Abstract
This chapter describes the historical development and current status of teaching in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Brazil. It provides a profile of teachers and lecturers and their educational practices. The following topics are covered: historical development (the roots of professionalisation; the early days of teacher training; contemporary thinking about the role of the TVET teacher); levels of professional work (technological, technical and basic); professional teacher education; teacher training for the basic level (the 'S' system; a national system for professional training and the role of SENAI, SENAC and SENAR); the practise of teaching and professional reality within TVET institutions; and the state of the art and future perspectives on professionalisation.
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