IMMA starts enrolling for the fifth class of the Guaporé Project, in Rondônia

IMMA Indústria Metalúrgica e Mecânica da Amazônia, the first capital goods industry in Brazils North region, the result of a joint venture between Alstom and Bardella, has already qualified over 2,000 employees since 2008 through the Guaporé Project, a professional qualification program developed to train local workers. To expand its coverage and benefits even further, IMMA will start enrolling for the fifth class today, September 19.

This edition will have 150 positions available, 50 for boiler operators, 40 for welders, 20 for mechanical assemblers, 20 for jet and painting operators, and 20 for oxyacetylene cutting professionals. Candidates must be older than 18 and live in the state of Rondônia.

The project, developed in partnership with SENAI, has trained about 85% of all professionals in the production areas of IMMA, which represents about 500 people currently. Of the 120 people graduated in the fourth class, 100 have already been hired, says Gustavo Almeida, Human Resources manager at IMMA.

The program will qualify professionals to work in some of the most important infrastructure projects in Brazil. In addition to the Santo Antônio and Jirau hydro plants, located on the Madeira river, Brazils North region will have the Belo Monte and Teles Pires plants, and is also a base for shipping equipment to other locations in Latin America. The regions production capacity tends to increase even further, creating more opportunities to local professionals.

The enrollments for the fifth class of Guaporé Project must be made by September 22 at Escola SENAI Padre Marcelo Bertolusso, located on Rua 13 de Setembro, 1.678, Areal neighborhood. More information on 3224-6766.

The process will involve an individual test and group dynamics. The course lasts three months. The projects classes are given at SENAI, and one of the qualification steps is carried out at the institutions Mechanical-Metal Workshop-School, built exclusively for the professional development for the industry. In addition to technical qualification, the Guaporé Project promotes the transfer of industrial culture and technology. Professionals from Alstom, Bardella and IMMA participate actively in the program, giving classes and lectures to students.

About IMMA
With the purpose of subsidizing hydroelectric projects in Brazils northern region, through the provision of hydromechanical and lifting equipment for the projetcs of this sector in Amazonia, Alstom, world leader in power and transport infrastructure, has associated to Bardella, a traditional domestic capital goods company with on-demand engineering, for the construction of Indústria Metalúrgica e Mecânica da Amazônia - IMMA. With an investment of R$ 90 million, the works, delivered in March 2010, are located in Porto Velho, State of Rondônia, and have 235 thousand square meters of total area and 33 thousand square meters of built-up area. Equipped with operating machines, boilermaking area, gritblasting and painting, the factory has a lifting capacity of 130 tons and production of 12 thousand tons a year.

About Alstom
Alstom is a global leader in rail transport and power generation and transmission infrastructure, and is at the forefront of innovative technologies that respect the environment. Alstom builds the fastest train and the automated metros with greatest capacity in the world. It supplies integrated turnkey plants and associated services to a wide range of power sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and offers several solutions for power transmission, focused on smart grids. The Group employs 93,500 people in over 100 countries and registered sales of 20.9 billion in 2010/11.

About Bardella
Ever since its foundation, in 1911, Bardella S.A. Indústrias Mecânicas has been present and participated in all phases of Brazilian development. Always in a pioneer fashion and turned to the market, the company was able to adapt to and many times anticipate the needs of a market under growing evolution and strong competitiveness.
This way, Bardella built, along the years, a portfolio with renown clients at the national and international levels, which clearly shows its technical and managerial capacity in the provision of its products and services.

PRESS INFORMATION

IMMA
Human Resources Manager: Gustavo Almeida
gustavo.almeida@imma.ind.br / Tel.: (69) 2182 4508

Alstom
Alstom Brazil Corporate Communication:
Mariana Maciel - mariana.maciel@crn.alstom.com / Tel.: (11) 3612-7074
Juliana Souza - juliana.souza@alstom.com / Tel.: (11) 3612 7071

Press Relations: CDN Comunicação Corporativa
Paulo Ricardo Ritta: pauloricardo.ritta@cdn.com.br / Tel: (11) 3643-2790
Rodrigo Ferrari rodrigo.ferrari@cdn.com.br / Tel: (11) 3643-2734

 Bardella
Marketing: Sione Perrazoli G. Silva
ssilva@bardella.com.br / Tel: (15) 3238 5683

President Advice: Inês Szabo
iszabo@bardella.com.br / Tel: (11) 2487 1029