Modelo de avaliação da efetividade do Programa de Estágio do IFAM Campus Manaus-Centro

Abstract

The internship aims at the improvement of the student through practical activities, where one can apply the lessons learned in school. In this sense, it is up to the IFAM Internship Program/Center providing quality services to the entire community, fulfilling their goals effectively. However, we observed the absence of a system for evaluating the effectiveness of such program. The the main objective of this research was to develop a model for evaluating the effectiveness of the IFAM Internship Program/Center from the perspective of the student in order to improve the services provided by the program. To collect data a questionnaire was designed with closed and open questions, based on the SERVQUAL model developed by Parasuraman et al, (1985). The research sample consisted of 99 students of technical in-person courses, full time courses as well as PROEJA (Adult courses). The study showed that all dimensions of service quality of the IFAM Internship Program/Center have shown negative gap, thus revealing the need for re-planning actions by the managers of the program, including: interventions of teachers, in order to clarify the main questions of the students about the internship; planning meetings with new trainees, providing practical situations in the IFAM laboratories where the student can learn and experience the challenges of laboring world. In this sense, it is recommended studies be made to hear the opinion of the companies which use the services of IFAM Internship Program / Center for admitting such students.