform aggregating knowledge, data, research, infographics, pedagogical materials, podcasts, videos, and free tools to support the creation and improvement of public policies in Professional and Technological Education, targeted at educational managers and policymakers.
• Metodologia de Planejamento da Oferta de Educação Profissional e Tecnológica Methodology publication guiding educational networks in constructing strategic planning for EPT provision, ensuring evidence-based decision-making and policy implementation aligned with economic and social demands of territories.
• Pesquisa (Re)qualificação das Juventudes para um mundo em transformação Research study analyzing different professional qualification models for youth in light of labor market transformations, developed by Instituto Veredas, Itaú Educação e Trabalho, and Fundação Arymax.
• Juventudes Brasileiras Minorizadas: análises para incidência em políticas públicas Study conducted with Fundação Roberto Marinho and IEDE in partnership with UNICEF, presenting an unprecedented panorama of 13 youth groups facing historical barriers to education, work, and basic rights.
• Avaliação Técnico-Específica na EPT: Parceria inovadora entre escola e setor produtivo em Itabaianinha (SE) Documentation of a three-year pilot project (2023-2025) of specific technical evaluation for the Technical Course in Clothing Design, demonstrating partnership between school and local productive sector.
• Apoio Técnico aos Estados Technical support program for State Education Secretariats including curricular articulation, Youth and Adult Education integration with EPT (EJATEC), continuous pathway development, professional apprenticeship, and high school policy design for Professional and Technological Education.
• Estudos e Pesquisas Initiatives promoting debate and mapping international cases of credit validation between education levels and technical education evaluation models to support the creation of competency-based systems.
• Desenvolvimento de Metodologias Methodology development initiatives including Education and Productive Sector integration, Economic Potential Identification, and Analysis of installed network capacity for expanding technical-professional education.
• Rede EJA e Inclusão Produtiva Network launched in partnership with 15 civil society organizations and multilateral organisms to highlight Youth and Adult Education challenges, produce knowledge, map effective policies, and influence national public policies for approximately 64 million Brazilians without education.
• Edital Educação e Trabalho 2026 – Escola e Território Annual grant program to recognize and support projects contributing to strengthening integral learning of students with Professional and Technological Education (EPT), with awards of R$10,000 for recognition and up to R$80,000 for new proposals.
• Ferramenta de Avaliação das Competências Gerais para o Mundo do Trabalho (CGMT) Assessment instrument designed to understand if students are prepared to participate in the world of work, secure placement compatible with their training, maintain employment, and develop career plans.
• Plataforma de Cursos Técnicos por Categoria e Complexidade Free spreadsheet tool containing all 227 courses from the National Catalog of Technical Courses, organized by knowledge area with minimum required infrastructure and complexity level for each course implementation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students with technical education earn on average 18% higher income than those with only regular high school education (IBGE/PNAD 2014)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• CONSED (Conselho Nacional de Secretários de Educação)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with the National Council of Education Secretaries for technical contribution to state curriculum design for the New High School across all 27 Federation units. Also collaborates on Frente Currículo e Novo Ensino Médio initiative and the Prêmio Gestão Escolar since 1998.
• Secretarias de Educação EstaduaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with state education secretariats across Brazil (including Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Sergipe, São Paulo, Paraíba, and others) for technical support in EPT policy implementation.
• Secretaria de Desenvolvimento EconômicocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with State Development Secretariats for alignment between EPT offerings and economic development needs of territories.
• Fundação Roberto MarinhocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint research partner on multiple studies including 'Juventudes Brasileiras Minorizadas' and the 'Demanda Potencial por EJA e Transição para o Trabalho' study. Collaborated on EPT excellence with equity research.
• Fundação ArymaxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner on youth (re)qualification study 'Requalificação da juventude em um mundo em transformação' developed by Instituto Veredas. Also co-producer of EJA demand study.
• Instituto VeredascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner that developed the youth qualification study analyzing different professional qualification models to facilitate youth transition and guide productive inclusion policies.
• UNESCOflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperating partner in the 'Demanda Potencial por EJA e Transição para o Trabalho' study produced by Rede EJA e Inclusão Produtiva. Provides international expertise and credibility to youth and adult education initiatives.
• UNICEFflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in launching the Rede EJA e Inclusão Produtiva; hosted the launch event at UNICEF auditorium in Brasília. Also partner in 'Juventudes Brasileiras Minorizadas' study.
• IEDE (Interdisciplinaridade e Evidências no Debate Educacional)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Juventudes Brasileiras Minorizadas' study analyzing 13 groups of youth facing historical barriers to education, work, and basic rights.
• CIEE (Centro de Integração Empresa-Escola)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIntegrating agent partner in the Conexão Empregabilidade program in Paraná, supporting internship and apprenticeship placement for students.
• Rede AliançacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner in the Professional Apprenticeship program development in Ceará, collaborating with the state education secretariat and Banco Itaú as the employing company.
• Sistema ScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining entities that participate in the Conexão Empregabilidade program alongside regional articulators and course coordinators for workshops, mentoring, and skill development.
• SENAIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with SENAI Santa Catarina and the State Industry Federation to create the Technical Course in Informatics integrated with High School for 63 SENAI units.
• Centro Paula SouzacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in São Paulo for Continuous Itinerary project developing eight professional tracks in technology, creating a credit validation system, and developing a platform guiding youth trajectories.
• Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the Continuous Itinerary pilot project in cocoa and chocolate agroindustry in Bahia, including support for technologist curriculum matrix construction.
• Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for Continuous Itinerary project in Paraíba, working with the State Education Secretariat.
• Insper (Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for specialization course 'Programa de Formação em Planejamento para Implementação de Políticas Públicas e Desenvolvimento do Ensino Médio' for education technicians from all Brazilian state secretariats.
• Rede EJA e Inclusão ProdutivaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of 16 civil society organizations and multilateral bodies including Ação Educativa, Ashoka, Conhecimento Social, Conselho Nacional do Sesi, Fundação Bradesco, Pacto Global, Redes da Maré, Todos Pela Educação, UNESCO, UNICEF, and United Way Brasil, focused on EJA and productive inclusion policies.
• OCDE (OECD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research partner for 'Evidências internacionais: setor produtivo, políticas intersetoriais e educação profissional' study on international evidence of productive sector involvement in professional education.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Ashoka Brasil: Brazilian arm of the global social-entrepreneurship network; member of the Rede EJA e Inclusão Produtiva alongside Itaú Educação e Trabalho. Comparable as a non-profit driving social innovation in education and youth productive inclusion.

