Assessing Advances and Challenges in Technical Education in Brazil (World Bank Studies) - Softcover

Almeida, Rita; Amaral, Nicole; Felicio, Fabiana De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 146480642X ISBN 13: 9781464806421

Publisher: World Bank Publications, 2015

Synopsis

As Brazil is massively investing in a scale-up of in vocational education and training (VET) through the national flagship program, PRONATEC, this report assesses institutions and policies in VET taking an in depth critical view of upcoming opportunities. It shares international best practices on selected operational issues identified as strategic bottlenecks for the delivery of technical education. The report explores multiple sources of information including a desk review of existing reports and papers, inputs/data provided by the Ministry of Education and interviews with multiple stakeholders and practitioners at the federal and state level. The report highlights the need of promoting a better alignment between the supply and demand of skills at the sub national level and of promoting better a solid monitoring and evaluation system, including the monitoring of student learning and of the trajectories into the labor market or into higher educational degrees. Issues of student career guidance and teacher quality also emerge as areas of strategic importance to the Brazilian VET system in the years ahead. We conclude with specific policy recommendations for PRONATEC.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 146480642X
• ISBN 13: 9781464806421
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 114