This paper argues the historical process of professional education models construction in the Brazilian high schools to help the understanding of this education modality questions. It approaches the high schools ambiguity, the association between social discrimination and technical occupations, containment of demand to the Universities, citizen's integral formation and formation to the work, pointing out the health area in this context. It had been used, as sources, the Brazilian legislation for the education and other governmental technical documents. The article intends to show the importance that the finish point concept acquired in the professional education proposals, pointing the politecnia as alternative to the school and professional formation, designating the peculiarities of the health area.
Professional education; Technical education; High school; Health human resources