Qualificação dos trabalhadores envolvidos em atividades ligadas à química em usinas de açúcar e álcool da região de Itumbiara-GO

Abstract

This Final Paper “Qualification of workers engaged in activities related to chemistry in Sugar and Alcohol Mills in the region of Itumbiara-GO" is an investigative study, whose research topic is the Chemistry Teaching/Education. As this is a broad topic, we chose to define and specify the relationship between the Teaching of Chemistry offered in basic stage of education, specifically in high school, and their correlation with the applicability of these contents in the process of training and performance of professionals that are directly related to the field of chemistry. For the execution of the work we used the research study with quantitative and qualitative data collection through the application of standard questionnaires with those responsible for chemical analyzes laboratories and the other for the other employees of the laboratories from two sugar and alcohol mills. To support the hypothesis of this monograph was necessary to address the following topics: Education in Brazil, The Teaching of Chemistry, History of cane sugar in Brazil, Techniques and analyses in the laboratories of Chemistry of sugar and alcohol mills. From the data analysis obtained, there is still a need for continuing education for those responsible for the laboratories, besides being indispensable suit every company to the legal requirement to keep at least one professional qualified in the field of chemistry and registered with the Regional Council of Chemistry. For incumbents, the knowledge acquired in higher education are more important than those offered in high school. On the other hand, knowledge like determination of pH, chemical reactions and titration methods are needed for the development of the activities of other workers in the sector of laboratory mills. Therefore, it is necessary an adaptation of Chemistry Teaching offered in the basic stage of education, since there is still a portion of the population without access to other levels of education, such as technical, technological and higher. Thus, it is important to worry about giving students an Education in Chemistry able to assist in the development of activities related to their professional needs after the end of high school.