The Covilhã.Forma IV project presented the following objectives: Main Objective: _To promote the employability of qualified and competent young professionals and their settlement in the municipality of Covilhã Intermediate Objectives: _To combat school failure and absenteeism through new international experiences _To promote the inclusion of young people at a socio-economic disadvantage _To ensure qualified professionals in the most diverse economic sectors in the municipality _Promoting quality in school organisation and raising the profile of schools _Promoting vocational education as a quality alternative _Continuing to develop policies and actions to support young people in the municipality _To guarantee the dynamisation of national and international projects _Building and expanding local and international partnership networks The implementation of this project contributes to the development of the schools and the municipality, to the growth and socio-economic development of the territory and to improving the well-being of the population of Covilhã.
The Covilhã.Forma IV project was promoted by the Covilhã.Forma Consortium, led by the Municipality of Covilhã and made up of the region's main schools as sending organisations - the Quinta da Lageosa Agricultural Vocational School (EPQL), the Quinta das Palmeiras Secondary School (EPQP), the Campos Melo Secondary School (ESCM), the Frei Heitor Pinto School Group (AEFHP) and the Beira Interior Association for Technological and Vocational Training (AFTEBI). This project arose from the combined need of these organisations to improve and diversify their training offer, increasing interest in vocational training and consequently school success. This consortium also aims to promote better professional, personal and social skills among young people in the region, increasing their chances of employment and the quality of their training, as well as contributing to the integrated development of the region, strengthening partnership work and greater international openness.