A política de assistência social e a promoção ao trabalho: uma análise do PRONATEC BSM a partir de um estudo com egressos em Fortaleza-CE

Abstract

This article analyzes the Programa Nacional de Acesso ao Ensino Tecnico e Emprego (PRONATEC) Brasil Sem Miseria, from a study of data obtained during research for a master’s degree. It discusses PRONATEC BSM as a strategy of insertion and/or rehabilitation of poor and extremely poor people into the market, through professional qualification. The methodolo-gy used was based on bibliographic, documentary and empirical research of a qualitative nature. The study was conducted in the city of Fortaleza-CE, with the research subjects being PRONATEC-graduates, who were referred to the program through the Centro de Qualificacao Profissional (Casa Brasil), from the neighborhood Granja Portugal, as well as professionals of the Secretaria Municipal de Trabalho, Desenvolvimento Social e Combate a Fome (SETRA). This study concluded that PRONATEC BSM has not alleviated the schooling deficiencies of the population for which it was intended, nor has it guaranteed their integration or reintegration into the formal labor market, especially since there is no effective coordination with other public policies, especially policies of education and of employment and income. The relevance of this study lies in its analysis of both the settings of social welfare policy, as in the work in the contemporary scenario, and its reflection upon the theoretical/ideological foundations that underlie the policies designed to increase employability in the current time period of Brazilian politics.