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Acir Fernandes Meirelles President of the Board of Directors
Biographical Note

He graduated in History at Universidade Nova de Lisboa (New University of Lisbon). He holds a Master's degree in Portuguese Literature and Culture, and a Postgraduate degree in Training Management, both from the University of the Azores. 

He is the President of the Board of Directors of the Azores Training Centre, IPRA, a position to which he was appointed on June 27, 2023.

He was the Executive Director of Capelas Vocational School (2021 to 2023); he was Coordinator of the Valorizar Network and the Azores Public Administration Training Centre (2009 to 2021); he was Educational Director of Capelas Vocational School (2003 to 2008); he was the Coordinator of the Youth Integration Training Programme - PROFIJ (1998 to 2003); he was a Trainer at the Azores Vocational Training Centre (1994 to 1998); General Education Teacher (1992 to 1994).

He is the author of training textbooks on citizenship and the Portuguese language, having also written articles on vocational training.