Formação de adultos

: processo de reconhecimento, validação e certificação de competências

Abstract

The following report positions itself with the scope of Adult Education and Training, emphasizing the Recognition, Validation and Certification of Skills Process as well as the Complementary Training on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) at the New Opportunities Centre of EDP Valor during the year of 2011.
The main purpose of this study consisted of implementing strategies/ activities through motivational environments and learning enhancers, whose target audience were adults from Seia Municipality, 9th grade candidates with Complementary Training needs in order to get all the required skills to be certified.
Concerning the methodology, it was based on Investigation-action, with a qualitative approach, developing an action plan and aiming gains for the trainees in ICT skills. Data collection was carried out through initial questionnaires, logbook, direct observation, document analysis and adult life history.
It was concluded that the trainees have acquired and consolidated the skills, achieving the established goals. Besides that, the interactive strategies have motivated them and the basic performance has led them to develop learning processes regarding their daily professional life, in a flexible and phased way, involving also the local community. It was given a significant amount of practice that ensured the learning and autonomy transfer in the use of ICT.
Thus, autonomous and cooperative learning have provided the trainees a coherent training experience and a set of skills acquisition. The implementation of practical activities has had significant effects on the trainees qualification, through their participation in sustained and inclusive processes and therefore the valorization and exploitation of ICT.

Date of Award	27 Dec 2017
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Paulo Pereira (Supervisor)