ORIENTAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL NO ENSNO MÉDIO INTEGRADO: POTENCIALIDADES, DESAFIOS E POSSIBILIDADES

Abstract

Choosing a career is a matter of great importance for human beings, and discovering professional interests is a crucial point in development. In our society, this process, which culminates in the decision for a career, begins in adolescence and can be the subject of Professional Guidance. This practice is developed especially with teenagers enrolled in high school and is guided by objectives such as contributing to the student's process of self-knowledge; welcome individuals in their concerns regarding their professional career; mediate the recognition of interests, aptitudes, talents and competencies; provide information about professions, areas, courses and the job market; identify and demystify stereotypes, fantasies and prejudices about certain careers; make the person advised able to identify influences exerted on their choice by social, family and psychological elements; check whether the person advised is, in fact, the protagonist and author of their choice or, on the contrary, influenced by reference figures. With this study, the objective was to investigate potential, possibilities and challenges for the development of Professional Guidance actions within the scope of Integrated High School. To this end, questionnaires were applied to students enrolled in the technical course in Agriculture integrated with High School offered on a Campus that makes up a Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology located in the State of Goiás. Based on the results obtained , reflections and suggestions for transformation were presented for the investigated scenario.