Escuela Técnica Cerro

In 1964, the Escuela Técnica del Cerro first opened its doors. It offered a variety of courses. These included Corte y Costura (Cutting and Sewing), Bordados y encajes (Embroidery and Lace), and courses del Hogar (Home Economics). The home economics courses covered a range of skills like knitting, cooking, washing, and ironing. The school also provided training in Carpentry and Mechanics. The workshops were fully equipped for these practical subjects. The Escuela Técnica del Cerro was originally known as Escuela Técnica del Cerro. It was later renamed to Mtro. Tco. Nicasio García. This change happened after Decree Law 16.953 was passed on May 5, 1998. The school evolved from a workshop-school in Arroyo Seco. This area was just a few kilometers away but still near Montevideo. Its establishment was a long time coming, spanning years of development. This began after a period of financial and economic prosperity in Uruguay. This followed the end of World War II. Uruguay had new economic resources. There was hope for industrial development to strengthen the economy. The government planned technical schools (E.T.s) at that time with a specific goal in mind. They aimed to train and industrialize a country that relied heavily on agricultural production. There was a lack of applied technology in this agricultural production. The E.T. project formulation took almost a decade and a half. It required conceptualizing the schools within an educational and governmental program. They had to create concrete projects, both for buildings and educational plans. Teacher training was also a key part of the process. These teachers were to carry out the planned programs. The UTU (Universidad del Trabajo del Uruguay) was officially created on September 9, 1942, with Law 10.225. Today, the Escuela Técnica del Cerro, Mtro. Tco. Nicasio García, is one of 29 technical schools operating in Montevideo. It is one of 119 locations of the Universidad del Trabajo del Uruguay throughout the country. The building itself has a modern, avant-garde design. Architects Dieste and Montañez built it specifically for educational purposes in 1958. Their goal was to create spacious areas without structural limitations, allowing for flexibility in how the spaces could be used. The design features an ordered modulation with a clear, rationalist arrangement of the spaces. The school is located at Portugal N° 4257, at the intersection with Av. Carlos María Ramírez in Montevideo.