Futuralia Lisbon

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Employability (empregabilidade)

The mix of qualifications, skills and work experience that makes a candidate hireable. At Futuralia the employability angle is what connects school and university stands with employers, internship providers and career-guidance services.

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Vocational education and training (VET / ensino profissional)

Upper-secondary and post-secondary programmes that combine classroom teaching with workplace practice, common in Portuguese schools and training centres. Exhibiting VET providers at FIL present course pathways, entry requirements and industry partnerships.

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Polytechnic higher education (ensino politecnico)

Applied, professionally oriented degree programmes taught at Portugal's polytechnic institutes (for example Lisbon's IPL schools), usually with shorter cycles and stronger lab or placement content than university degrees.

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Dual certification (dupla certificacao)

A Portuguese qualification model that awards both a school-level certificate and a professional/technical certification in the same programme, typically through a school plus company training agreement.

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Recognition of prior learning (RVCC)

The process of having skills gained through work or informal learning formally validated against a qualification standard. Qualifica centres and adult-learning desks use it, and adult visitors often ask about it at training-provider stands.

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Qualifica centre

A Portuguese public network of guidance centres that helps adults find training routes, validate prior learning and return to education. Relevant to the adult-learning and career-change audience walking the fair.

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Upskilling and reskilling

Short, targeted training that either deepens an existing skill set (upskilling) or moves a worker into a new occupation (reskilling). Training companies and corporate-learning suppliers at Futuralia sell these formats to HR buyers.

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Micro-credentials

Short, assessed learning units with a digital certificate, used by universities and training providers to package single skills such as data literacy or project management for working adults.

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School-to-work transition

The path from secondary or higher education into a first job, including internships, apprenticeships and graduate programmes. Guidance sessions and employer stands at the fair are built around this step.

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EdTech

Education technology: learning platforms, assessment tools, classroom hardware and school-administration software. EdTech suppliers exhibit alongside traditional schools and publishers to reach institutional decision makers.

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Apprenticeship and internship agreement (protocolo)

The formal arrangement between a training provider and a company that places a student in a workplace for part of the programme; questions about placement companies and pay are frequent at VET stands.

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School counselling and guidance service (SPO)

The in-school psychology and guidance office that advises students on study paths. Counsellors are a core visitor segment at education fairs and usually travel with class groups.