Perspectivas sindicales sobre el aprendizaje dual en Costa Rica: Experiencias durante el Diálogo Tripartito

Resumen

This article describes and analyzes the main political and technical positions developed by the representatives of the union groups that participated during the tripartite social dialogue on dual training held in Costa Rica in 2017 and mediated by the International Labor Organization. The article describes and analyzes a key moment in the history of technical education, specifically on dual training in which so many unions, the government and employers discussed different possibilities for implementing work-based training. The data were collected through qualitative data collection techniques (interviews and observation) that addressed three representatives of the unions that did want to participate in the negotiation rounds. One of the main findings of the article is that the unions focused on the development of a concept of dual training based on tripartite governance and on the recognition of students' labor rights during the time of dual training, which implied a legal and philosophical reordering on the role of technical education and its link to the world of work. These visions conflicted with the views of both employers and the government because of the economic implications of recognizing a student as a worker.