A educação profissional e tecnológica e o desenvolvimento regional

Abstract

Vocational and technical education (EFA) passed in recent years to take a strategic value to regional development, with a result of changes occurring in professional and technical education for decades. The main objective of this study was to investigate the role of vocational and technical education in regional development. Initially we analyzed the relation between human capital, education and economic development through a survey of theories and key representatives of human capital. Then the evolution of the historical process of professional education in Brazil was shown from the beginnings to the present day, highlighting their transformations and based on a story by building more than 100 years. Having socioeconomic data from IBGE and RAIS to support an approach to regional development was made highlighting regional dynamics and socioeconomic characteristics of Brazilian regions, emphasizing the demographic, economic and social aspects. Then the relationship between vocational and technological education and development was shown in the Brazilian regions showing the interaction between them by examining the Locational Quotient ", and also the data of the Ministry of Education (MEC) on vocational and technical education. Finally, we verify the causal relationship between the professional and technological education and regional development addressing the contribution of EFA regions, and also of public policies for EFA. The study showed in general the existence of a relationship between EPT and regional development, even with some limitations that did not allow us a deeper analysis.