Formação e atuação profissional: egressos do curso de lazer e turismo - USP

Abstract

Objective: To identify the insertion in the job market of graduates of the “Leisure and Tourism” program, from the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities at USP, recognizing the sectors of activity to which they are linked and the functions they perform. Methodology: The strategy chosen for data collection included bibliographic and documental research (study of the pedagogical project of the course and the institution's website) and field research. The field research was carried out with 73 graduates through an online questionnaire. Originality/relevance: To have knowledge of the insertion of the graduates in the job market, as well as of the sectors in which they operate and the functions they perfomr is a way of understanding the identity of leisure professionals.Mainresults:It was possible to identify that: 52.1% of former students are not working in the area in which they graduated. Those who are working in the leisure field (47.9%) work in the private sector (81.6%) and are employed under the CLT regime (54.1%). The surveyed graduates work in different locations and have the functions of elaborating, executing and coordinating leisure and tourism experiences, in addition to working as consultancy and business management. Theoretical methodological contributions: We consider that research with graduates is a way of portraying the dynamics of the labor market, as well as it is a way of evaluating the training processes offered.