Educa？？o, qualifica？？o, trabalho e políticas públicas: campos em disputas

this paper focus on the relationships among education, professional qualification, work and public policies, as a current polemical issue. the first section is a review of international literature based on different perspectives and authors. the following section elaborates on the issue within the brazilian context, considering research in education and social sciences. the final section comments on public policies for education and professional qualification implemented in brazil from the 1950s until today. currently the issue is understood as part of a public debate pressed by new international, global and local markets’ demands, as well as by crisis, changes, social advances, and national policies, which were evident since the 1980s.