I am Nuno Varajão Barbosa, Director of Intercultural Association Mobility Friends. I work in education/training/european projects 17 years ago.
I am writing to introduce our organization as your Portuguese partner for international mobility projects.
Intercultural
Association Mobility Friends, is the oldest and most experienced in the organization of mobility in the cities of Braga and Barcelos, the head office is situated in the town of Barcelos, Braga (Portuguese Rome) District, in the region of Minho, northern Portugal, very close Atlantic Ocean, specializes in European
Internships programs under the Lifelong Learning Programme.
Our staff is prepared to organize mobilities in Braga, Barcelos, Esposende Beach, Praia da Rocha - Algarve and Madeira.
Our staff is prepared to organize mobilities in Braga, Barcelos, Esposende Beach, Praia da Rocha - Algarve and Madeira.
During the year 2012 we received
approximately 265 participants as people with mental and physical disabilities,
students from vocational schools and universities, erasmus students, workers,
teachers, headmasters, responsible for training centers and experts of leonardo
da vinci projects, from 16 countries: Spain, France,
Germany, Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ireland, Bulgaria, Latvia,
Hungary, Slovenia, Turkey, Lithuania and Egypt.
Our team are young, diverse, professional
and energetic, we fulfil requirements to the highest expectations and promptly.
We like to ensure everyone has a smile on their face by the end of their visit,
often many don’t want to leave!
As participant and responsible for
developing and coordinating projects Leonardo da Vinci, Comenius and Gruntvig,
I visited Turkey, Switzerland, Bosnia, Montenegro, Croatia, Norway in Europe
and all European Union countries.
Fernando Carvalho, who is the responsible for the work
placements in our organization, work in education/training 15 years ago and
acquired a lot of experience in the work placements and monitoring of trainees,
after to visit about 20 countries of the European Union for to participate in a
lot of Comenius and Leonardo da Vinci Projects.
Intercultural Association Mobility friends also
acts as a hosting organization for VETPRO
projects organizing meetings, work visits, study visits, round table
discussions in a wide range of subjects, including thematic regarding the analysis
and the comparison between the different European educational systems, schools
management, the international co-operation among schools, the comparison and
study of innovative methodologies, and SME adaptation to the European market.To all our participants we provide the following services:
·
Work placements with professional Companies in your
chosen area prior to your entry to the Portugal;
·
Work visits and study visits for teachers, students and
experts of every sector;
·
Meetings, round tables, workshops;
·
City Centre Accommodation (with full-board or half
board);
·
Airport Transfer;
·
Monitoring;
· Orientation Meeting and tour of Braga, Barcelos, Apúlia, Praia da Rocha (Portimão – Algarve) or Funchal
(Madeira Island);
·
Pedagogical, Cultural and
Linguistic Training courses (Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish
and many others) in small groups with fully qualified teachers;
·
Social activities;
·
Cultural visits to other cities in Minho Region or in other parts of Portugal. We are also
able to personalise a trip to suit your needs;
·
Local Transport;
· Evaluation/ Final
Reports/Certificates/Europass;
· 24 hours emergency
support.
Places are available
in all kinds of sectors including:
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Accountancy;
·
Administration, Management and Secretary;
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Adult Education;
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Agriculture, winemaking and viticulture;
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Architecture;
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Arts &
Grafts;
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Carpentry;
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Childcare;
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Commerce;
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Cooking;
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Education;
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Engineering;
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Environment (management, research);
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Electronic and electrical;
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Food and Beverage industry;
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Hairdressing & Beauty;
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Health & Social Care;
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Heritage & Crafts;
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Horticulture & Animal;
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Hygiene and safety at work;
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International Trade;
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I.T. (software and hardware), Multimedia;
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Industrial and graphic design;
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Insurances;
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Marketing and Advertising;
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Mechanical;
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Media, Communication;
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Quality control;
·
Sales (shop assistant);
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Special Needs;
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Sports and Leisure;
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Telecommunications;
·
Theatre, Dance and Music;
·
Tourism, Agrotourism, Alternative Tourism, Hospitality
and Catering;
·
Travel Agency, Tour Operator;
·
Volunteeiring, Social Care;
and many others!
and many others!
If
your sector is not mentioned here, please contact us directly and we will offer
you advice on whether we will be able to help you find a work placement in
Portugal.
If
you have an approved projects and/or are looking for a partner from Portugal
who is both highly successful and also competitive on prices then we look
forward to hearing from you.
If
you are an experienced project coordinator or if this is the first time that
you will take part in a European project, we would be delighted to work
together.
From
our experience, we know that a thoroughly prepared project has more likelihood
of gaining the final approval from its relevant National Agency. For that
reason, please do contact us and let us know your project idea so that we can
start working together to arrange your project proposal.
In
2012, our staff collaborated
in the development of our project partners, which were approved in 13 countries
(Spain, Italy, Poland, Turkey, Greece, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary,
Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Bulgaria).
For
to make you an suitable offer I would need the informations about the project,
the participants and also to know when you are interested in come to Portugal
to participate in your mobility.
We
have good prices for groups. We adapt to his budget.
We work with groups of all ages, from both
higher educational and vocational courses in a whole range of areas. We also received groups with
participants with special educational
needs.
We would be glad to provide you with
further information and welcome you for a preparatory visit in our region.
We
are also available to be
partners in projects of Comenius, Grundtvig
and Youth in Action. If your project is not appropriate for our participation, we will try to get a Portuguese partner or another country to be your partner.
We
appreciate if you can forward this message to your teachers, students,
colleagues, experts, workers, friends or network.
Don’t hesitate to contact us for any question, more
details and for partnership proposals. We will be happy to help to you.
In attachment you can find further information.
Hoping we will have a chance to cooperate in the
future.
We would be delighted if we could
provide you the Letter of Intent or the invitation for the visa in order to participate
in your project as a partner.
Intercultural Association Mobility Friends is your open door for the
mobility.
Thank you
Yours sincerely,
Phone: +351253837381
Fax : +351253837381
Mobile Numbers : +351965039261/+351964473728
Webpage: www.interculturalassociationmobilityfriends.com
Blog: http://intercultuassociationmobilityfriends.blogspot.pt/
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