Cursos superiores de tecnologia : a percepção dos egressos sobre o processo formativo e o desenvolvimento profissional

Abstract

This is a research developed in the Graduate Program in Education, master¿s in education that seeks to analyze and discuss the paths of higher technological training to meet the needs of society and the market. The work brings a history of higher education courses in technology, considering the process of its creation to the present day, with the objective of rescuing issues related to the implementation of technological courses in Brazil. Assuming a qualitative and quantitative approach, based on Minayo (2002), Gil (2009) and Stake (2011), a descriptive, documentary and empirical research was carried out in order to analyze the impacts of training on the professional trajectory of those graduating from Technology Courses. , in view of the demands of society and the acceptance of these professionals in the job market. The objective of this research was to analyze and discuss the paths of higher technological training to meet the needs of society and the market. Assuming a qualitative and quantitative approach, according to the teachings of Minayo (2002), Gil (2009) and Stake (2011), a descriptive, bibliographic, and documentary research was carried out. The investigative process was developed based on the following procedures: literature review and legislation study, seeking to relate the ideas expressed in the texts and legal provisions with the research purposes, with data analysis, with reflections and questions caused by the readings, where it was possible to identify authors who supported the revised research: Frigotto (2007), Saviani (2008), Ciavatta (2012), Kuenzer (2000), Manfredini (2002), Peterossi (1980), and Brandão (2006). The research also presents a brief report on the creation of the Paulo Souza Center and the numbers of the CST's based on data obtained from INEP. The research methodology for obtaining information from the CST's graduates used a questionnaire with 41 questions that sought to analyze the profile, the student trajectory, the economic / labor situation before and after the end of the course, and the personal impressions of the subjects on the relevance of the diploma for its employability and professional evolution. The analysis of the data included a mapping on data from Higher Technological Education, which made it possible to detect that the introduction of this teaching model, served two motivations, the first being the developmental policy of the JK government and the need to increase the supply of teaching vacancies. higher education, which at first became known as Superior Short Courses, was not well accepted in the academic world because it does not contemplate the minimum requirements to be matched in the same degree of the bachelor's / undergraduate courses in operation until then and mainly by the boards of directors. class, in this case the Federal Council of Engineering and Architecture, since the first course created was Engineering. The results of the research showed that the vast majority of graduates were satisfied with the technological course chosen, as it allowed them to enter the job market in the area of training and continue their studies in graduate programs.