How does the economic frontier direct the job market and how can the IFPA-Parauapebas direct courses to local demand?

Abstract

The formation and construction process of the Amazon region intensifies and transforms after the mid-twentieth century, guided and organized by the State and the market. Parauapebas, located in the Southeast of Pará, arose from a new economic frontier, focused on an industrial project for mining that attracted workers from all regions of Brazil, during the period of the military government, called Programa Grande Carajás (PGC), at the end of the 1970s. Through globalization, the municipality is inserted into the modern economic-political system. Our general objective is to critically analyze the offers of technical courses in a city economically marked by mineral extraction. Thus, we analyzed the labor market for the years 2018 and 2019, related to the 10 technical-level occupations with the highest employment balance. The data from the General Register of Jobs and Unemployed (CAGED) showed that, in general, all the occupations had a positive balance. This is important to think about, replan, and offer courses for these occupations at the Federal Institute of Pará (IFPA), being able to replace those that have low employability for courses that are demanding manpower, highlighting the need for courses in the areas of Forestry Technician and Technician in Environmental Control, as well as undergraduate teaching courses.