Broad incumbents

• SENAI (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial): Brazil's industrial-apprenticeship system and one of the largest technical-education providers in the country; partner of Itaú Educação e Trabalho on the integrated technical-course curriculum in Santa Catarina. Comparable as a major EPT delivery actor in Brazil.
• UNESCO (Education Sector - Latin America): United Nations agency partnering with Itaú Educação e Trabalho on the EJA demand study and Rede EJA. Comparable as a major international actor in EPT and adult-education policy research, especially in Latin America.
• CIEE (Centro de Integração Empresa-Escola): Brazil's largest youth-internship and apprenticeship placement organization; direct implementation partner of Itaú Educação e Trabalho in the Conexão Empregabilidade program in Paraná. Comparable in operating apprenticeship/internship pathways linking public-school students to formal employment.

Direct peers

• Fundação Arymax: Brazilian non-profit foundation that co-produced the (Re)qualificação da Juventude research with Itaú Educação e Trabalho and Instituto Veredas. Comparable as a smaller, research-driven education-and-youth foundation.
• Instituto Unibanco: Brazilian non-profit focused on high-school reform and youth transition to work, working directly with state education secretariats. Closely comparable mission and operating model to Itaú Educação e Trabalho; both target the same state-level policy decision-makers.
• Fundação Roberto Marinho: Brazilian non-profit foundation focused on education and youth development; joint research partner of Itaú Educação e Trabalho on the 'Juventudes Brasileiras Minorizadas' study and EPT-with-equity research. Directly comparable in mission, foundation structure, and engagement with public education policy.
• Fundação Lemann: Brazilian education-focused foundation investing in public-school reform, leadership development, and education data (e.g., QEdu). Highly comparable as a private, well-funded foundation driving education-policy engagement with state and municipal governments.
• Fundação Bradesco: Brazilian private-bank-affiliated education foundation operating its own K-12 schools and vocational programs nationally; member of the Rede EJA e Inclusão Produtiva alongside Itaú Educação e Trabalho. Comparable as a bank-affiliated foundation funding public-policy engagement in education.
• Todos pela Educação: Brazilian civil-society movement focused on education-policy advocacy and data transparency (including INSE/IDEB tracking). Comparable as a non-profit that influences national EPT and basic-education policy through research and advocacy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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