The Ministry of Education homologated EPRALIMA in 1999, as a private non-profit organization that provides VET at various levels. It is based on a cooperative regime with the Lima Valley defined as its geographical area of influence.

Epralima is composed of 3 branches with the head-office in Arcos de Valdevez; a Skills Assessment Centre which recognizes, validates and certifies skills; a Technical Centre that elaborates/carries out transnational/communitarian projects.

Epralima has a multidisciplinary group of staff able to meet challenges and guarantee quality education. Epralima has 147 employees, of which 96 are educational staff and 51 work in administrative and support services.