The Permanent Education Program in Workers’ Health: a report of experience

Agripino, Nathalie Alves; Freitas, Roberta Souza; Santos, Rodrigo Silvério de Oliveira; Blauth, Amanda Menegola; Miranda, Cristiano Barreto de; Silva, Anne Caroline Luz Grudtner da; Carnut, Leonardo

doi:10.1590/2317-6369/01425pt2026v51e8

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Report on experience • Rev. bras. saúde ocup. 51 • 2026 • https://doi.org/10.1590/2317-6369/01425en2026v51e8 linkcopy

The Permanent Education Program in Workers’ Health: a report of experience

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Introduction The Unified Health System (SUS) is responsible for promoting continuing education in Workers’ Health for health professionals, in line with the National Policy for Continuing Education in Health.

Objective To report on the experience of developing and implementing the Permanent Education Program in Workers’ Health (PEPSATT) and its results.

Methods The experience of PEPSATT, promoted by the Ministry of Health from February 2021 to July 2023, was reported based on documents such as the Terms of Reference, Educational Matrices, and data from the Virtual Learning Environment.

Results PEPSATT was based on the concept of Continuing Education in Health and the principles of andragogy, using Information and Communication Technologies in Health. A total of seven courses were developed, six of which were offered in distance learning mode, lasting from 20 to 180 hours. In total, the program registered 8,569 enrollees, of which 3,735 (43.6%) completed the courses.

Conclusion The program strengthened health training in the field of Workers’ Health, promoting the expansion of teaching in the area and contributing to a comprehensive approach to health.

Keywords
Occupational Health; Distance Learning; Continuing Education; Occupational Health Policy

Specific objectives of the program	Educational initiatives	Course structure	Main results
Building spaces for reflection on the historical construction of Workers’ Health and its operationalization in the SUS	Basic Course in Workers’ Health	80 hours DL (self-instructional) 7 modules	2,596 enrolled 841 completed 67.6% dropout
	Intermediate Course in Workers’ Health	188 hours DL (with tutoring) 4 axes (20 modules)	Course not launched
Expanding knowledge about care and assistance practices for Workers’ Health, the relationship between illness and work, and the different roles of the Health Care Network	Course on the Integration of Workers’ Health Actions in Primary Health Care	70 hours DL (self-instructional) 3 learning paths	1,488 enrolled 585 graduates 60.7% dropout
Introducing Workers’ Health Surveillance as a theoretical-practical field and its different approaches to promoting workers’ health	Agricultural Worker Health Surveillance	90 hours DL (self-instructional) 7 modules	423 enrolled 344 graduates 18.7% dropout
	Workers’ Health Situation Analysis Course	96 hours DL (self-instructional) 7 modules	1,238 enrolled 612 completed 50.6% dropouts
	Workers’ Health Inspection Course for Mapping Occupational Risks	20 hours DL (self-instructional) 3 units	2,105 enrolled 1,014 graduates 52.9% dropout
	Epidemiological Investigation in Workers’ Health in Hospitals Course	40 hours DL (self-instructional) 2 units	719 enrolled 339 graduates 52.9% dropout

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[1] Source: Prepared by the authors.

[TFN1001] Caption: SUS: Unified Health System; DL: distance learning.