This may be an option for the laboratory area or for other areas related to health services. However, this definition involves aspects that need to be analyzed in depth, such as redefinition in the curriculum, the re-evaluation of the tendencies as to how groups are organized, especially in laboratories. I feel it is important to say that it is a difficult time for those educators who are concerned about the reforms in our education system and in the teaching methodologies. This is a fertile field for the creation of alternative practices. So, I feel we must agree with Professor Lucilia Machado when she warns us that the qualification for the work force is being redefined.
Teamwork also demands the ability to communicate in a group.
To sum up, we want to stress that only through this debate and through the deep analysis of some model of training courses, we can advance towards a new model of training for technicians in the health sector. Some institutions have been experimenting with these new models. Joaquim Ven ncio which implemented, in the 90s, the 4th Form Project in the graduation course for laboratory technicians and for the hospital administration technicians. The element of research is included in the course since the first year and is also part of the final assessment, when the student is about to graduate. This example represents an invaluable contribution to this debate and proves that the early preparation to research may well meet the expectations towards the training of the modern worker.