Vocational Education, 2030 Agenda, and Regional Development: An Analysis of Canoinhas-Sc

Abstract

This article aims to analyze data related to access to Professional and Technological Education (EPT) in the municipalities of the Associação dos Municípios do Planalto Norte Catarinense (Amplanorte) and, more specifically, in the municipality of Canoinhas-SC, linking them with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), proposed by the United Nations (UN). Methodologically, the literature supports data obtained from official sources, such as the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (INEP), Secretaria Estadual de Educação de Santa Catarina (SED) e and Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Canoinhas-SC (SME). The research shows advances in Professional and Technological Education in that municipality, but also points to the need for investments and improvement in performance by public or private agents. Finally, it points out the importance of professional qualification for young people and adults as one of the possibilities for social inclusion through new jobs, obtaining income and, consequently, contributing to regional development.