Vocational education and training in Brazil

Over the past three decades, Brazilian vocational education and training (VET) programs have gained growing relevance. Since 2011, with the launch of the PRONATEC program - one of the largest VET umbrella programs in Brazilian history - the sector has gained even more visibility, shaping what today is the Brazilian vocational structure. This paper provides an overview of VET in Brazil, trends and innovation in the sector, and main challenges ahead. Among the main challenges pertaining to VET in Brazil are the mismatch between supply and demand of professional skills, school evasion and lack of ... Show more

Authors: Souza, Andre Portela; Lima, Lycia; Arabage, Amanda; Camargo, Juliana ... [+] Show more

Published: Washington, District of Columbia, Inter-American Development Bank, 2015

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: ii, 31 p.

Access item: https://publications.iadb.org/handle/11319/6996

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