Middle level professional technical education in health in the federal education network

• Autor(a) principal: Boanafina, Anderson
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Boanafina, Lilian, Wermelinger, Mônica
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Trabalho, Educação e Saúde (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.tes.epsjv.fiocruz.br/index.php/tes/article/view/1078
• topic: educação profissional; instituições federais; saúde; professional education; federal institutions; health; educación profesional; instituiciones federales; salud

Professional education needs to be considered and implemented as a strategic move, considering local and regional technological potential, enhancing their interaction with the labor world and, fundamentally, with the local community, with the primary function of citizen training and preparing the youth to be active agents in the social, economic, and cultural development processes. Based on this premise, this paper proposes an analysis of enrollment in professional education, especially data and information relevant to understanding the current scenario of the training of human resources in health promoted by federal institutions in Brazil. The study shows an apparent detachment between the federal vocational education network expansion policies in the health area and the Ministry of Health's needs to address the lack of mid-level health professionals, especially in the North, Northeast and Midwest, and particularly outside of the major urban centers.