Education

Universities open over a thousand vacancies for teacher in-service professionalization

Four universities are opening over 1,000 places this year for in-service professionalization courses for teachers. The Ministry of Education reports that 80% of these vacancies have already been filled.

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If you are a teacher working in Portugal and seeking professional certification, this indicates the current availability of training programs through public universities.

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