Rosane Bernardete Brochier Kist

O CURSO TÉCNICO A DISTÂNCIA EM AGRICULTURA E O DESENVOLVIMENTO RURAL DOS MUNICÍPIOS DE CANGUÇU E DE SÃO LOURENÇO DO SUL - RIO GRANDE DO SUL

This article presents data from a research that aimed to analyze the implications of the Technical Course in Agriculture, part of the program e-Tec Brasil, for the training of farmers and for the development of agriculture in the municipalities of Sao Lourenco do Sul and Cangucu. It was performed a study of qualitative approach, based on the dialectic critical method. There were semi-structured interviews with 22 students of poles of Cangucu and Sao Lourenco do Sul and with 19 professionals from the Campus of Alegrete, members of a course in agriculture in the modality of the distance, offered in southern Brazil. It was found that the Agriculture Technician Course in Distance modality plays an important role in development of agriculture of the municipalities analyzed, therefore, enables the students staying in their home municipalities, and contributes for the process of qualification of rural properties; the professional advancement of these individuals through opportunities in the labor market (in the private sector and / or from the government).