The human resources are the main asset in fulfilling the entrepreneurial strategies of innovation and therefore the ability of innovation of the Portuguese companies testifies the quality and qualification of the labour market.

The diversity of skills that are recquired from a labour workforce that is able to ensure competitive performance is significant. Among these are the ability to work as a team, to communicate or to adjust to new entrepreneurial challenges. The answer to these demands in the qualification and recruitment of labour force places Portuguese companies in the Top3 (Innobarometer) when compared with other European countries (Innobarometer 2009).

The education has been a priority area of investment in Sines in the last years.

Sines has at the moment education establishments in primary education, a high school, a professional and technological school and a university centre. The school facilities have been renovated, namely in what concerns the primary education park, under the management of the municipality.

IEFP (Institute of Employment and Professional Training) develops active recruitment policies an important support element of the installation of your activity in Zils.