One of the fields of action of people management is people development. This work presents general topics about civil construction, as well as particularities related to the process of people management and attributions, including the courses, training and qualification required for the professional planning technician. The general objective is to analyze the training of these professionals in the construction and assembly market. Its structure is based on five chapters and has as its theoretical reference the ideas of Chiavenato on human resources management and analyzes the field research carried out with the participation of 23 companies in the sector where important characteristics of the market, technical requirements, courses, training and other skills were verified.