Educação profissional e tecnológica: inclusão, empregabilidade e transformação social para jovens

Abstract

ABSTRACT Professional and Technological Education (EPT) plays a strategic role in training youth for the world of work, especially in a scenario marked by economic crises, structural unemployment, and intense technological transformations. This Graduation Thesis, written as a Training Report with an autobiographical approach, aims to analyze how EPT can consolidate itself as an instrument of inclusion, hope, and social transformation for young people facing labor market barriers. Based on the researcher's experiences as an IT technical course teacher and supported by a literature review, the study discusses the historically assistentialist stigmatization of technical education in Brazil and the contradictions of the "employability" discourse. Through the analysis of a practical case study of a brilliant student limited by digital and social exclusion, it becomes evident that isolated technical qualification is insufficient in the face of labor precariousness and the paradoxical demand for prior experience. The paper concludes that overcoming educational duality is urgent, proposing strategies such as Work-Based Learning and the strengthening of partnerships between schools and the productive sector. Finally, it argues that EPT must promote comprehensive and emancipatory human development, requiring the support of structural public policies to ensure an effective transition from school to decent work. Keywords: Employability. Digital Exclusion. Labor Market.Professional and Technological Education. Youth.