摘要:The present article Black women in the world of work: ethnic-racial identityin professional education presents results of material analysis of research onprofessional education, in the course of Logistics and Transportation, with emphasison vocational training of young blacks emphasizing their self-esteem and aspectsrelated to identity issues of gender, race / color and class. Interviews were carried outand the educational practices for the world of work were investigated, investigatingthe work of professionals in education in front of classrooms, emphasizing the issueof self-esteem and ethnic-racial identity of black women as students of the course.The selected locus is the CEEP (Center of Education in Professional Education) inLogistics and Transportation Luiz Pinto de Carvalho, in Salvador-Bahia, the choiceis based on the perception that the training area offered by this center is seen asa potential for insertion in the world of work. Education and training for work,historically, present themselves as the most viable path of social promotion andcoping with inequalities. These interviews were conducted based on the guidelinesof the ethics committee of the State University of Bahia - UNEB, whose project wassubmitted and approved.