CapacitaSUAS in Roraima

Strategic action for permanent education to strengthen the social assistance policy

Abstract

The constant changes in the world of work supported by neo-liberal capitalism imply increase in precarious working conditions and, consequently, in the offer and quality of public services to the population, making it imperative to discuss the directions of human resources of public policies and, here, in prominence, of social assistance policy, with training and professional training actions being potencial allies for the improvement of policies in all spheres of government. In this sense, the article aims to discuss the implementation of CapacitaSUAS in Roraima - Brazil, between the years 2013 to 2019, as a strategic action for the qualification of managers, directors, workers in the social assistance network and social assistance counselors, which results in the strengthening of the social assistance policy, in addition to being a space for struggles and resistance towards the expansion of social rights. As a methodological support, a bibliographic revies was used, collection of information in documents published in the Official Diary of the State of Roraima – DOE and data from Academic Monitoring System – SIMA, from the Information Evaluation and Management Secretariat – SAGI, Ministry of Citizenship – MC. Executed in Roraima in three stafes through a tripartite agrément between Federal Government, the State Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare – Setrabes and the State University of Roraima – UERR, the Program offered 1,037 places in 25 introductory and refresher courses, having surpassed the quantity agreed and made possible the resignification of social work and, above all, the social protection.