Digital Government Factsheet Portugal

Higher Education Student grants (Student Finance)
Responsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher 
Education, Directorate-General for Higher Education 
Website:
https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/informacoes?plid=373
  
Description:
Information, forms for download purposes and interactive grant 
simulator. 
Traineeships
Vocational Education and Recognition, validation and certification of 
competences
Responsibility: Central Government, Ministries of Education and of Labour, 
Solidarity and Social Security 
National Agency for Qualification and Vocational Education 
Website:
http://www.anqep.gov.pt/default.aspx
  
Description:
The National Agency for Qualification and Vocational Education 
(ANQEP) is responsible for coordinating the implementation of 
youth and adult education and vocational training policies and 
ensuring the development and management of the competency 
recognition, validation and certification system and the 
management of the National Qualifications Catalogue. 
The website provides information, among others, of RVCC 
processes, training opportunities and training courses, including 
links to other institutions responsible for training, upskilling and 
reskilling. 

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Researchers
Information and assistance to researchers
Responsibility: EURAXESS Portugal 
Website:
http://www.euraxess.pt/
 
Description:
EURAXESS Portugal provides national and local information and 
support to researchers moving to and from Portugal. The 
Portuguese services centres assist researchers and their families 
on matters relating to their stay in Portugal. The EURAXESS 
Portugal portal is intended to replace, first partially and later fully, 
the ERACareers portal.