Early on, CECOA realised that a partnership-based strategy, both at national and international level, could play an important role and act as a differentiation factor and that partnerships could be used successfully as source of innovation. CECOA works regularly with more than one hundred national and international partner institutions.
CECOA is member of several networks, working groups or associations, at national and European level, as follows:
• National network of centres dedicated to guidance, validation, assessment and certification of (formal, non-formal and informal) skills and competences of Youth and Adults (Rede de Centros QUALIFICA)
• National informal network “QR - Qualifica em Rede” (Qualifica Network)
• National network of knowledge resources centres (CRC), a network of centres dedicated to providing VET providers and VET professionals with technical, pedagogical and informative support and resources from different knowledge areas
• National network RSO PT, a corporate social responsibility network
• National Sectoral Council for Qualifications for the Commerce Sector
• Lisbon Learning City Network, by invitation of the Lisbon City Council
• RedEmprega Centro Histórico (Employability Local Network)
• RedEmprega Vale de Alcântara (Employability Local Network)
• National REFERNET group, the European network for Vocational Education and Training
• NETINVET, a network and an association promoting European mobility for learners completing vocational training in retail, international trade, transports & logistics and automative sectors
• European Sectoral Skills Council Commerce
If you have a good idea for a partnership in the Vocational Education and Training area and/or targeted to the Commerce and Services, don’t hesitate to contact us (cecoa@cecoa.pt)!.
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