Educação continuada: um estudo de caso sobre suas contribuições para a organização e seus colaboradores

Abstract

The continued education and the learning capacity turn into vital features for people and organizations due to a more and more dynamic context. Learning about how to learn is necessary to guarantee sustainable development of organizations, and to promote people s employment. The objective of the present research was to identify how is the process of the continued education and what are the benefits that the continued education brings to an enterprise and its co-workers. The theoretical base that supported this essay dealt with the triad relationship labour, education and human capital. This study analyses a continued education program and the changes that happen in organizations and their co-workers resulting from learning. In order to carry out the investigation, the qualitative method was adopted and developed in a case study. The organization under study was Companhia de Bebidas Ipiranga located in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State. The data were collected by means of structured interview, direct observation and document analysis. The findings show clearly the organization s explicit policy with the education, linking the business results with the continuous learning. This study originates the necessity to recognise the continued education clearly as an important factor of facilitation to the continuous learning. Besides contributing to an effective promotion of the human condition, the continued education brings the organization to a more competitive position in the market .