Professional education in Brazil - expansion to meet that interest?

2021

This article analyzes the segments of the population benefited by vocational education throughout its history and, more recently and specifically, in the regular technical courses integrated to high school curriculum in the Brazilian Federal Institutes (IFs, in Portuguese). The study was based on a multimethod research on the early days of vocational education in Brazil, considering that, in the past, it has focused on underprivileged students, to tackle marginality and to facilitate their full entry into the labor market. However, this course has changed when selecting students to technical schools, and this dimension is approached by focusing on the particularities of education policies for IFs, as we note that the original priority/target students of these institutions are not included in the current policies, only partially fulfilling IFs purposes.

The present study aims to analyze how the development of technical skills meets the needs of the labor market. Essentially qualitative, the field research was conducted from October 2010 to June 2011. Fourteen professionals who had graduated from technical schools of different locations in the Rio de Janeiro were interviewed. Additionally, interviews were conducted with a): four leaders of the professional teams, who reported their expectations and difficulties in developing new professional in face of the demands on the day to day business, b): three humans resource professionals who exposed the difficulties of attracting and retaining those professionals. Due to their phenomenographic perspective, declarations by the interviewees were analyzed, interpreted and grouped according to meanings. This procedure made possible the generation of categories according to two types of perspectives: a) contracted parties: professionals who had graduated from technical schools; b) contracting parties: professionals responsible for hiring or managers those who had graduated from technical schools. The findings indicate that contractors perceive the school distant from the professional market both in physical and in conceptual terms. On the other hand, the contracted party reveals that entry in schools for professionalizing education is justified inasmuch as it has to do with a fast professional training.

International Education Forum

The focus of this paper is to study school institutions, specifically the campus of Inconfidentes, of the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas Gerais (IFSULDEMINAS), Brazil. The aim was to investigate the transformations that occurred in this institution with Law No. 11.892/2008, which transformed it into the campus IFSULDEMINAS. Through bibliographic research and the study of primary and secondary sources organized in inventories, the significant transformation of expansion is highlighted, and the ongoing field of dispute between integral education and technical education is highlighted. This dispute, which has emerged within the institution itself, is also reflected in today’s society, where individuals face the choice between the desire for integral/complete education or a purely technical/competent education in their relationship with work.

Journal of Technical Education and Training, 2013

The present study aims to addresses the development of technical skills in fulfilling the needs of the labor market. Essentially qualitative, the field research was conducted from October 2010 to June 2011. Fourteen professionals who had graduated from technical schools of different locations in the Rio de Janeiro were interviewed. Additionally, interviews were conducted with a): four leaders of the professional teams, who reported their expectations and difficulties in developing new professional in face of the demands on the day to day business, b): three humans resource professionals who exposed the difficulties of attracting and retaining those professionals. Due to their phenomenographic perspective, declarations by the interviewees were analyzed, interpreted and grouped according to meanings. This procedure made possible the generation of categories according to two types of perspectives: a) contracted parties: professionals who had graduated from technical schools; b) contracting parties: professionals responsible for hiring or managers those who had graduated from technical schools. The findings indicate that contractors perceive the school distant from the professional market both in physical and in conceptual terms. On the other hand, the contracted party reveals that entry in schools for professionalizing education is justified inasmuch as it has to do with a fast professional training.

European Scientific Journal, 2014

Held at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Acre, the research aimed to identify the perception of the course of 44 students and 13 teachers from 4 classes of Technical Vocational Education in Middle Level Integrated to computer science of Câmpus Rio Branco, during the academic year of 2013, through questionnaires with five questions. The apparent lack of motivation among students proved to be dissatisfaction with the organizational structure. Teachers agreed that reform is paramount in the course offered.

This article discusses the process of expansion and repurposing of technical schools in Brazil.

1988

REVIEW OF LITERATURE Key (1975, p. 72) stated that "One of the main purposes of the review of the literature is to provide a basis for the research questions, objectives, or hypotheses." This review was begun with that in mind. The literature reviewed indicated many studies have been conducted on vocational-technical education, but few studies have been conducted on the comparison of vocational-technical education among developed and developing countries. The literature reviewed in this chapter was selected on the basis of its relevance to the problem under study. The review was divided into five sections as follows: (1) methodology of comparative education studies, (2) process for development of recommendations, (3) extrapolation from one culture to another, (4) relationship of vocational-technical education and training to economic development, and (5) comparative studies of vocational-technical education and training.

This paper contains basic information for two foreign educational leaders who are visiting Brazil, on the present social and economic Brazilian context; on Brazilian youth's profile and their relation with the work's market; on how the Brazilian educational system is organized and the role Vocational Education plays on it ; on the cultural perceptions about technical manual work ; on the available offer of Vocational Education. Its objective is to stimulate the visitors thinking for them to formulate more questions on the synergy between economy and education, pedagogy and business in Brazil , focusing the inclusion of disadvantaged youths.

Revista Brasileira de Estudos Regionais e Urbanos, 2022

This present study investigates whether some of the Brazilian government's proposals have been accomplished, and especially the impact of creating federal institutes (FIs) on a set of migration and human capital variables. The expansion of the Brazilian Federal System of Professional and Technological Education between 2000 and 2010 created more than 150 new federal institutes offering high school, vocational and higher education. A new FI affected the proportion of new immigrants in the municipality of its location. More precisely, there was an increase of 1.98% in the proportion of new immigrants in the municipalities with new FIs. This means there were increases in the ratio of people who migrated and lived less than five years in the municipalities with a new FI, strengthening the role of FIs as an attractor of immigrants. Moreover, Brazil achieved the interiorization of education due to the expansion of federal institutes.

Policy Research Working Papers, 2015

The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.