western ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁mart iana ▁Category : End em ic ▁orch ids ▁of ▁Mexico <0x0A> </s> ▁Es cola ▁T éc nica ▁Estad ual , ▁or ▁E TE C , ▁is ▁characteristic ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁their ▁technical ▁courses ▁and ▁school ▁quality . ▁ ▁History ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Roberto ▁de ▁A bre u ▁S od ré ▁Costa , ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁network ▁was ▁assumed ▁by ▁the ▁Centro ▁Pa ula ▁Sou za , ▁now ▁there ' s ▁E TE C ▁ 1 9 8 . ▁The ▁E TE C ' s ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁public ▁network ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo . ▁ ▁Statistics ▁ 6 0 0 0 ▁teachers ▁E TE C ▁ 1 9 8 ▁units ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 ▁count ies ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁students ▁in ▁technical ▁courses ▁out ▁of ▁school ▁employees . ▁ 1 9 0 . 0 0 0 ▁students ▁In cluding ▁high ▁school , ▁the ▁E TE C ' s ▁ 1 0 2 ▁courses ▁have ▁ ▁Re quire ments ▁High ▁School : ▁Fin ished ▁primary ▁school . ▁ ▁Techn ical ▁Education : ▁Be ▁en rolled ▁in ▁two ▁high ▁school ▁degree ▁or ▁higher , ▁and ▁be ▁over ▁ 1 6 ▁years . ▁ ▁Selection ▁process ▁As ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁selecting ▁students ▁is ▁applied ▁a ▁test ▁with ▁ 5 0 ▁questions ▁alternatives