PROANDI – Consultores Associados operates in the market on multiple strands. It was born in 2001 as an external service provider of safety, hygiene and health in the workplace. In 2006, it starts its activities in the market as a provider of consulting services in hygiene and food safety, in order to comply with the new legislation on food hygiene and safety rules. From early on, training is one of the pillars of the company, in order to increase the level of awareness and qualification of human resources of companies in the business areas in which it operates.

We are a VET center in Portugal (north of Portugal near Porto - Póvoa de Varzim) which aims to empower people with knowledge, know-how, skills and/or competences required in particular occupations or more broadly on the labour market. We provide services in the fields of training and consultancy, to all companies or entities that request its intervention. Vocational Education and Training is one of the early pillars of Proandi which aims to empower people with knowledge, know-how, skills and/or competences required in particular occupations or more broadly on the labour market. We are accredited by DGERT (Directorate-General for Employment and Labor Relations) in 15 areas of education and training and we are since 2008 an external entity of Institute for Employment and Vocational. Proandi also conducts professional training courses in private security authorized by the National Direction of the public security police. These courses are aimed at people under the age of 18 and with no age limit. We have adult people up to 65 years of age. The courses are Basic Training, Security Guard-Doorman, Security guard and Personal Accompaniment, Sports Grounds Assistant, Trade Shows Assistant, Ports And Airports Assistant -Airport Security, Ports And Airports Assistant - Port Protection. From 2008 to 2011 we had two adult education and training courses (EFA): a course on food quality control techniques composed of 1934 hours where they attended and finished 16 trainees, aged between 23 and 50 years, and another course of educational action, composed of 2235 hours in which consisted 15 trainees between the ages of 23 and 50.
Learning courses offered by PROANDI aimed at reducing early school leaving, reduce youth/adult unemployment and boost its qualified transition to active life; create the conditions for the strengthening and consolidation of the Portuguese dual system by streamlining and simplification of training provision, giving it greater coherence and bringing it closer to the real needs of the labor market ; invest in technological component and increasing competitiveness of enterprises in particular in sectors of tradable goods and services , promoting , in this way , the creation of qualified employment.
Since 2008, PROANDI held a series of training actions involving 5478 trainees and a volume of training 1,912,836 hours.

Proandi International Cooperation Department aims to propose, establish, operate and evaluate international partnerships with private and public organizations, companies and entities for the development of projects of interest to Proandi's various areas of activity, in the region in which it operates, Europe and the world. We are a VET and international training consultancy & work placement provider based in Póvoa de Varzim (North Portugal), specialising in the management of vocational training projects funded by Erasmus+2014/2020 Programme. We have developed a specific "know-how" in the field of vocational training and guidance, particularly in the management of all activities related to International Mobilities, exchange of experiences and good practices for students/trainees, newly graduates, workers, teachers, trainers and so on. We provide highly professional services to all organizations interested in promoting Mobility Projects in our country. Proandi Mobilities acts as Sending, Intermediary and Host Organization by managing Erasmus+ projects (internships and job shadowing opportunities for teachers/trainers and staff) and all related services and activities.