CENFIM

Our Competence at the service of your Competitiveness

CENFIM - Professional Training Centre of the Metallurgical and Metalworking Industry is a national protocol centre, which promotes the training, orientation and professional enhancement of the Human Resources of the Metallurgical, Metalworking and Electromechanical Sector.

CENFIM with 13 Centers in Amarante, Arcos de Valdevez, Caldas da Rainha, Ermesinde, Lisbon, Marinha Grande, Oliveira de Azeméis, Peniche, Porto, Santarém, Sines with a pole in Grândola, Torres Vedras and Trofa, has translated its performance with the following indicators:

EVOLUTION OF FORMATIVE ACTIVITY

Protocol between:

IEFP AIMMAP ANEME

PROTOCOL | SOCIAL BODIES | GENERAL ORGANIGRAM | CENFIM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The Protocol

On January 15, 1985, the Protocol establishing the CENFIM - Center for Vocational Training of the Metallurgical and Metalworking Industry was signed by IEFP - Institute of Employment and Vocational Training, by AIMMAP - Association of Metallurgical Metalworking and Related Industries of Portugal and ANEME - National Association of Metallurgical and Electromechanical Companies and approved by the Secretary of State for Employment and Vocational Training.

On 6 March 1987, there was an adaptation to the Protocol of CENFIM, a body endowed with non-profit public legal personality with administrative and financial autonomy and its own assets, taking into account the provisions of article 10. of Decree-Law No. 165/85-Law on Training in Cooperation, this protocol was approved by Ordinance No. 529/87 of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, published in the Diário da República, I Series No. 145 of 27 June 1987, thus acquiring CENFIM as a legal entity.

SOCIAL ENTITIES

The organic structure of CENFIM - Center for Vocational Training of the Metallurgical and Metalworking Industry comprises:

Administrative Council
Director
Technical Pedagogical Council
Supervisory Committee

The Board of Directors is made up of six members, two representing IEFP - Institute of Employment and Vocational Training and the others representing AIMMAP - Association of Metallurgical, Metalworking and Related Industries of Portugal and ANEME - National Association of Metallurgical and Electromechanical Enterprises.

The Technical Pedagogical Council comprises the Director and one representative of each grantor - IEFP - Institute of Employment and Vocational Training, AIMMAP - Association of Metallurgical Metalworking and Related Industries of Portugal and ANEME - National Association of Metallurgical and Electromechanical Companies.

The Supervisory Committee comprises one representative from each party - IEFP - Institute of Employment and Vocational Training, AIMMAP - Association of Metallurgical, Metalworking and Related Industries of Portugal and ANEME - National Association of Metallurgical and Electromechanical Companies.

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The CENFIM Management System - Professional Training Centre for the Metallurgical and Metalworking Industry, is integrated and aims to serve our clients, trainees and companies, and all other interested parties, grantees, our employees, suppliers and the society. The quality of our services, the protection of the environment in which our Training Centres operate, the safety of our internal and external employees and the exercise of our praxis as a socially responsible entity based on sustainable development are fundamental conditions for Excellence of our activity, and our contribution to a healthy polis.

CENFIM's Management System allows us to act in a timely manner throughout our activity, and the Board and the Board of Directors can act accordingly to actively listen and exercise efficient and effective management.

We adopt the following process model of the CENFIM Management System, which is based on a computer development, fully conceived by CENFIM:

Being a national Vocational Training Centre with 13 Centres in 15 locations;

Geographic implementation in the areas of greatest concentration of companies in the metallurgical, metalworking and electromechanical sector;

Close proximity to enterprises;

Very high employability rate.

High technical, technological and pedagogical know-how
Skills in all areas of the training process
Innovation and development in training processes and methods
Consulting, technical and organizational support in the implementation of integrated training plans and strategic and organizational development
Knowledge and interactivity with Metallurgical, Metalworking, Electromechanical and Related Sector Companies
Consolidated partnerships with companies, organizations and institutions, schools, polytechnics, universities at national and international level
Coordination and development of innovative national and transnational cooperation projects
Environment, hygiene, safety and health policy
Social responsibility
Human Resources

CENFIM - We look forward to and respond to the needs of People and Enterprises

We promote Continuous Training for Workers, in the double perspective of improving their qualifications and maintaining their employability, as well as the organizational development of Companies, through interventions specifically aimed at SMEs, with a view to their modernization and increasing their productivity and competitiveness.

We guarantee the training and promotion of the professional insertion of young people, through the training developed in the Apprenticeship System, Initial Qualification, CET Technological Specialization Courses and CEF Youth Education and Training.

We provide Adult and Unemployed Education and Training courses.

We also promote the Training of Trainers.

We value and develop People and Enterprises Skills

CENFIM - Professional Vocational Training Centre of the Metallurgical and Metalworking Industry through its Centres of: Amarante, Arcos de Valdevez, Caldas da Rainha, Ermesinde, Lisboa, Marinha Grande, Oliveira de Azeméis, Peniche, Porto, Santarém, Sines com um Pólo em Grândola, Torres Vedras e Trofa.

Supports and Foster the Valorization of People and Enterprises:
- Continuing Training - Lifelong Learnin
- Adult Education and Training - EFA
- Training of Training Professionals

Promotes Youth Training and Career Insertion in:
- Apprenticeship System
- Technological Specialization Courses - CET
- Youth Education and Training - CEF

Provides Integrated Business Services:
- Training
- Diagnostic, Evaluation and Impact Studies
- Technical and Organizational Support

Develops comprehensive and innovative national and transnational cooperation projects
Recognizes, Certifies and Validates Professional Skills
Acts in a comprehensive and innovative way
Encourages an Equal Opportunity Policy

Training and Innovating

CENFIM has been consolidating its innovative Training methodologies, orienting them towards project-based learning, enabling an individual or group response based on a flexible, autonomous and qualifying model.

It supports its operational model based on 5 interconnected vectors, namely: