Azorean Vocational Schools to compete in National Skills Championship with 14 gold medals - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Qualificação Profissional e Emprego

The Regional Secretary for Youth, Vocational Training and Employment congratulated on Friday evening the participants of the 24th Regional Skills Championship, held in Terceira, including the winners of 14 gold medallists. They will represent the Azorean Vocational Education in the National Skills Championship to take place in Portimão in March.

"The performance of participants in the knowledge tests is the best evidence that Vocational Education is alive. In fact, it is a choice with a present and future and with a guarantee of qualified, capable and motivated professionals, as evidenced by the awarding of gold medals to all occupations in competition," she said.

Maria João Carreiro spoke at the closing session of the Regional Skills Championship, which began on Monday at the Praia da Vitória Vocational School. On the occasion, she called on young people to "defend and be advocates of Vocational Education, a vocational education pathway that can and should be the first choice of even more young people."

"Vocational Education is a successful option and the Azores will need more qualified professionals in a system geared towards students, which is mostly practical and based on a permanent learning and assessment process," she said, praising the "good work" of vocational schools and teachers.

The Regional Secretary conveyed her "satisfaction and pride" with which she accompanied this edition of the Regional Skills Championship. It registered the largest participation ever, involving 73 participants, 11 vocational schools, 44 jurors and 14 occupations in competition. 

The 24th Regional Skills Championship was promoted by the Regional Secretariat for Youth, Vocational Training and Employment, through the Regional Directorate for Professional Qualification and Employment. It was the regional qualifying stage for the National Skills Championship/Portugal Skills, an event promoted by the Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP) to be held in Portimão from March 7 to 12.

Winners:

Animation and Video

1st Place: André Oliveira and Gonçalo Lucas - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

2nd Place: João Lei and João Mota - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

Cloud Computing

1st Place: Diogo Rego - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

2nd Place: Luís Tavares - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

3rd Place: Lino Pacheco - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

Accounting and Management

1st Place: Ricardo Figueira - EPROSEC School

2nd Place: Mariana Santos - EPROSEC School

3rd Place: Matilde Ferreira - EPROSEC School

Culinary

1st Place: Lisandra Pacheco - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

2nd Place: Luana Silva - Praia da Vitória Vocational School 

3rd Place: Francisco Costa - Tourism and Hospitality School

Cybersecurity

1st Place: Gonçalo Lizandro - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

2nd Place: Henrique Lourenço - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

3rd Place: José Dias - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

Application Development for Mobile Devices

1st Place: Nelson Ponte - EPROSEC School

2nd Place: Raul Costa - EPROSEC School

Electricity

1st Place: Alexandre Silva - Capelas Vocational School

2nd Place: Miguel Massa - Capelas Vocational School

3rd Place: Rodrigo Sousa - Capelas Vocational School

Electronics

1st Place: Iúri Abano - Praia da Vitória Vocational School 

2nd Place: Lisuarte Rico - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

3rd Place: Diamantino Rocha - Praia da Vitória Vocational School 

Confectionery

1st Place: Pedro Ferreira - Praia da Vitória Vocational School 

2nd Place: Guilherme Vasconcelos - Praia da Vitória Vocational School 

3rd Place: Ana Roca - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

Hotel Reception

1st Place: Petra Medeiros - Nordeste Vocational School 

2nd Place: Mara Ponte - Nordeste Vocational School

Mobile Robotics

1st Place: Diogo Freitas and Samuel Gata - Capelas Vocational School

2nd Place: Júlio Santos and Ricardo Rebelo - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

3rd Place: Rodrigo Amorim and Gonçalo Botelho - Capelas Vocational School

Restaurant and Bar Service

1st Place: Margarida Areias - Praia da Vitória Vocational School 

2nd Place: Marília Oliveira - Capelas Vocational School

3rd Place: Mariana Pacheco - Vila Franca do Campo Vocational School

Personal and Community Services

1st Place: Roberto Cordeiro - Ribeira Grande Vocational School

2nd Place: João Leite - João Maurício de Amaral Ferreira Vocational School

3rd Place: André Malato - Ribeira Grande Vocational School

Web Technologies

1st Place: António Amaral - EPROSEC School

2nd Place: Adriano Arruda - EPROSEC School

3rd Place: Manuel Dinis - Praia da Vitória Vocational School