This paper presents preliminary results of the research "Health technologists' education in Brazil: trends, current scenario and amount/quality relationship". At first, data from college education censuses are analyzed (1991-2006), aiming at the identification of the main characteristics of the development of the offer of health technologists' education courses, being emphasized the private character of the offer explosion, mainly from the first years of the century on, and, as a consequence, the remodeling of the professional education of the 90s, in Brazil. After that, questions regarding the profile of the technologist are presented, as well as the historical characteristics of these courses and the pertinence of their offer within the health area, comparing the specificities of the technician's, the technologist's and the bachelor's education. As a conclusion, indications for the continuity of this research are pointed out, aiming at carrying out compared studies on the education of health technologists in Brazil and in other countries.
technologists' education; technology college courses; health; technological professional education
