FORAVE –ASSOCIAÇÃO PARA A EDUCAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL DO VALE DO AVE is a vocational/technical private school located in the North of Portugal.

Established in 1990, FORAVE has level IV courses (equivalent to upper secondary school) and level II courses (equivalent to lower secondary school) and its main aim is the preparation of qualified youngsters for active life.  

This school has always given a great importance to an individualized education, with a strong emphasis given to professional traineeships.

 

There are also different practical training courses through which adult students are trying to improve or acquire skills. FORAVE is also an active partner of the enterprises, the community and the local associations. At the moment there are, at our school, four different level IV courses, a Technical Course in Company Management, a Technical Course in Industrial Maintenance, a Technical Course in Electronics, Automation and Control and a Technical Course in Food Quality Control, strongly supported by the international company Continental Tires AG.

 

The Level II courses are related with Electricity and Social Services.

Our school is situated in the Ave Valley, a geographical region greatly affected by the economical crisis of the textile companies, once its great source of wealth. Most of our students belong to families with very low incomes and at risk of giving up school. So, our main aim is the preparation of qualified youngsters, who can answer to the demands of the market and who can live creative, fruitful and successful lives.