The program «Formalgarve», which wants to strengthen qualified employment and train workers in the areas of restaurants, hotels, tourism, commerce, business services and construction, opens its "exceptional application period" today, 16 January.
Employers can apply until 15 February, and for now, the aim is to support workers whose employment contracts expired by 30 August.
Even so, one of the requirements is that these workers sign a new employment contract with the same employer, for a minimum period of 12 months. This application period comes after the publication of Ordinance No. 339/2016, of 29 December.
As for the «Formalgarve», the program brings some new features compared to previous ones, such as the +Algarve or Algarve Training. The training needs will be tailored to each worker, as well as the processes, such as the calculation of training support, which will be simplified.
Thus, whoever has more qualifications, according to the levels of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF), will receive fewer hours of training: 50 at least, for workers with a qualification level equal to or higher than level 4 of the NQF.
Workers with lower qualifications will undergo, before training, a process of Recognition, Validation and Certification of Competences (RVCC) and then the training path will be defined – if a partial qualification, if a full qualification.
"In cases where workers with a level of qualification equal to or less than level 3 of the NQF do not meet the conditions for referral to the professional RVCC process, they must attend training with a minimum workload of 250 hours, as provided for in the regulation and within the scope of training paths included in the public training offer», explains the IEFP.
With regard to contracts, for workers with qualifications equal to or higher than level 4 of the NQF, the obligation is to move from fixed-term contracts to permanent contracts. For those who have level 3 or less, there is the possibility of being awarded support, even if the fixed term contract is for at least 1 year.
In relation to financial support, these will be nine times the value of the Social Support Index (IAS), which is 419,22 euros, for each conversion of a fixed-term or uncertain-term employment contract into an open-ended contract. For each fixed term contract renewal, the support is three times the IAS value. This support is also increased by 10% if an employer is a company with less than 10 workers.
In support of professional training, the amount is 75 euros, for every 25 hours, reaching a limit of 300 euros per worker with a level of qualification equal to or higher than 4 of the NQF, in the case of a conversion of fixed-term work from right to no term, or from an uncertain term to an indefinite contract.
This limit value can be of 1200 euros per supported worker, if he has a qualification level equal to or less than 3 of the NQF, and if there is a conversion of the fixed-term or uncertain employment contract into an open-ended contract.
Finally, this support can reach up to 900 euros per worker with a qualification level equal to or less than level 3 of the NQF, in the event of the renewal of the fixed-term employment contract
Applications can be submitted by the employer to the Regional Delegation of the Algarve of the IEFP, by completing the application form, available here. This should be sent to the email [email protected] and, simultaneously, by post, by registered letter, to the address Rua Dr. Cândido Guerreiro, 45 – 1, 8000-318 Faro.
In order to support the preparation of applications, there are already some clarification sessions scheduled, which will start on Wednesday, January 18, in Tavira, Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António.
Discover the complete list here:
January 18:
10:00 am – Tavira – Location: Álvaro de Campos Library
15:00 pm – Castro Marim – Location: Altura Parish Council
18:00 – Vila Real de Santo António – Location: Main Hall of the Paços do Concelho
January 19:
15:00 pm – Loulé – Location: NERA Auditorium
January 20
10:00 am – Albufeira – Location: AHETA Auditorium
16:00 pm – Alcoutim – Location: Main Hall of the Paços do Concelho
January 26:
10:30 am – Lagos – Location: Paços do Concelho Building Auditorium – Sec. XXI
14:30 pm – Portimão – Location: Casa Manuel Teixeira Gomes
January 27:
10h00 - Faro – Location: Training Service of Faro – Areal Gordo – Auditorium
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