Contribuições da Empresa Júnior - Agronômica para o desenvolvimento de habilidades profissionais: uma análise a partir da percepção de seus egressos

Abstract

The complementar activity in the university journey in question in this work was the experience in the Junior Company of the agronomy course at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Agronômica – Consultancy and Agricultural Projects. The objective was specifically to identify the potential contribution of this experience in the development of fundamental complementary skills for the workers of the future, according to the Future of Jobs Report carried out by the World Economic Forum, through the answers to the questions asked to the Junior Enterprise graduates, as well as to analyze whether and how participation in the EJ influenced the insertion of its former members in the labor market. Relevant elements that determined the choice of applied methodology were: the research with graduates allows both the Junior Company and the interviewee to know the level of commitment to participation in the EJ; it provides information about the limitations and possibilities found in building the skills of the agronomist, strengths and weaknesses; serves as a self-assessment procedure, consolidation and improvement strategy. The analysis of the information obtained with the answers to the applied questionnaire, for the post - juniors regarding their impressions about the lived experience will also serve as a subsidy for decision making, allowing process adjustments, both in the Junior Company and for the agronomy course from UFC. In order to reach the specific objective of identifying the contribution of the junior company in the insertion of its former member in the labor market, the result of 68.75% of positive responses was reached to a total contribution of the EJ in this regard. The main complementary skills identified with the greatest contribution to the development offered by the experiences lived in Agronomics were the ability to solve complex problems, critical thinking and analysis, creativity, originality and initiative, leadership and social influence and people management. It was concluded through the results obtained that the passage through the junior company, in a period superior to six months, with the participation in project execution activities, leadership positions, participation in events promoted by the Junior Company Movement and participation in workshops, lecture and courses is an experience capable of adding complementary skills in the training of UFC agronomy students.