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Fig . 2 . Qualification and workplace environment . The second row ( yellow colour ) represents what the participants considered could be given in two ways . The third row ( grey colour ) describe the choices made by the participants . The fourth row ( blue colour ) represents the need for education and orange represents the potential outcomes considered by the participants .
3.2 Qualification and workplace environment
The responses obtained from the participants can be linked to the narratives created by the questions asked . The questions associated with this chapter include :
How long have you been working in the health area and what positions have you held ? ( including daily / annual work hours , average number of interventions , frequency , most common procedure ). What has been your experience in the position you hold ? ( i . e ., time in this position , what areas , type of protection used , X-ray , nuclear ). Could you tell me how you perform any of these procedures and in which area you have the greatest performance , or experience ?
What training did you take for the position you hold ? ( such as schooling or empirical beginning ).
Does the health institution offer continuous training / updates ? ( i . e ., held separately , conferences , seminars , continuing education , constant training ).
The reasons participants chose these professions are summarised and include aspects sometimes driven by ignorance , opportunities , the privilege of receiving a short-term pension for life , enjoying two vacations a year , or by improving one ’ s professional profile .
Figure 2 . This chapter describes the degree of university training and the reasons that led to choosing the profession . The topics of analysis of professional qualification and work environment were analysed from the feelings expressed by the participants , which are organised according to their stories and allow us to understand how one chooses their work field according to decisions made throughout their life .
A job opportunity arises at a moment leading to independent decisions where individual and social changes are sought and desired .
The qualification and work environment for some participants in this study was described through job opportunities or isolated events . Gladys said : ‘ I studied law , and as fate would have it I ended up studying radiology ’.
Others , such as Lucy , Alex , and Ana , began empirically or by taking vacation jobs and then went on to study at a university . Gladys : ‘ I was growing and learning with them ’. Alex : ‘ I started and then I had three years of training ’.