The two Brazilian forms of certification are organized according to their goals, target public and the interests that guide them: 1) The regulated certification of teaching on its different levels, which keeps the difference between professional certification and vocational training in the "basic professional education". 2) The measures in line with the demands of the labour market, which are interested in the formal recognition of abilities acquired at work, in order to increase competitiveness. These reflections intend to help elaborate public policies that integrate vocational training into the national education system and regulate the validation of professional qualifications in the school system. This would overcome the dichotomy between school education/certification and vocational training/professional certification, and give social recognition to the candidates to professional certification, allowing them to use their knowledge to continue their studies, and professionally insert themselves and grow.
Labour; Education; Vocational training; Certification; Skills; Public policies