Service training program: A development tool oriented to the professional improvement based on the andragogy principles

Abstract

In Brazil, the extension, which is one of the higher education bases, together with the teaching and research, according to provisions from article 207, caput, from Federal Constitution, should be valued, since it is an interaction way between population and university. With the purpose of providing the health field professionals and correlate areas, submitted to improvement programs and knowledge recycling, with the interaction and population service in primary, ssecondary and tertiary levels, and the valuation of the health area. These actions and purposes are part of the Medical Sciences College (UNICAMP FCM) activities, which, since Februrary 2011, through the Extension Committee, develops the Service Training Program, oriented to the health area. This work purpose is to ground the service training program based on the "andragogy" principles, consists of the adult learning process, in which the adult is put as the main conductor of the learning process and and interest by their professional development. The Service Training Program was created in February 2011, currently offers 379 programs, and already served 866 professionals from various health fields. It serves the society and including the private sector.