INOV Contact returns with 300 other paid internships

A new edition of the INOV Contacto program is underway, the international paid internship program managed by AICEP Portugal Global. There are 300 internship opportunities available in 81 distinct regions for young graduates under 29 years of age. From here on October 4, the program will receive applications from young graduates and entities that will be available to host them next year.

Over the 21 years that the program has been added, INOV Contacto has already gotten more Luís Castro Henriques, president of the AICEP, considers both the impact on business competitiveness and the progress and the transition to active living of young people who have integrated this initiative [5300entreprisesinternationalesrépartiesdans81pays19659002] Similar to the model of previous years, this 23rd edition of the program will fund 300 young graduates who do not work or do not study at the time of the internship and who are motivated to develop an international career and the will to live abroad.

Internships are held all over the world, for a period of six months, in an entity or which is selected by the AICEP on the basis of its "recognized national and international interest and merit", explains the 39 association in a declaration

To selected candidates, the AICEP awards a scholarship and a variable living allowance depending on the country of reception of the candidates. . During the past year, internship grants awarded amounted to approximately € 857 and grants ranged from € 853 to € 1,271. For this year, the AICEP has not yet released the figures.

Luís Castro Henriques, president of the AICEP, emphasizes the relevance of the program on a global scale, where it is already recognized as "a project that invests in the future of new generations, all investing in business competitiveness. "For the President of the AICEP," this is an excellent opportunity for young people who want to start their careers and who undoubtedly constitute an asset for Portugal ". [19659002] The INOV Contacto Program is managed by AICEP Portugal Global and co-funded by the OPE Program – Operational Program for Social Integration and Employment, Portugal 2020 and European Union, European Social Fund, Initiative for the Protection of Labor and Employment. youth employment It has been described as good practice and case study by the European Union, the OECD and the European Social Fund.