This article aimed to analyze the managerial development practices used in a Brazilian federal educational institution, specifically the Manager Training Program offered by the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN), Brazil in 2015, for 40 managers of operational level belonging to the effective staff of the institution. It is a descriptive, field, bibliographical and documentary research, through a case study, with a qualitative approach. As results, it was verified that the actions undertaken were satisfactory and, in accordance with the bibliography studied, however, it cannot be said that the said Program influenced the individual and organizational performance, nor that the educational institution carries out, on a permanent basis, the competencies in their managers.