This article presents results of the monitoring of graduates of the School of Health Technology at the State University of Montes Claros, discussing the contribution offered in the education and evaluation done by the students, as well as the professional level in which they find themselves. A telephone survey was used as quantitative methodology, using computer assisted telephone interviews which addressed graduates of technical courses in clinical laboratory science, nursing, pharmacy, dental hygiene, radiology, and trade, offered between June, 2003 and May, 2007. The main results indicate that 78.3% of graduates in the health sector are in the labor market, 73.9% receive one to two minimum wages, 85% recognize that the knowledge acquired helped improve the quality of their work, and 97.2% positively evaluated the faculty and the institution, enhancing the chances of qualification, since they have to overcome many obstacles in order to study. It was concluded that the school fulfills its educational and social role by qualifying professionals placed in health services, enabling their insertion and permanence in the labor market and providing opportunities of professional education for workers living in cities of northern Minas Gerais and other regions. The education developed by the school seeks inclusion, citizenship, and critical-reflexive education.
graduate; professional education; work
