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Regional Government promotes seminar on certification, training and qualification of workers
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
Regional Government promotes seminar on certification, training and qualification of workers
Unemployment registered in July at its lowest in the last 17 years in the Azores
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
Unemployment registered in July at its lowest in the last 17 years in the Azores
Vocational schools promote 230 training initiatives for employed and unemployed people
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
Vocational schools promote 230 training initiatives for employed and unemployed people
November 10, 2025 Regional Government promotes seminar on certification, training and qualification of workers
September 1, 2025 Unemployment registered in July at its lowest in the last 17 years in the Azores
July 24, 2025 Vocational schools promote 230 training initiatives for employed and unemployed people
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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.

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Regional Government promotes seminar on certification, training and qualification of workers
Nota de Imprensa
November 10, 2025
Regional Government promotes seminar on certification, training and qualification of workers
The Regional Secretariat for Youth, Housing and Employment, through the Regional Directorate for Vocational Training and Employment (DRQPE), will promote the seminar "Networking Skills: Training Entities, Certification and Regional Qualifications Passport" on November 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.  This forum for reflection and public debate will take place at the Luís de Camões Auditorium, in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island. Participation is free and open to the public. Those interested in participating must register by November 18 using the electronic form available at https://forms.office.com/e/aAeBV4371Y. The seminar is organised into two panels. The first panel will analyse and debate the "Challenges of Entity Certification and Training." This panel, which will be moderated by Acir Meirelles, President of the Board of Directors of the Azores Training Centre, will feature Anabela Solano, Director of Quality and Accreditation Services at DGERT; João Lourenço, Coordinator of the IEFP National Trainer Qualification Centre; and Renato Medeiros, Regional Director for Vocational Training and Employment. “The role of companies in asset development and qualification” will be the theme of the second panel, moderated by Laura Pimentel, Director of Employment Services at DRQPE, with the participation of Paula Stone, Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ponta Delgada; Pedro Santos, Administrator of Norma Açores, S.A.; and Sofia Mota, Director of Human Resources at the Bensaude Group. The Regional Qualifications Passport will be presented at the seminar. The opening session will be chaired by the Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment, Maria João Carreiro.
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Unemployment registered in July at its lowest in the last 17 years in the Azores
Nota de Imprensa
September 1, 2025
Unemployment registered in July at its lowest in the last 17 years in the Azores
At the end of July, there were 3,968 unemployed people registered at the Azores Training and Employment Centre, reflecting a reduction of 3.9% compared to the previous month (June) and 9.1% compared to the same month last year (July 2025), according to the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP). The decline in unemployment in the Azores was more pronounced than in the country as a whole, which did not exceed 0.2% compared to the previous month and 4% compared to the same month last year, according to monthly information from the IEFP on the "Labour Market." Last July, the Azores registered the second-largest reduction in unemployment compared to the previous month, behind the Algarve, where the reduction stood at 5.8%, and compared to the same month last year, behind Madeira, with a drop of 19.4%. There were 5,419 people registered as unemployed at the public employment service in that Autonomous Region. In the same month, 1,570 unemployed people were enrolled in social and professional integration programmes. Such low unemployment figures had not been recorded in the Azores since November 2008 (3,863 unemployed), confirming the consolidation of a downward trend in unemployment in the Region that began with the PSD/CDS/PPM coalition government in November 2020. As of January 2021, 7,032 workers looking for their first or a new job remained registered at the public training and employment service of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, and 3,811 unemployed people were enrolled in social and professional integration programmes (occupational programmes).  In July of this year, there were 149 job advertisements, corresponding to 183 positions, with 111 positions filled. This effort resulted in placing 130 unemployed individuals registered at the Training and Employment Centre.
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