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Maria João Carreiro recebeu técnicos da OCDE no âmbito do Mecanismo de Reforço de Talentos
Azores Training Centre promotes innovative, modern and integrated public training and qualification service
4,712 unemployed registered in the Azores in April
This space is intended to be an important tool for the dissemination of the activities carried out by the Regional Directorate for Vocational Training and Employment (DRQPE), being accessible to all citizens.
Due to constant technological advances, the DRQPE strategically places at the service of all multiple contents and information of specific interest, but also of more general interest, providing a more comprehensive and clear vision of the competences and mission of this Regional Government service.
The Regional Directorate for Vocational Training and Employment is responsible for assisting the Regional Secretary for Youth, Vocational Training and Employment in the development and pursuance of policies in the areas of employment, labour, training and vocational, monitoring the implementation of the resulting measures.
Therefore, the mission of the Regional Directorate for Vocational Training and Employment is focused on finding effective solutions to the challenges of qualifying human resources and promoting the employability of Azoreans. This is reflected in the increased competitiveness of our companies and, thus, contributes to the economic and social development of the Azores.
In this regard, the governmental action for vocational training and employment in the Azores should continue to focus on the monitoring of the unemployed, the promotion of vocational training and qualification of human resources, and the promotion of employment and labour stability. Furthermore, it should also focus on the social dialogue and on raising the awareness of social partners for the need to promote collective bargaining. In the pursuit of this mission, this department relies on funding from the Regional Budget, state transfers and Community funds, under the European Social Fund (ESF), the main financial instrument of the European Union (EU) for investment in people.
As such, and besides providing contents and functionalities, we are available to inform, advise and guide all citizens in the scope of our mission.
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July 2, 2024
Maria João Carreiro recebeu técnicos da OCDE no âmbito do Mecanismo de Reforço de Talentos
Maria João Carreiro recebeu em audiência uma equipa de técnicos da OCDE, no âmbito do Mecanismo de Reforço de Talentos, cuja candidatura, promovida pela Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego, através da Direção Regional de Qualificação Profissional e Emprego, foi aprovada em março. De acordo com a Secretária Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego, esta primeira reunião nos Açores, na qual participou o Diretor Regional de Qualificação Profissional e Emprego, Renato Medeiros, serviu para os técnicos da OCDE recolherem informações e testemunhos sobre o impacto das alterações demográficas nos Açores. Na deslocação às ilhas de São Miguel e do Pico, os técnicos reuniram-se, também, com dirigentes da Administração Pública Regional, Administração Pública Central, responsáveis autárquicos, Universidade dos Açores, Câmara do Comércio e Indústria de Ponta Delgada, Associação de Municípios da RAA (AMRAA) e outras entidades privadas com e sem fins lucrativos. Durante a missão de uma semana, os técnicos visitaram, ainda, empresas locais, tendo reunido, no total dos encontros tidos nas duas ilhas, com cerca de 50 pessoas. O Mecanismo de Reforço de Talentos é uma iniciativa da Comissão Europeia para apoiar as regiões europeias na formação, captação e retenção de talento face a um quadro de declínio acelerado da população em idade ativa. Este mecanismo vai permitir à Região beneficiar de análises pormenorizadas, recomendações políticas e planos de ação adaptados para enfrentar os desafios demográficos e territoriais específicos através do apoio e aconselhamento especializado da OCDE. As temáticas a abranger irão incidir sobre o uso do solo e o ordenamento do território, as necessidades relativas às infraestruturas, a prestação de serviços, os vários níveis de governação, as finanças regionais, as tendências locais de emprego, as políticas para reter e reintegrar trabalhadores, entre outras. A dinamização do Mecanismo iniciou-se em abril deste ano e irá decorrer até maio de 2025. Entre as 10 regiões europeias selecionadas por um comité de peritos da Comissão Europeia para receberem este apoio estão, além dos Açores, a Região Norte de Portugal, Nord-Vest (Roménia), Castela e Leão e Estremadura (Espanha), Campânia (Itália), Centre-Val de Loire (França), Pohjois-Savo (Finlândia), Tessália (Grécia) e Banská Bystrica (República Eslovaca).
May 31, 2024
Azores Training Centre promotes innovative, modern and integrated public training and qualification service
The Azores Training Centre (CQA), created in February 2023 to replace Capelas Vocational School, will promote an innovative, modern and integrated public training, qualification and certification service in the Region. It will be accessible to young people and adults, both employed and unemployed, from all the islands as well as companies and employers. The Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment, Maria João Carreiro, gave this assurance after a meeting with the CQA Board, chaired by Acir Meirelles, which was also attended by the Regional Director for Vocational Training and Employment, Renato Medeiros. "The Azores Training Centre is a new opportunity for the Region to have better-prepared workers and more competitive companies," she said. During the meeting, several matters were discussed such as the launch of the works contract for the renovation and refurbishment of CQA, an investment under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) implemented through the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructures. "We are emptying the rooms, workshops and pavilions, while the contractor is already setting up the building sites. Our concern is to guarantee the safety of those working and studying here, on the one hand, and to eliminate the constraints on the CQA's training activity, on the other hand. I have seen that this work is going according to plan," she said. The CQA is part of the Valorizar Network, responsible for recognising, validating and certifying skills. In this regard, Maria João Carreiro ensured that it will maintain its "full activity" during construction work, due to be completed in January 2026, namely the promotion and dissemination of training courses for young people and adults. For the 2024/2025 school year, the CQA is providing two level 4 vocational certification courses under the DUAL.AÇORES scheme, Electrical Installation Technician and Measurement and Budgeting Technician, and two level 2 vocational certification courses for young people and adults who have completed the 6th grade, Manicure-Pedicure and Logistics Operator. In June, a Portuguese language course will begin for 50 foreign citizens. In turn, distance learning courses will start in September for basic education and secondary school graduates, both during and after working hours, accessible to all Azoreans, regardless of their island of residence. "We have indicators that this new public training response is already reaching Azoreans and employers and we cannot put this work on hold; on the contrary, the challenge is to strengthen and stimulate this public service with even more intensity," she stressed. As part of the public measures to support qualification, 20 training initiatives have already been held, covering 350 young people and adults, including QUALIFICA.IN, with a 66% success rate and an employability rate of around 70%, in areas such as geriatrics, auto body painting, meat cutting, welding/locksmith and culinary/catering. In addition, more than 1,500 unemployed people have already improved their professional skills in the courses promoted under the Recovery and Resilience Plan, with training tailored to the profile of the unemployed and the recruitment needs of companies. "Much of the success of these measures has come from the increasingly necessary cooperation with companies and employers," she said. In 2023, the Valorizar Network certified 503 adults, more than the 46 certifications issued on average by the Qualifica Centres, according to the National Agency for Qualification and Vocational Education. According to the National Statistics Institute, the number of adults certified in RVCC processes in the Azores (749) in the 2022/2023 school year was higher than in Madeira (134) and the Algarve (408). The works contract for the renovation and refurbishment of CQA was awarded to the AFAVIAS-Açores, SA / AFAVIAS, Engenharia e Construções consortium for 8.9 million Euros, plus VAT. The consignment agreement was signed on April 26 for a completion period of 600 days. The Innovative features to be created at the CQA include a 5.0 Laboratory with technological innovation, robotics and artificial intelligence; a business incubator to foster entrepreneurship, with specialised technical support and open to students from all schools; and a FABLAB to stimulate innovation and complement the training provided at the CQA.