Information: Rui Bettencourt welcomes youngsters who completed traineeships in the Azores
The Regional Director for Labour, Vocational Training and Consumer Defence, Rui Bettencourt, welcomed in Ponta Delgada on Friday 21 trainees that have concluded their professional traineeships in the Azores under the programme of the Assembly of European Regions - Eurodyssey. The participants, aged between 18 and 30, were from the Spanish regions of Catalonia, Valencia and Cantabria, French regi... more >>

Information: Rui Bettencourt defends the relevance of Regions' role in active employment policies
"European Regions should now take on a new and innovative role in active employment policies," stressed the Regional Director for Labour, Vocational Training and Consumer Defence, who is also responsible for the European Social Fund of the Regional Government and Secretary-General of Eurodyssey. In this context, the Regional Director reminded the President's of the Government's call:"Think Region... more >>

Information: Azores preside over Eurodyssey Forum on employment in European regions
The Regional Secretary for Labour, Vocational Training and Consumer Protection and Secretary-General of the Eurodyssey programme, Rui Bettencourt, will preside over the 2011 Eurodyssey Forum to be held in Aosta, Italy, on Thursday and Friday. The event, which annually brings together all programme coordinators, will be attended by the President of the Assembly of European Regions, Michèl... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores reiterates commitment to professional training
The Government of the Azores will release in coming days a comprehensive study conducted by the Government through the Observatory for Employment and Vocational Training, the University of the Azores on the profile of university students in the Region. The announcement was made today by the Regional Directorate for Labour, Vocational Training and Consumer Protection during the signing of two co... more >>

Information: Rui Bettencourt stresses importance of National Skills Championship
The Regional Director for Labour, Vocational Training and Consumer Defence, stressed on Sunday the importance of organising the National Skills Championship in the Azores as it will “prove to the Azorean society and to the Portuguese that vocation training is an asset.” Speaking on the sidelines of the opening of the National Skills Championship, which he presided over on behalf of th... more >>

Information: Regional Employment Plan included in the European Master programme in Paris
The Regional Director for Labour, Vocational Training and Consumer Protection, Rui Bettencourt, will present the Azorean employment policies to the students enrolled in the Master’s Degree in Labour Studies at the University of Paris on Wednesday at the invitation of Professor Jean Luc Ferrand. The Regional Employment Plan of the Azores for 2010 - 2015 is one of the eight subjects of study... more >>

Information: Government promotes the reconversion of young unemployed graduates
The Regional Director for Labour, Vocational Training and Consumer Defence stated on Wednesday that the reconversion of young unemployed graduates is one of the Regional Government’s priorities, a measure aiming to improve the employability conditions of young graduates, holding a higher education degree, as well as to promote professional qualification in the Azores. Rui Bettencourt spo... more >>