Azorean schools qualify for Portugal Skills with 19 gold medals - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego

Maria João Carreiro congratulated this Friday, in Praia da Vitória, the 86 young trainees attending Azorean Vocational Schools who competed in the Azores Skills - 25th Regional Skills Championship, including 19 gold medal winners, 19 silver medal winners and 18 bronze medal winners.

"I cannot hide the satisfaction and pride with which I have seen the clear demonstration of your ability, talent and skills for the occupations you want to pursue," said the Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment at the closing session of Azores Skills. 

The gold medal winners will represent the Azores at Portugal Skills, which will take place from November 12 to 16  in Santa Maria da Feira.

Maria João Carreiro praised that this edition of Azores Skills was marked by the "largest turnout ever" of students, vocational schools and occupations in competition,  highlighting the "outstanding quality of the trainees who practised their skills."

"I leave this championship with a renewed belief in the good work of your schools and your trainers to train you for a labour market that should further acknowledge Vocational Education in Vocational Schools as a guarantee of qualified, capable and motivated professionals," she said.

As the Secretary for Vocational and Employment pointed out, "Vocational Education in Vocational Schools is alive, it is recommended, it is a choice of the present and it will increasingly be a choice of the future."

In this regard, she called on those taking part in Azores Skills to be ambassadors of Vocational Education in Vocational Schools, joining the ongoing "Your First Choice" campaign to disseminate among young people the new courses provided by Vocational Schools in the 2024/2025 school year.

"We are counting on you to defend and demonstrate the importance of vocational education in vocational schools to the community and companies," she said.

The 25th Regional Skills Championship, organised by the Regional Directorate for Vocational Training and Employment, kicked off on Monday and also saw the participation of 23 judges and 18 jury presidents. Trainees attending 13 Azorean vocational schools took part in this initiative.

Results by occupations in competition:

Confectionary 

1st Place (Gold): Tatiana Aguiar - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

2nd Place (Silver): Beatriz Machado - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

Culinary

1st Place (Gold): Gilberto Franzon - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

2nd Place (Silver): Carolina Gaspar - Tourism and Hospitality School

3rd Place (Bronze): Miguel Furtado - Vila Franca do Campo Vocational School

Caring

1st Place (Gold): Laura Amaral Gonçalves - Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Pontal Delgada Vocational School - MEP

2nd Place (Silver): Natacha Medeiros Bizarria - Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Ponta Delgada Vocational School - MEP

3rd Place (Bronze): Paula Alexandra Melo Vasconcelos - EPROSEC School

Restaurant and Bar Service

1st Place (Gold): Marília Oliveira - Azores Training Centre, IPRA

2nd Place (Silver): Gonçalo Gil - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

3rd Place (Bronze): Nina Macedo - Vila Franca do Campo Vocational School

Farming

1st Place (Gold): Francisco Mendes - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

2nd Place (Silver): André Pereira - São Jorge Vocational School

3rd Place (Bronze): Samuel Sales - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

Electricity and Electrical Installations

1st Place (Gold): Samuel Gata - Azores Training Centre, IPRA

2nd Place (Silver): Tiago Rebêlo - Azores Training Centre, IPRA

3rd Place (Bronze): Gonçalo Fagundes - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

 CAD in Construction

1st Place (Gold): Tiago Oliveira - Azores Training Centre, IPRA

2nd Place (Silver): António Raposo - Azores Training Centre, IPRA

3rd Place (Bronze): Cát:ia Borges - Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Ponta Delgada Vocational School - MEP

Application Development for Mobile Devices

1st Place (Gold): Rodrigo Miguel Rocha Anjos - EPROSEC School

2nd Place (Silver): Francisco Rego Pinto - EPROSEC School

3rd Place (Bronze): Leonardo Soares Martins Vieira - Vila Franca do Campo Vocational School

Cloud Computing

1st Place (Gold): Daniel Pimentel - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

2nd Place (Silver): Rafael Raposo - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

3rd Place (Bronze): Gonçalo Resendes - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

1st Place (Gold): Nelson Ponte - EPROSEC School

2nd Place (Silver): Leandro Amaral - EPROSEC School

3rd Place (Bronze): Martim Cabral - EPROSEC School

Computer Network Management

1st Place (Gold): Marco Melo - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

2nd Place (Silver): Francisco Maiato - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

3rd Place (Bronze): Miguel Raposo - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

Cybersecurity

1st Place (Gold): João Vieira - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

2nd Place (Silver): Diogo Pacheco - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

3rd Place (Bronze): Gonçalo Sousa - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

Accounting and Management | CRM

1st Place (Gold): Matilde Ferreira - EPROSEC School

2nd Place (Silver): Bruno Louro - EPROSEC School

3rd Place (Bronze): Pedro Sousa - EPROSEC School

Digital Games Development

1st Place (Gold): Daniel Pereira - Azores Training Centre - IPRA

2nd Place (Silver): Miguel Massa - Azores Training Centre - IPRA

3rd Place (Bronze): Tiago Câmara - Azores Training Centre - IPRA

Industrial Mechatronics

1st Place (Gold): Henrique Viveiros - Azores Training Centre - IPRA

2nd Place (Silver): Simão Lima - Azores Training Centre - IPRA

3rd Place (Bronze): Francisco Medeiros - Azores Training Centre - IPRA

Electronics

1st Place (Gold): Ricardo Rebelo - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

2nd Place (Silver): Iúri da Silva Abano - Praia da Vitória Vocational School

Renewable Energy Technologies

1st Place (Gold): Diogo Melo - Azores Training Centre - IPRA

2nd Place (Silver): Rodrigo Carvalho - Azores Training Centre - IPRA

3rd Place (Bronze): Odair D'Oliveira - Prof. Monsenhor João Maurício Amaral Ferreira Vocational School

3rd Place (Bronze): Élcio Ramos - Prof. Monsenhor João Maurício Amaral Ferreira Vocational School

Mobile Robotics

1st Place (Gold): Gonçalo Botelho and Henrique Marques - Azores Training Centre - IPRA

2nd Place (Silver): Gonçalo Sousa and Martim Leitão - ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies

3rd Place (Bronze): Sílvia Pacheco and Miguel Brás - 
ENTA - Azores School of New Technologies