The Education Guidelines for the World of Work was produced by the Directorate-General for Education (DGE) of the Ministry of Education of Portugal, in collaboration with national partner entities: Authority for Working Conditions (ACT), Office of the International Labour Organization for Portugal (ILO Lisbon), National Agency for Qualification and Vocational Education (ANQEP), Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP).
The document is part of the set of guiding documents provided in the National Strategy for Citizenship Education aiming to contribute to the achievement of the Students’ Profile by the End of Compulsory Schooling, a document that establishes the matrix of principles, values, and competence areas to which the development of the national curriculum must conform.