Distance education as an opportunity for technological and profesional vocational training

Abstract

Certain questions surrounding the provision of professional and technological distance education lead us to reflect on the current reality in technical training. This research is situated within the context of two onsite polarities. Firstly, we asked the respective online education coordinators about the Brazilian Red e-Tec program. Secondly, we looked at the technical courses that are being offered by IFSul/CaVG. By means of the Collective Subject Discourse methodology, it was possible to provide a dialogue between the course coordinators and the theorists, which is used as the foundation of this study. Collective discourse highlights the importance of professional qualifications to improve the quality of life or the economic /social development of municipalities. Within this rubric, it also considers the acceptance of distance education as an opportunity for students, namely those who are not located near regular schooling facilities.

Keywords

• Educação a distância
• educação profissional e tecnológica
• política pública.