Extensão universitária: uma proposta de capacitação para servidores da UTFPR promoverem a extensão

Abstract

The University Extension, Research and Education form the pillars supporting higher education institutions in Brazil. However, throughout the evolution of Brazilian universities, education and research gained more prominence than Extension. That said, for the University Extension to reach the same levels of valorization of education and research within higher education institutions, it is necessary to develop strategies for the promotion of extension actions and the products resulting from them, as well as the recognition of the employees involved. Equally, the professionalization of the University Extension goes through the need of training employees. In this sense, the objective of this study was to develop a technological technical product in a training course format for employees of the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR) about the knowledge and practices necessary for the registration and management of extension projects. For this, we used bibliographic and documentary research, with action-research, using a questionnaire application to employees working in the Campus Extension Departments. This data subsidized the creation of the course, which was made available on UTFPR’s Moodle Platform. UTFPR – Campus Cornélio Procópio employees were invited to participate in and evaluate the training course in the period from 12 to 31 July 2021. Among the results obtained with the application of the course, it is noteworthy that all participants stated that they would indicate the course to someone who intends to work with extension, that the proposed objectives of the course have been achieved, and that the course contributed to the training in the area of extension. Finally, with the suggestions received from the participants, some improvements can be made to the course, and it will be permanently available to all UTFPR employees.