What Is Reserva de Recrutamento for Teachers?

Reserva de Recrutamento is made up of career teachers who cannot obtain at least six hours of componente letiva, plus candidates holding qualificacao profissional for teaching, and it exists to satisfy transitory needs in temporary horarios that appear after Contratacao Inicial. The horarios placed at concurso through Reserva de Recrutamento correspond to those requested by agrupamentos de escolas and escolas nao agrupadas once Mobilidade Interna and Contratacao Inicial placements have already been made, according to DGAE nota informativa documents published for successive Reserva de Recrutamento rounds.

Who is placed through Reserva de Recrutamento?

Two groups draw on it: docentes de carreira who cannot be assigned at least six hours of teaching load, and candidates who hold qualificacao profissional for docencia but no Quadro placement at all. This threshold of six hours is lower than the eight-hour minimum that makes a career teacher a mandatory candidate for mobilidade interna, reflecting that Reserva de Recrutamento sits later in the placement sequence.

Where do Reserva de Recrutamento horarios come from?

They correspond to teaching-hour needs that agrupamentos de escolas and escolas nao agrupadas request after the Mobilidade Interna and Contratacao Inicial rounds have already run, per DGAE documentation. This makes Reserva de Recrutamento the mechanism that catches needs those two earlier rounds could not fill, ahead of individual schools falling back on their own Bolsa de Contratacao de Escola where applicable.

How quickly must a candidate accept a placement?

Candidates placed through Reserva de Recrutamento must accept their placement within 48 working hours, following the same acceptance mechanism used across SIGRHE placements broadly, which we explain in how SIGRHE placement works.

What happens if a candidate does not accept?

Not accepting a Reserva de Recrutamento placement cancels the placement obtained and, for candidates not yet integrated into the career, can result in being barred from Contratacao Inicial and Reserva de Recrutamento placements for the remainder of that school year and the following one, according to the same DGAE nota informativa guidance. This penalty is significantly stricter than simply losing one placement, so candidates should only accept a Reserva de Recrutamento offer they actually intend to take up.

How long do Reserva de Recrutamento placements last?

Placement through Reserva de Recrutamento runs until the end of the corresponding school year, unlike a permanent Quadro placement obtained through the concurso externo, a distinction covered in our comparison of contracted teachers versus Quadro teachers.

Frequently asked questions

Is Reserva de Recrutamento the same as Contratacao Inicial? No, Contratacao Inicial runs first and fills the initial round of temporary needs, while Reserva de Recrutamento fills needs that surface afterward; we explain Contratacao Inicial separately in what Contratacao Inicial is.

Can a teacher already in a Quadro be placed through Reserva de Recrutamento? Yes, if they cannot be assigned at least six hours of componente letiva at their base school, a career teacher can draw on Reserva de Recrutamento for the shortfall.

Does declining one Reserva de Recrutamento offer always trigger the multi-year penalty? The penalty applies specifically to not accepting a placement already obtained within the acceptance window, not to simply choosing not to apply in a given round; candidates should read the current nota informativa carefully before deciding.

Does Reserva de Recrutamento use a ranked list like the concurso externo? Yes, candidates are ordered, drawing on the same graduacao profissional concept explained in how it is calculated.

Where can I find the full exam profile for this recruitment system? See the Concurso Externo de Docentes exam page.