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Since Portugal’s accession to the European Union, EU funding has supported the expansion and diversification of double‑certification upper secondary education pathways, with the aim of tackling early school leaving and improving young people’s employability. This project, submitted by the IPPS‑Iscte, CIES‑Iscte and CoLABOR consortium, assesses the impact of European funds (ESF/ESF+) on increasing intermediate‑level qualifications (Level 4 of the National Qualifications Framework) among the young population in Portugal and on improving their integration into the labour market, covering the period 2014–2025.
The main objectives are to assess the contribution of these funds to reducing early school leaving, increasing educational achievement, and enhancing young people’s qualifications and employability, taking into account the PT2020 and PT2030 programming cycles. The modalities analysed include Vocational Education and Training Programmes, Apprenticeship Programmes, Education and Training Courses, Vocational Courses, and Specialised Artistic Education Programmes, as well as Specialised Technological Centres and the Skills Needs Anticipation System. The methodology combines three approaches: Theory‑Based Evaluation with a Theory of Change, to map the causal logic of the intervention; Counterfactual Impact Analysis, using Coarsened Exact Matching, to estimate the net effects of participation in the training programmes; and Qualitative Comparative Analysis, to support the selection of 21 case studies. Data collection combines administrative sources (DGEEC, Social Security, IEFP), questionnaire‑based surveys of training providers and employers, semi‑structured interviews, focus groups, and in‑depth case studies.
Research team: Paulo Feliciano (coordinator, IPPS), Frederico Cantante (assistant coordinator, CoLABOR), Alexandre Calado (assitant coordinator, CIES), Sónia Costa (CoLABOR), Pedro Estevão (CoLABOR), João Pedro Henriques (CIES), Teresa Evaristo (CIES), Pedro Videira (CIES), Paulo Pedroso (CIES), Isabel Flores (IPPS), Ana Caetano (IPPS), Tatiana Alves (IPPS), Sara Nunes (CoLABOR), Miguel Madeira (IPPS).
| Research Centre | Research Group | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIES-Iscte | Inequality, Work and Social Well-Being | Partner | 2026-04-10 | 2027-04-09 |
| Institution | Country | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instituto para as Políticas Públicas e Sociais (IPPS) | Portugal | Leader | 2026-04-10 | 2027-04-09 |
| Laboratório Colaborativo para o Trabalho, Emprego e Proteção Social (CoLABOR - ) | Portugal | Partner | 2026-04-10 | 2027-04-09 |
| Name | Affiliation | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Calado | Professor Auxiliar (DCPPP); Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); | Local Coordinator | 2026-04-10 | 2027-04-09 |
| Joao Paulo Henriques | Professor Auxiliar Convidado (DMPS); Professor Auxiliar Convidado (DEP); Professor Auxiliar Convidado (DCSE); Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); | Researcher | 2026-04-10 | 2027-04-09 |
| Paulo Pedroso | Professor Associado Convidado (DCPPP); Associate Researcher (CIES-Iscte); | Researcher | 2026-04-10 | 2027-04-09 |
| Pedro Videira | Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); | Researcher | 2026-04-10 | 2027-04-09 |
| Teresa Evaristo | Research Assistant (CIES-Iscte); | Research Assistant | 2026-04-10 | 2027-04-09 |
| Reference/Code | Funding DOI | Funding Type | Funding Program | Funding Amount (Global) | Funding Amount (Local) | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/PESSOAS2030/2026 | -- | Contract | Secretaria-Geral do Ministério do Trabalho, Solidariedade e Segurança Social - Avaliação das Qualificações de Nível Intermédio - Pessoas 2030 - Portugal | 129450 | 38835 | 2026-04-10 | 2027-04-09 |
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With the objective to increase the research activity directed towards the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the possibility of associating scientific projects with the Sustainable Development Goals is now available in Ciência_Iscte. These are the Sustainable Development Goals identified for this project. For more detailed information on the Sustainable Development Goals, click here.
