INTERNATIONALIZING CAREERS

Strategic

Markets

Portugal

Selection and placement of young graduates in key management positions and strategic markets

with the aim of boosting business opportunities for Portugal

Provide international careers to qualified young graduates

Develop internationalization

competences in national enterprises with high potential

Increase national companies’ competitiveness by providing them with qualified HR

HR qualification within multinational enterprises with high potential

Portugal

Strategic

Markets

InovContacto

Platform

GlobalNetwork

BEST PRACTICES • DG Business and Industry (EC) -2007

(DG Enterprises) / 2010 (Creative Industries)

• OECD 2008

• ESF 2013

GOOD PRACTICE

“ Economic Structural measure aiming at the training of qualified

human resources to help Portuguese companies compete in the

global economy. Measure has a national scope.”

SUPPORTING THE INTERNATIONALIZATION

OF SME’S

SITE F.S.E.

29/08/2011

• INOV Contact has inspired new ideas and suggested to provide a number of young graduates

who had practical training in several countries in addition to their university degree to

internationalized companies. Also to create and manage an informal knowledge network of national

graduates (independently of the country of residence), that could consider their experience and

skills got in internship, advise and disseminate the benchmark-approach in SME’s

internationalization.

• INOV Contacto – Since 1997 (Contacto@icep until 2005);

• 19 editions concluded,1 ongoing;

• Up to 50.000 applications,1.000 entities,5.000 internships;

• 78 countries with a special focus in USA, Spain, Brazil, China, Mozambique and UK;

• Almost 40% were offered a job position in the host companies / countries; 60% accepts;

• More than 90% of the participants (interns and companies) refer:

• significant role in integrating the interns in the labour market;

• acquired skills and competence are strong benefits for the national business competitiveness in a global scale;

• training provided and the resulting performance were valuable and appropriate.

RESULTS EXPECTED OR ACHIEVED

Characteristics

• Internships from 6 to 9 months;

• Markets of strategic interest to Portugal;

• Organizations of renowned interest and merit;

SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION THROUGH QREN/POPH

Beneficiaries – entities and interns

• Young graduates pursuing an international career;

• Portuguese companies with a branch office abroad, multinational companies

and international organizations.

SELECTION CRITERIA / REQUIREMENTS FOR HOST COMPANIES

• Strategic companies for Portugal - productivity / competitiveness; • Physical structure abroad; • Relevant presence in Portugal; • Strong focus in the internationalization areas; • Coherent internship plan / in line with the Program’s objectives; • Full placement and integration of the intern in the company’s facilities, namely providing a

work station; • Regular supervision and evaluation of the intern (Timesheet Reports, Mid-Term Evaluation,

Overall Assessment); • Preference for those available to participate in some costs of the internship (when / if

necessary); • Formalization of the cooperation with AICEP by signing an internship protocol;

REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES

• Willingness to live abroad / start an international career;

• European Union citizenship or Legal Resident Permit in Portugal;

• 29 years old (or younger);

• Degree of Licentiate (High Degree Qualification);

• Good command of Portuguese and English;

• Other spoken and written languages command is a plus;

• Computer literate;

• Unemployed by the time the internship begins;

PHASES OF THE TRAINING POST

• Training Post in Portugal;

Course in International Practices;

Training in a real working environment – when local representation structure exists;

• Overseas Training Post;

• Closing seminar and follow up;

Support

Training, Training Post grant, subsidy / overseas accommodation, access to

Platform / social NetworkContacto;

Financed costs

In Portugal

Monthly grant value 2X IAS – Social Support Index (about €840);

Personal accident insurance;

Overseas, as above plus

Accommodation subsidy, according to the cost of living in the market- ONU Index;

Return flights between Portugal and the Training Post country;

Health insurance;

Other

Insurance;

Accommodation for those living more than 50 km far of seminar localization, during

Initial training in Portugal;

SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION THROUGH QREN/POPH

SOME SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS!

