CEARTE - Vocational Training Centre for Crafts and Heritage was created through a protocol between IEFP (Institute for Employment and Vocational Training) and Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra which, since 1986, has worked for the Crafts and Heritage sector, creative industries and small businesses, promoting employment, territorial valorisation and, in general, the qualification of Portuguese people. It is part of the Portuguese Network of Vocational Training Centres.
CEARTE provides vocational training, recognition and validation of skills, with a focus on job creation, entrepreneurship and innovation. These activities are aimed at individuals, small businesses and other economic actors in the social, cultural, creative and heritage sectors, especially in the craft sector.
CEARTE's headquarters are located in Coimbra, but its training activity is developed throughout the country through partnerships with artisans and local development associations, educational institutions, universities, museums, private institutions of social solidarity, municipalities and other important institutions, in order to respond effectively to the qualification and retraining needs of individuals and organisations, as well as to provide technical support to all small enterprises in the craft and heritage sector.
CEARTE is a member of several craft and heritage forums at European level and is a board member of WCC - World Crafts Council Europe.
CEARTE believes that only a highly skilled, creative and sustainable sector, which is an expression of community and local culture and identity, with the potential to generate material benefits, will be able to harness its professionals and attract new 'artisans', thus ensuring the transfer of craft skills to the next generation.
CEARTE – Centro de Formação Profissional para o Artesanato e Património.
Address: Rua António Sérgio 36, Zona Industrial da Pedrulha, 3025-041 Coimbra, PORTUGAL
https://www.cearte.pt
