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 public policies with a systemic and participatory approach, built through social dialogue and coordination among the state, academia, businesses, and labor unions.
The Federal School of Development of the CFI drives initiatives to strengthen provincial capacities, fostering knowledge transfer and the identification of solutions to common challenges. Its goal is to support projects with territorial impact and a long-term vision.
In this direction, the Diploma in Education for Work seeks to build a federal network of public managers with interdisciplinary knowledge to integrate education, production, and work, and to develop public policies that reduce inequalities and promote institutional innovation in each territory. Through strategic partnerships with organizations and key stakeholders, the program aims to strengthen local education systems and contribute to the sustainable development of the country.
- Map and identify the approaches and functions of public entities and agencies involved in education for work across different levels of government, analyzing the interrelations between production, education, and labor areas in order to strengthen public policy coordination.
- Assess the impact of social, technological, demographic, and productive transformations on labor relations and the education system, anticipating their effects on education-for-work mechanisms and outlining strategic responses from the provinces.
- Understand the main challenges in the education–production–work articulation, promoting debate on priority issues for the formulation of specific lines of action that reflect the productive and labor realities of each territory.
- Facilitate the federal exchange of perspectives and experiences, systematizing innovative local and international practices and fostering the creation of an interprovincial cooperation network that enhances mutual learning and the adaptation of best practices.
- Develop methodological capacities for the design and implementation of public policy projects in the education-labor field, with a systemic and territorial approach, enabling coordinated responses across production, education, and work areas.
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)
- Production: Analysis of local development, productive and technological transformations, and their impact on the world of work and on educational and labor practices.
- Education: Exploration of the education system with a focus on Technical and Vocational Education, continuous training, competency certification, and new educational modalities.
- Social and labor: Study of educational and labor pathways, inclusion policies, and the competencies needed for employment entry and continuity.
- Project management: Tools to design, plan, and evaluate projects, with mentoring and support processes for the development of the final project.
- Challenges: Analysis of policies aimed at building a federal education-for-work system, articulated with local and regional productive systems.
To maintain regular standing, participants must attend at least 75% of classes, complete all proposed activities, and attend in-person sessions.
complete all proposed activities, and attend in-person sessions. To pass the program, participants must develop a Final Integrative Project consisting of a public policy project that integrates the concepts and knowledge acquired during classes and territorial activities.
