AVANÇOS E DESAFIOS DA EXPANSÃO DOS CURSOS DE LICENCIATURAS NO INSTITUTO FEDERAL DO AMAPÁ NO PERÍODO DE 2011 - 2019

This study analyzes the participation of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Amapá (IFAP) in the expansion of undergraduate courses in the context of Amapá in the period from 2011 to 2019. It is a quantitative and qualitative research, anchored in the analysis theoretical references and documents, with statistical data in the Unified Public Administration System (SUAP / IFAP) and interviews with students, teachers and managers of the Institution. The objective is to point out the advances and challenges of this process, related to the context in which they operate. The results showed that IFAP plays an important role in expanding the offer of teacher training courses in the State of Amapá, since, in eight years, there has been an expressive growth in the number / enrollment places, contributing to the access to Higher Education and consequent schooling, in addition to contributing to overcoming the shortage of teachers in the northern region and in the country.