NO. OF INTERNSHIPS BY EDITION

99 131

155 157

117 116 118 98

303

187

88

190

395

577 562

263

309 299 298 280

97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 08/09 09/10 10/11 2012 2013 13/14 14/15 15/16

Total – 4.742

Total 1997 - 2005 = 991

Total 2005 - 2016 = 3.751

PEDIPII POE PRIME POPH POISE

INTERNS’ HOST COUNTRIES

Brazil 536

USA 646 Spain 625 China 372

Mozambique 369

United Kingdom 266

89 82 42 49 106 169 185 68 94 107

103

49 51 25 36 73 98 115 37 68 77

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05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 08/09 09/10 10/11 2012 2013 2014 2015

INVITATIONS VS. ACCEPTS

Almost 1.000 employment offers from the host companies over

the last 10 editions!

ABOUT INOV CONTACTO

ABOUT INOV CONTACTO (TESTIMONIALS)

Markus Friedlein

The Contacto Program is an enriching experience for our company. The two interns that we have

hosted so far helped us in many ways especially in preparation of several tools which we will use in our

future activities and in sourcing activities to extend our business in Portugal. The level of knowledge

and skills meet our expectations and they demonstrated strong commitment to the assigned activities. I

wish that this partnership between AICEP and Grammer will continue in the future.

Commodity Manager

GRAMMER AG

Jerome Ah-Soon

I am greatly satisfied with Inov Contacto program who keeps on providing excellent service and

professionalism over the years. Candidates all have excellent background and great motivation. Inov

Contacto program is also very efficient in handling candidate selection and travel arrangements.

Solution & Marketing Senior Manager

Alcatel-Lucent Apac

Social/digital network of internationalization: informal | creative |entrepreneur | interactive

knowledge share and transference by and for companies / interns

key areas of competitiveness market, sector, trends, tests, contacts, competitors…

…a valuable intangible asset extremely promising!

NETWORKCONTACTO, INNOVATING BEYOND FRONTIERS

Almost 3.800 keep in CONTACTO online!!

Social Networkcontacto Former Trainees

92%

8%

Ativos Inativos

NETWORKCONTACTO, INNOVATING BEYOND FRONTIERS

We know the Professional Status of about 3 thousand former Trainees, 95% of

which are employed, 12% still in the internship entity!

24%

76%

With professional

info

Without

professional

info

Employed 2.776

Entrepreneur/Managing Partner 139

Student 47

Self-Employed 56

Researcher 55

Trainee 26

Unemployed 100

NETWORKCONTACTO, INNOVATING BEYOND FRONTIERS

Top 18 - Destiny entities keeping former trainees

4

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5

5

6

6

7

7

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14

15

Sodecia

EDP

COBA

BAD - African Development Bank

Sands China, Ltd

IDC

Embraer

Hovione

Inmarset

Sonae

Efacec

Altran

Leadership Business Consulting, SA

Logoplast

AICEP Portugal Global

Consulgal

Bosch

Cisco Systems

NETWORKCONTACTO, INNOVATING BEYOND FRONTIERS

Top 18 - Entities employing former trainees

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36

Efacec

Nestlé

Mota-Engil

Leadership Business Consulting, SA

Siemens

Hovione

Vodafone

Accenture

Novabase

BNP Paribas

Altran

Deloitte

Cisco Systems

Grupo PT

EDP

AICEP Portugal Global

Bosch

Sonae

Top 15 - Former trainees, destiny countries

1.413 still abroad - 30%

Portugal 1688

Reino Unido 219

Espanha 153

Brasil 103

China 92

Moçambique 88

Alemanha 86

EUA 67

Bélgica 55

Angola 52

França 52

Holanda 45

Suíça 48

Irlanda 31

Itália 19

Outros 303

NETWORKCONTACTO, INNOVATING BEYOND FRONTIERS

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inovcontacto.pt