A FORMAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL DE MULHERES ATRAVÉS DO CURSO CUIDADORA DE IDOSOS OFERTADO A PARTIR DO PROJETO SABER CUIDAR - FORMAÇ Ã O CIDADÃ PARA AUTONOMIA E GERAÇ Ã O DE RENDA PARA MULHERES NO IFSP - CÂMPUS ARARAQUARA NOS ANOS DE 2017 A 2019

Abstract

The object of study of this article is the professional training of women, specifi cally the Know How to Care Project - citizen training for autonomy and income generation for women, informally known as the Elderly Caregiver Project or Elderly Caregiver Course. The objective is to describe the perceptions of 30 women who graduated from professional training courses for Caregivers for the Elderly off ered in the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 at IFSP - Campus Araraquara. The methodology adopted was the qualitative and quantitative approach, applying the descriptive study through interviews. The collected data reveal that the women who graduated from the IFSP – Campus Araraquara agree that the Elderly Caregiver Course was and is important for the insertion of the graduates in the world of work and to improve their social condition. In addition, they believe it is extremely important that the IFSP – Campus Araraquara has its own professional training program for women.