Accordingly to the country and Deft companies operating there, these are our affiliations:
City & Guilds are qualifications and standards authority founded in the UK in 1878, it is now a worldwide organisation. Its Head Office is still in London, but it is represented in 81 countries and has 81,000 approved centres, supported by and extensive international network of offices. City & Guilds are able to offer 500 qualifications covering 28 industries.
OPITO is the Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization (UK) and is the National Training Organisation for oil and gas extraction in the UK. It is a tripartite body representing employers, trade unions and academia. OPITO works with employers and other employment interests to identify current and future skills needs and ensure that education and training arrangements are in place to meet the needs of the offshore sector. OPITO develops standards based on industry demand their standards are recognised world-wide.
Deft Limitada is a training provider with courses and qualifications approved by INEFOP, the Angolan Institute of Employment and Professional Training. Our portfolio of recognized courses covers the following: Personal Development Skills; Informatics & Communication Technologies; English Training; Health and Safety in the Workplace; Machinery Mechanics for Maintenance & Repair; and Petroleum Industry Training. This training is mainly oriented for companies which need to fill in their staff continuous training needs.
DGERT is a labour relations agency directly managed by the Portuguese government. Its mission is to support the development of employment, training & education, professional certification and labour relations policies, including issues related to health & safety in the workplace. Another important area of activity is following-up and stimulating collective employment standards and preventing labour conflicts between companies, unions and workers. With regards to training & education DGERT is a leading authority in Portugal, setting a high standard for public and private organisations working as training providers.