The State of the Art of Professional Training and Employment of PCDI in Portugal was presented on the 2nd of June at the IEFP auditorium, in Xabregas and had 93 presences from 42 entities from the north to the south of the country. The event was held in partnership with the IEFP and the INR.
This document, prepared in 2016 and part of a project co-financed by the National Institute for Rehabilitation I.P., contains very interesting data from 23 FORMEM members, as well as opinions from people with disabilities and proposals for measures and policies to be applied. More than a final work, this study sought to initiate the necessary and urgent debate on the qualification and socio-professional inclusion of people with disabilities and incapacity.
Thus, this public presentation aimed to give visibility to this document and, for that, FORMEM had several actors for the respective panels:
Opening session
– Dr. António Valadas da Silva – Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Employment and Professional Training Institute
– Dr. Mário Pereira – President of the Board of FORMEM and Executive Director of ASSOL
– Dr. Miguel Cabrita – Secretary of State for Employment
Presentation of the State of the Art
(Moderator: Dr. Virgínia Fernandes – Vice President of CERCIGUI)
– Dr. Mário Pereira – President of the Board of FORMEM and Executive Director of ASSOL
– Fernando Rodrigues – Graduate of APPACDM Coimbra
– Aramata Fati – Former student of APPACDM Coimbra
Training and Employment of People with Disabilities
(Moderator: Dr. António Ribeiro – Chairman of the Board of A2000):
– Dr. Leonardo Conceição – Department of Employment of the IEFP, I.P.
– Dr. Domingos Lopes – President of the PO ISE Board of Directors
– Dr. Rogério Cação – Vice President of FENACERCI and President of the Board of CERCIPENICHE
Conference: The social relevance of the qualification and employment of people with disabilities – Issues and Challenges
(Moderator: Dr. Ana Cruz – Director of APPACDM Coimbra)
– Dr. Luís Capucha – Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and Public Policies at ISCTE-IUL
Closing session:
– Dr. Humberto Santos – President of the Board of Directors of the National Institute for Rehabilitation
– Dr. Ana Cruz – Vice President of the Board of FORMEM and Director of APPACDM Coimbra