Conditions, demands and constraints on trainers' activity: a case study in the Portuguese context.

The aim of the present study is to contribute to the analysis of employment and work conditions of Portuguese train- ers, as well as to identify conditions, resources, demands and constraints of their work activities. Despite the lack of scientific knowledge on professional training, the topic has been playing a central role in modern societies. Several data collection strat- egies were used, namely the application of INSAT to 72 trainers, exploratory interviews with 10 trainers and collective inter- views with 6 trainers. The analysis of the data collected highlights the changes in the selection of human resources in the sector as well as the contractual terms of the trainers, mainly independent workers. The intra and inter individual variability of work- ing hours and the diversity of activities performed by each trainer also stands out. Finally, it is important to refer the spontane- ous organization of trainers' work activities according to their training modality.