A formação acadêmica e a inserção profissional do egresso da Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde do Trairi (FACISA/UFRN)

Abstract

This work had as main objective to conduct a study with the graduates of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Trairi (FACISA-UFRN), in order to meet the profile of the former student of FACISA and their insertion in the labour market. The research aimed to contribute also to the compliance with the SINAES Law, which for the first time, from the year 2004, incorporated the former student on institutional assessment process, identifying it as an important source of information for assessing the quality of the institutions. The literature review was centered on legal documents dealing with former student and works of authors who developed studies on this topic, as well as previous studies on graduates of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and their employability. This study was a descriptive research and to achieve their goals was performed collects data by applying an online questionnaire, designed for graduates of FACISA graduates in the period 2011 to 2014.1. At the end of the collection it was reached 79.27 % return of questionnaires and these data processed in SPSS (Statistical for Social Sciences).The survey results showed that 78% of respondents are working. Of this total, 67% are working in their areas while 11% are exercising professional activities outside the area who have graduated. The reasons most frequently reported as responsible for the fact that they were not working in the area are the few job opportunities in the graduated area with 36% and the low pay with 22%, which agrees with the factors pointed to as major difficulties employability. A considerable percentage of respondents (22%) were reported not to be working and the main cause attributed to this situation was the fact that they are studying for public tender in search of better opportunities. We identify that, overall, graduates are satisfied with the various aspects of training such as research analyzed, theoretical knowledge, training obtained, campus location, among others. In contrast, the graduates make a rather negative assessment of the market, both local and national. In general, both the institution and the courses offered by FACISA obtained a very positive evaluation, likewise, the relationship between the training received and the requirements of the market achieved a satisfactory percentage. As for facilitating factors, the most reported by graduates were the recognition of the university in society and the theoretical knowledge acquired. Based on data from this study , we can infer that undergraduate courses FACISA are well solidified , as evidenced by the highly positive assessment made of the course and other aspects, and also the professional integration process of its graduates be considered good despite the difficulties linked to the labor market.