O perfil dos egressos do curso de engenharia ambiental da Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza-CE

Abstract

In order to analyze the performance of graduates of the environmental engineering course at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), in the job market and its alignment with the National Curricular Guidelines (DCNs) for engineering, this document presents the results of a survey conducted with former students of this degree. The survey had three major stages: application and analysis of questionnaires with graduates of the course; collection of course completion papers for later verification of specific competencies and comparison with the questionnaire responses; analyses based on reports made available by ENADE. The sample space was 214 graduates, considering the range of years from 2014 to 2023, 70 of whom responded to the survey. Approximately 85% are exercising some type of professional activity. The specific competencies set out by the NDE have a significant correlation with those required in the test guidelines of the National Student Performance Exam (ENADE), and probably with what is desired by the job market. Although most graduates are in the environmental job market, only 10% work as engineers. This aspect shows the need for regulatory and supervisory bodies to act to verify the attributions and respect the laws that govern the profession.