Information: Regional Director for Employment highlights innovative aspects of "Employment Cradle" project
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training highlighted today the "innovative aspects" of the "Employment Cradle" initiative in Ribeira Grande, adding that the new regulations will extend the coverage of this employment and family support programme to more beneficiaries. In 2017, the employability rate of this measure stood at 61.2%. "Created by the Regional Government in 2008 and... more >>

Information: Unemployment drops 11.1% in the Azores in January
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training reiterated in Angra do Heroísmo that the performance of the Azorean economy has been generating more wealth and created more jobs, thus contributing to a "significant reduction in the number of unemployed." According to data from the Institute for Employment and Professional Training (IEFP) published today, there was a decrease of 1... more >>

Information: Regional budget increases investment in integration of young people into labour market
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training stated in Povoação, São Miguel Island, that the Regional Government "has been working for a long time" in the training offer for next school year, covering vocational education, the "Reativar" programme and the training of workers. Paula Andrade pointed out that "the current social and economic context of the Region has u... more >>

Information: Permanent Labour Stability Programme supported integration of 401 Azoreans into companies' staff in 2018
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training announced in Ponta Delgada that the Permanent Labour Stability Programme (ELP) "supported last year the integration of 401 Azoreans into companies' staff." "With the financial supported provided under ELP, 401 new permanent jobs were created in 2018 in the Azores, representing a growth of 286% over the previous year," Paula Andrade said... more >>

Information: Regional Government reinforces training offer to boost employability of Azoreans
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training restated in Ponta Delgada that the qualification of Azores is "indispensable for the promotion of employability," considering that this process requires joint work with vocational training schools and social partners of the Region. "The Regional Government will continue to focus on the qualifications of the Azoreans through the reinforc... more >>

Information: INE data show decrease of unemployment rate in the Azores in 2018
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training stated that the employment data released today by the National Statistics Institute (INE) "confirm the favourable trend" of employment in the Azores in recent years. "According to INE, the unemployment rate fell to 8.5% in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the average annual rate stood at 8.6%," Paula Andrade said, noting that the data vali... more >>

Information: Unemployment drops 11.1% in the Azores in December
The Regional Director for Employment and Professional Qualification stated in Ponta Delgada that the data published by the Institute for Employment and Professional Training (IEFP) "demonstrate the path registered by the Azores in recent years towards a significant reduction in the number of unemployed." Paula Andrade spoke at the end of a visit to a travel agency under the CPE-Premium programme, ... more >>

Information: Another 600 young Azoreans began this month their professional path under "Estagiar" programme
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training stressed in Ponta Delgada the "significant adherence" achieved by the "Estagiar" programme, ensuring that the support measures implemented by the Regional Government to promote youth employment "have resulted in more and better jobs." "Another 594 young people began their professional path: 239 under "Estagiar L" after completing the uni... more >>

Information: Azorean Government promotes new measures to create stable employment and improve qualification of workers
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training stressed in Maia, São Miguel, the new measures to create stable employment in the Azores and to improve the qualification of employed workers; both measures will be implemented next year. "I believe our efforts to create increasingly stable, better qualified and better paid jobs is quite evident. However, we are aware of the chall... more >>

Information: Fall in unemployment in October shows we are on the right track, says Regional Director
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training stated in Ribeira Grande that the data now published by the Employment and Vocational Training Institute (IEFP) regarding October "validate the trend of consistent decline in the number of unemployed in the Region" and the fall in unemployment in October shows we are on the right track." "In October, there was a decrease of 11.1% percent... more >>