Federal Development School
EDUCATION FOR WORK
Education for work is essential to address the changing challenges of the labor market, promote social inclusion, improve productivity, and raise the quality of the workforce. Its multidimensional character—combining educational, labor, social, institutional, technological, productive, and innovation aspects—requires that the design of public policies adopt a systemic and participatory approach: it must emerge from social dialogue and coordination among the state, academia, businesses, and labor unions.
The training programs of the Federal Investment Council (CFI) seek to foster knowledge transfer and the identification of solutions to the common challenges of the provinces. In this sense, they aim to develop the skills needed to implement strategic projects with real impact.
This program seeks to build a network of professionals—provincial officials and technical teams—with interdisciplinary knowledge in the field of education for work. The initiative aims to reduce inequalities, promote institutional innovation, and create a concrete agenda that brings together the productive and technological realities of each territory with the education system.
Through strategic partnerships with organizations and stakeholders, the objective is to strengthen collaboration and channel this interdisciplinary knowledge into concrete actions that promote comprehensive development across all regions of the country.
- Map and identify the approaches of different public entities and agencies involved in education for work and analyze how they interact.
- Assess the impact of social change, transformations in labor relations, and the education system, and their specific effects on education for work.
- Understand the main challenges around education and work, and discuss priority issues for implementing specific actions in the provinces.
- Facilitate the exchange of perspectives on new local and global experiences, identifying best practices.
- Develop methodological skills to design innovative and well-coordinated education and labor projects.
Professionals responsible for the design and implementation of public policies, covering different areas of government.
Applicants must be officials or members of technical teams from Ministries of Education, Employment and/or Labor, or Production and/or Industry, focusing on policies for training and workforce development.
Applicants are required to hold a higher education degree (undergraduate or tertiary, minimum of four years). In addition, relevant work experience or specific training in the education-labor field is essential, whether through diplomas, specializations, postgraduate programs, or courses.
- Classes (online and in-person)
- Project design workshop
- Integration activity (in-person)
The program requires mandatory participation, including responding to assignments in discussion forums and other assessment strategies.
Each provincial team of participants will work on designing a public policy project, which will be presented as the final project. This project must integrate the concepts and knowledge acquired during classes and territorial activities.
To remain in the program, attend in-person Integration Sessions, and complete the course successfully, participants must actively attend at least 75% of the courses and scheduled activities. To receive a certificate of participation, participants must pass all assessments and complete, approve, and present the public policy project.
