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One of the objectives of the technical courses identified is to prepare students for entry
into college programs. However, in the samples used to evaluate the impact, we did not
find significant differences between regular secondary school and technical courses re-
garding the probability to access higher education.
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High dropout rates were observed.
STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS
ARTICULATED WITH TECHNICAL EDUCATION
IN THE STATE OF SANTA CATARINA
The study of the multiple sources of technical education
in the state of Santa Catarina found a mismatch between the skills
taught in the courses offered and the needs of employers for specific
job qualifications. It also revealed the importance of technical education
to help develop the socio-emotional skills of young people.
OBJECTIVE
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To evaluate and improve the school-to-work transition of young people in the state of
Santa Catarina, by mapping and analyzing the multiple sources of technical education
and the needs of employers.
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For the technical courses of the National Program for Access to Technical Teaching and
Employment (PRONATEC) offered by SENAI, the impact assessments suggest that the
program has had a positive and significant impact on the average wage of the students,
with the effect being stronger on female than male students. The evaluation of the impact
considering socio-emotional skills presented a statistically significant effect in three com-
petencies: amiability, extroversion and locus of control. For the technical courses offered
by basic education schools, the impact evaluations suggest the existence of a positive
effect on the probabilities of moving to another city to work and of being employed.
There are strong indications of a mismatch between professional courses and the jobs
found by the alumni, identified in the data from the Annual Report of Social Information
(RAIS). Besides this, the results indicate that workers with an occupation related to the
technical course completed earn higher pay than those who work in other professions.
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STUDY
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One of the main results is the importance of technical education to help develop so-
cio-emotional skills in young people.
APPLICATIONS OF THE RESULTS AND POSSIBLE EXTENSIONS OF THE STUDY
At present, the Santa Catarina State Secretariat of Education is conducting a new project
to introduce a module to develop socio-emotional skills in the curriculum of the state
technical school system.
RESEARCH METHOD
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Review of the national and international literature on technical education and analysis of
the teaching experiences in Brazil, with emphasis on those that include socio-emotional
development of students in the curriculum.
Mapping and characterization of the skills required by the labor market in the state of
Santa Catarina and the secondary school programs articulated with technical education
offered by the Santa Catarina State Secretariat of Education, Santa Catarina State Fed-
eration of Industries (FIESC).
Analysis of the strategies for monitoring and evaluating these programs, by interviews
with key actors of the institutions offering these programs.
Cost-benefit evaluation of the technical education programs in the state of Santa Catarina.
Quantitative evaluation of the impact of technical education programs in the state on job
market outcomes of the people participating in these programs. The evaluation method
was defined per program, taking into consideration the criterion for selecting beneficia-
ries and the available data, crucial to define the most appropriate method to identify the
control group.
RESULTS
The results suggest that it is possible to improve the efficiency of schools in training stu-
dents by identifying practices adopted by more efficient ones and implementing them in
less efficient schools that have similar characteristics.
There are some skill areas where it is hard to recruit instructors, due to a shortage of pro-
fessionals with specific training in the market.
AUTHOR:
André Portela.
RESEARCHERS:
Aline D'Angelo, Amanda Arabage, Bernardo Modenesi, Cláudia Oshiro, Dalila Figueiredo,
Juliana Camargo, Karina Bugarin, Lya Porto, Lycia Lima, Sammara Soares, Tatiana San-
dim and Victor Matos.
ORGANIZATION:
Center for Microeconomic Studies (C-Micro) of the Sao Paulo School of Economics
(EESP).
SUPPORT:
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Santa Catarina State Federation of Industries
(FIESC), Santa Catarina State Secretariat of Education, National Industrial Learning Ser-
vice (SENAI) of Chapecó, Xanxere, Itapiranga and São Miguel do Oeste.
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