A escolha profissional dos alunos do ensino técnico profissional: o caso dos alunos do Instituto Industrial e Comercial da Matola

Abstract

This work studies the challenge of orientation and professional choice of young people graduates from secondary school and others who have completed the tenth general education class. This research was developed at the Instituto Comercial e Industrial da Matola (IICM) with the aim of analyzing the orientation processes and professional choice of young people, identifying the criteria and influences of satisfaction with the course. The study used the mixed method, with a qualitative and quantitative approach, through the application of 60 questionnaires to students of the 1st and 3rd year and interview semi-structured to the director of the institute. Research data reveal that the choice of course is made through the external influences and also by the presentation of the courses offered by the institution, biological factors, psychological factors, subjective factors, educational factors, social factors, economic factors and political factors of factors that can influence the professional choice the most relevant in this process is the family.