Rupturas e continuidades das políticas públicas para a educação profissional no Brasil entre 2003 e 2015

Abstract

In Brazil between 2003 and 2015 there is a context of commitment by the federal government in vocational education and training as the engine of social and economic development. This paper aims to present and discuss the main initiatives in public policies for vocational education and training in the mentioned period, with special attention to the technical high school level. Based on the documentary and bibliographical review, the ideological and political struggles in the formulationand implementation of the educational initiatives are analyzed, exploring the action of the power groups in the dispute for the direction of the State. It concludes by highlighting the ruptures and historical continuities found in the treatment given to technical high school level. The new model of professional education implemented by the federal government after the 2003 elections is based on the verticality of the offer of vocational education and training, on articulation with regular education, on the increase of workers' schooling, on interaction with the world of work, and in supporting the public school. However, these ideals that stand out from official government discourses find ideological, political and structural obstacles to its implementation, which impacts the results achieved. In this way, the public policies of the federal government for vocational education and training education analyzed for the period reflect and update the power disputes historically present in capitalist societies and in the Brazilian state.