IDENTIFICAÇÃO DE COMPETÊNCIAS PARA O MERCADO DE TRABALHO DOS ALUNOS DO CURSO DE ENGENHARIA DE PRODUÇÃO: O CASO DO PROJETO PILOTO DE FORMAÇÃO EM SOFT SKILLS

Abstract

Several times industrial engineers face a different reality from that found at the university. Constant and growing changes, technological, economic and social, command these professionals to adapt to different scenarios, mainly in this pandemic. In real life, knowledge never seen during its graduation is required and those more familiar are left beside. Several of these knowledges can even be acquired by the professional itself during his career, but there is a part that could be still acquired by the professional during his academic life. This present research aims to identify skills required to industrial engineering students, from UFPB, must have in order to get in the labor market in Paraíba. As a methodology, the research was a qualitative wirx study case, a literature review was carried out of the main concepts covered that guided the research, including the field of industrial engineering and basic knowledge required for engineers. Through the author's participation in the Extension Project of the Federal University of Paraíba entitled - People Project - during the year of 2020, the period of the research, there was interaction with the students from the pilot project. Against the problem, it was created a workshop that aims to develop skills and soft skills needed to job market. The workshop was made on line, remotely, including synchronous and asynchronous classes, in addition to the development of 3 important modules: Career management, Curriculum management and how to get ready for selection proces. This workshop is part of the Project People, a FLUEX, carried out voluntarily. The results was that 58% of the students did not know how to deal with their management career before the project and 100% of the students felt more confident and prepared for the job market, as much as for an internship interview, preparation of their own Linkedin’s profile and curriculum, personal presentation and participation in group dynamics