2023-12-282023-12-282023-12-282023-11-13https://repositorio.ifal.edu.br/handle/123456789/343Professional and technological education faces major challenges in Brazil, the main one is choosing appropriate methodologies and didactics to guarantee the learning and quality of technical level professionals trained by the institutions, within these challenges is the relationship between students and practical training classes, which for many reasons they are not always able to guarantee their objective. Thus, recognizing the importance that practical classes have, mainly their pedagogical potential in the acquisition of knowledge by students, the general aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of performing practical classes in the teaching-learning process of students on the Security Course by the Federal Institute of Alagoas at the São Miguel dos Campos and Palmeira Índios Campi, evaluating both the student's perception and the relevance of practical classes in the professional training process. Having the specific objectives of applying a questionnaire to students to obtain the necessary information; Generate data about the practical classes offered in the IFAL Occupational Safety Technician course; Identify the main gaps between classes and learning. The quantitative method was used, through the application of questionnaires with students of the Technical Course in Occupational Safety at the Federal Institute of Alagoas, Campus São Miguel dos Campos and Campus Palmeira dos Índios. 60 questionnaires were administered, including 10 questions about the level of importance of practical classes for professional training. The results obtained were mostly positive, however the questions focused on student learning had a considerable number of negative responses, with the one with the highest negative evaluation being the question about the practical class time available not being satisfactory for the student's training. The result of the research is due to several factors, but there is an understanding that there is no practical class without the availability of physical spaces, teaching materials, equipment and most importantly, without qualified teachers. The two Federal Institutes have flaws that students recognize, most of which focus on the availability of teaching material, laboratories and practical class times, which can and should be reviewed to ensure that increasingly qualified Occupational Safety Technician professionals are trained.Acesso AbertoEducação profissionalEnsino técnicoFormaçãoAprendizadoInstituto Federal de AlagoasProfessional educationTechnical educationTrainingLearningFederal Institute of AlagoasTrabalho de Conclusão de CursoCIÊNCIAS HUMANAS