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Applications for ESTAGIAR U until May 31
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
Applications for ESTAGIAR U until May 31
Government promotes seminar on
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
Government promotes seminar on "The Extrajudicial Resolution of Labour Disputes in the Azores"
New application phase opens for tailor-made training for employed and unemployed
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
New application phase opens for tailor-made training for employed and unemployed
May 2, 2025 Applications for ESTAGIAR U until May 31
April 14, 2025 Government promotes seminar on "The Extrajudicial Resolution of Labour Disputes in the Azores"
April 4, 2025 New application phase opens for tailor-made training for employed and unemployed
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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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Applications for ESTAGIAR U until May 31
Nota de Imprensa
May 2, 2025
Applications for ESTAGIAR U until May 31
Applications are now open for ESTAGIAR U, a professional traineeship programme in a real work context for young students living in the Azores and enrolled in higher education, including graduate, master and postgraduate programmes. The application period runs simultaneously for young people and promoters until May 31, through the empregojovem.azores.gov.pt portal, informed the Regional Secretariat for Youth, Housing and Employment, through the Regional Directorate for Vocational Training and Employment. The traineeships are one month long and can be carried out in July, August or September, starting and ending in the same month, with a maximum 25-hour working week. The working hours are identical to those of promoters, which can be private companies, cooperatives, public companies or non-profit organisations. Young people are entitled to an allowance corresponding to the Minimum Monthly Wage in the Region.  This amount is reduced by 30% when trainees opt not to attend a certified training workshop with a minimum duration of 20 hours in e-learning format after-work hours covering areas such as Entrepreneurship, Personal Development, Artificial Intelligence or Media Education and Cybersecurity, according to the Order published in the Official Journal. As an alternative to training in these areas, young people can choose any other training programme certified by the entities responsible for training certification in Portugal, as long as the workload does not fall below 20 hours. 
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Government promotes seminar on
Nota de Imprensa
April 14, 2025
Government promotes seminar on "The Extrajudicial Resolution of Labour Disputes in the Azores"
The Regional Secretariat for Youth, Housing and Employment, through the Regional Directorate for Vocational Training and Employment, will promote a seminar on "The Extrajudicial Resolution of Labour Disputes in the Azores" on May 2, as part of the activities of SERCAT - the Regional Labour Conciliation and Arbitration Service. The seminar will take place between 10 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. at the Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archive auditorium on the island of São Miguel. Participation is open to all interested parties and subject to registration, free of charge, until April 29 using the form available at https://forms.office.com/e/tEaSP61ENk. The opening session will be chaired by the Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment, Maria João Carreiro, followed by the presentation "SERCAT - Reconciling for over 35 years." "The Extrajudicial Resolution of Conflicts" is the theme of the round table, moderated by Renato Medeiros, Regional Director for Vocational Training and Employment, in which Carlos Câmara, Arbitrator President of the CESA Arbitration Court (Economic and Social Council of the Azores), will take part; Maria José Araújo, President of SERCAT Conciliation and Arbitration Commission - Horta; José Manuel de Araújo Barros, Judge Counsellor of the Consumer Arbitration Court of the Azores Region; and Nuno Vicente, Public Prosecutor at the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Azores District - Ponta Delgada Labour Court. SERCAT is an alternative means of solving private labour disputes, through which workers and employers seek to solve, by agreement and voluntarily, conflicts arising from the implementation or termination of individual employment contracts. SERCAT was created 36 years ago in the Region and is made up of three Conciliation and Arbitration Commissions headquartered in Ponta Delgada, Angra do Heroísmo and Horta.
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