The objective of this study was to understand which educational conceptions permeate the proposals of permanent health education in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is a qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory research. The sample of individuals who willingly adhered to the study was outlined by means of the intentional method. Among those interviewed were those who represent public managers, workers, students, and faculty from educational social control institutions. The data collected showed there are two conception tendencies: one follows a technical and reiterative style, emphasizing on training in specific areas, and the other converges towards innovation and transformation, transversally constituting itself through the participatory construction of education financing proposals for the Brazilian National Health Care System's development, strengthening, and consolidation.
Nursing; Education, nursing; Nursing research