dc.description.abstract | This paper is a case study that aimed to analyze the retention of initial teacher education in a vocational education institution signaling maintenance strategies and engagement. The theoretical framework developed covered the following topics: retention of initial teacher education (Monteiro, 2010; Ventura, 2013); strategic management of people (Costa and Barreto, 2010; Noble, 2009; Amorim, 2012); organizational climate (Hart, 2012; Hart and Xausa, 2011; Light, 2003; Souza et al, 2015); organizational relationship and teaching (Padua and Honorius, 2013; Sapiro, Dalpozzo and Barbosa, 2008; Kramer and Faria, 2007; Zonta and Ferreira, 2016); Staff turnover - turnover (Fidelis and Banov, 2007; Nascimento et al, 2012); and trends in the processes of retaining people (Souza and Barreto, 2015). On this subject there is a concern of the institution researched in order to create new strategies to keep the initial training of teachers, considering this position as strategic for the development of its activities. Data collection was made through semi-structured and in-person interviews with 10 initial training of teachers (working in professional courses aimed at meeting the industry) and 04 strategic managers working in the company studied and documentary research, which was processing data for analysis Bardin content and is used in the analysis of the categories to support and / or comparing the data from the interviews. The analyzed categories of initial teacher education were: 1) resignation; 2) remain as a teacher at the institution; 3) recognition; 4) pride of the institution; 5) professional training; 6) retention of teachers in 2013; 7) Current retention of teachers; 8) suggestions retention strategies for teachers and engagement; 9) daily difficulty. To analyze the responses of managers the following categories were analyzed: 1) retention of teachers in 2013; 2) dismissal of teachers; 3) Stay and recognition of the efforts of teachers; 4) teacher training; 5) turnover index (turnover); 6) Facility strategies Suggestions for retention and engagement of teachers. The main results point to the need for initial training of teachers have more time to prepare lessons, giving and receiving feedback, working conditions and a better structuring of People Management, to disclose more benefits and subsidies that the institution has for their employees, as well as suggested by managers, a variable remuneration, through the evaluation and performance that each teacher would have to develop their activities. | en |