Information: Azores at "Peer Review" of the Assembly of European Regions
The Autonomous Region of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Youth, will attend the third meeting of the PYE - "Promoting Youth Employment" project to take be held in Krapina-Zagorje, Croatia. The assembly, which began on January 30 and runs until February 4, is discussing several themes: Youth in the Labour Market; Training and Education Programmes and Institutions; the Expansion o... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores supports innovative project in the Region
Another innovative initiative was presented yesterday in Ponta Delgada at the "Loja Açores" - the Azores discount Book. This project was developed by Francisco Câmara. The Azores Discount Book is the result of a partnership between Pineapple and the promoters of the latest and most innovative offers in the regional hotel, restaurant and animation sectors; it aims to create a quality ro... more >>

Information: "Youngsters with Future" is the new website of the Regional Directorate for Youth
The site "Youngsters with Future," which can be found at following address: http://jovenscomfuturo.azores.gov.pt/, is a project developed by the Regional Directorate for Youth. This initiative follows a strategy intended to develop means for a better management of information and provide youngsters with useful information for their daily lives. "SIJA" - Azores Youth Information System is intende... more >>

Information: "Youth Forum" encourages youth participation
The Azorean Government, through the Regional Directorate for Youth, organised on January 5 another session of the "Youth Forum" in partnership with Youth Association of Povoação. The session, held at the Association's headquarters, addressed the subject of "Local Development." The focus on investments that bring added value, such as the case of the pedestrian trails in that municipalit... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores promotes training course for association leaders
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Youth, promotes the training course on "Creation and Management of Local Development Projects." The training course, developed by the Association for the Promotion of Youngsters at Risk (APPJ), is integrated in the "Youth Training" programme which, in turn, is part of the Incentive Scheme for Youth Associations. This programme has ... more >>

Information: Young Azoreans undertake traineeship at Walt Disney Resort
Two senior students from the Tourism and Hotel Training School (EFTH) will undertake a 6-month traineeship at the Walt Disney Resort in Orlando, USA. The initiative, which is now in its 5th consecutive year, provides these students with an opportunity to gain experience and "know-how" at a place of global reference. This projects counts on the support of the American Consulate and the Azorean Go... more >>

Information: "Young Students" sub-programme starts today
The "Young Students" sub-programme started today with 210 youngsters participating in 113 projects, which corresponds to an increase of 96.2% in the number of youngsters involved in this initiative and 54.8% in the number of projects, compared to the previous year. For the Regional Director for Youth, Bruno Pacheco, this increase evidences that "despite the current context, this year's figures s... more >>

Information: 3rd Edition of Labjovem Competition with over 200 applications
LABJOVEM Competition is a project promoted by the Government, through the Regional Directorate for Youth and organised by the Burra de Milho Cultural Association. This initiative aims to encourage and promote young creators from different artistic fields, serving as a platform to a whole new generation of Azorean artists. Integrated in the Government's strategy to promote and encourage the cre... more >>

Information: Azores celebrate protocol with National Federation of Youth Associations
The Regional Directorate for Youth and the Azores Youth Hostels, through the Regional Director for Youth and the Chairman of the Administration Board of the Azores Youth Hostels, attended the 11th National Meeting of Youth Associations - ENAJ that took place in the city of Viseu on November 19 and 20. During the meeting, which brought together about one thousand members, a cooperation protocol b... more >>

Information: New portal of youth associations presented
The Regional Meeting of Youth Associations as held in Ponta Delgada last Saturday. This meeting, promoted by the Regional Directorate for Youth, was attended by over 20 associations to discuss and analyse the challenges that youth associations will face in coming years. The establishment of a letter of commitment of youth associations was under consideration at a meeting attended by the Regional ... more >>