Informação: Regional Government to reinforce investment in professional integration of the unemployed
The Vice-President of the Government revealed at the Legislative Assembly in Horta that the Government will invest 12 million Euros in "Recuperar" programme. Sérgio Ávila added that the decision was taken as a result of the good results showed by the support programme to the professional integration of unemployed without benefits, who have been enrolled at the Agencies for Qualificatio... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores reinforces funds for employment policies by 100 million Euros
The Vice-President of the Government announced today in Ponta Delgada that the funds allocated to employment policies under the next Community Framework "will be reinforced by 100 million Euros." Speaking moments before the start of the meeting of the Strategic Council of the Business Society for the Social Development of the Azores (SDEA), Sérgio Ávila added that "this reinforcement of... Mais >>

Informação: Employment creation remains "primary goal" of the Government, assures Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government of the Azores stressed on Friday the need to streamline the conditions for the economy to create jobs faster, thus providing a response to the evolution of the number of Azoreans who have entered in the labour market. "I must stress that we have focused our attention on this fact and it reinforces our concern of considering it a priority goal for the Government of... Mais >>

Informação: New private investment projects approved involve investment of 29 million Euros and the creation of 92 jobs
The selection commissions of the Incentive Scheme for Regional Development (SIDER) and "Empreende Jovem" programme have proposed for approval 40 new investment projects that correspond to a global investment of 29 million Euros and the creation of 92 jobs. The approval of these projects represents "a reinforcement of private investment and is also a demonstration of the dynamics of the new inves... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government extends length and scope of "Recuperar" programme
The Regional Government has decided to extend the length of the "Recuperar" programme by extending its duration for another six months. The changes to this initiative will also allow non-profit institutions working in the areas of social support and education to develop projects under this programme. The Vice-President of the Regional Government stated that the main goal is "to intensify the eff... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government and University of the Azores establish partnership to retrain unemployed graduates
The Regional Government signed a partnership agreement with the University of the Azores for the implementation of the "Requalificar" programme, one of the 60 measures provided in the Azorean Agenda for Employment Creation and Business Competitiveness. Under this agreement, the Azorean University will develop master's degrees in the areas with higher employability within its educational offer. I... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government launches new programmes to promote employment creation
The Vice-President of the Government presented today two new programmes launched by the Government to stimulate employment creation, stressing that this measure a "further step"; however, it requires "joint efforts to support the Region overcoming the major challenge of employment creation in a particularly adverse context." "We know that employment is not created by decree and, therefore, we con... Mais >>

Informação: Employment, training and qualification policies reinforced by 100 million Euros, announces Vasco Cordeiro
The Government will reinforce the Community funds addressed at active employment, training and qualification policies by one hundred million Euros. These policies were awarded priority status regarding the use of EU funds allocated to the Region between 2014 and 2020, announced the President of the Government on Friday. For the next seven years, the Government of the Azores has secured an amount... Mais >>

Informação: Number of registered unemployed in the Azores drops for the fourth consecutive month
According to the Vice-President of the Government, the fact that there were less 1,389 Azorean unemployed registered at regional employment centres on August 31 compared to the month of April is "particularly relevant." The number of registered unemployed decreased for the fourth consecutive month. Commenting on the latest data released by the National Government on employment, Sérgio &#... Mais >>

Informação: Less 1,193 unemployed registered at regional employment centres in the last three months
The number of unemployed registered at regional employment centres has dropped for the third consecutive month. According to data released by the National Government, there were less 1,193 unemployed on the last day of July compared to the end of April. Commenting of the data released, the Vice-President of the Government of the Azores considered that the successive reduction of the number of un... Mais >>