Higher Professional Technical Courses (CTeSP)

Holders of a secondary education course or legally equivalent qualification (e.g. vocational course or technological course)
Holders of a technological specialisation diploma, a higher vocational technical diploma or a higher education degree
Applicants who obtain approval through the process for over-23s

Calendar 2022/2023

	Phase 1	Phase 2
Submission of applications	11-07-2022 to 14-08-2022	20 to 25-09-2022
Seriation of applicants	02-09-2022	04-10-2022
Online publication of seriation results	05-09-2022 (1)	06-10-2022
Appeals - online via form	05 to 06-09-2022	06 to 07-10-2022
Online publication of the results of complaints	08-09-2022	10-10-2022
Online registration of candidates placed	08 to 16-09-2022 (2, 3)	07 to 18-10-2022 (3)

PEAC calendar (Only for applicants given a conditional place on the course and substitutes who do not meet the conditions for admission to the course)

PEAC online registration	08 to 09-09-2022	06 to 11-10-2022
Specific knowledge assessment test (PEAC)/Saturday or evening	10-09-2022	12-10-2022
Online publication of the results of the PEACs	12-09-2022	13-10-2022
Online appeals via form	12 to 13-09-2022	13 to 14-10-2022
Online publication of the results of complaints	14-09-2022	17-10-2022
Online registration of applicants placed	12 to 16-09-2022	13 to 18-10-2022

Remarks:

In 2022/23, only CTeSP with at least ten students enrolled at the end of the first phase of applications will be taught
Applicants placed in the first phase may be placed again in the second phase if there are any places available resulting from the non-enrollment of candidates placed in the first phase
Failure to meet this deadline will lead to the automatic loss of the place

Candidates who are not trained in at least one of the relevant areas of the CTeSP to which they are applying will have to take a knowledge assessment test. After passing the test, you will meet the required entry conditions and will be placed in the course you applied for, subject to there being places available.

If you gain entry through the process for over-23s, you will need to have taken the specific entrance exam for this competition.

Completed online application form
Certificates of qualifications and curricular plan
Detailed Curriculum Vitae
Copy of identification document, valid residence permit (in case of foreign candidates) and tax identification number
Document of equivalence to secondary education in Portugal for candidates attending school abroad
Certificate issued by an entity recognized for this purpose of independent command of the Portuguese language in the terms foreseen for level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), for foreign applicants whose mother tongue is not Portuguese and who have not completed secondary education in Portuguese
Medical certificate of multipurpose disability issued under the terms established by Decree Law 202/96, of October 23rd, for applicants with disabilities. In the absence of the aforementioned medical certificate, the candidate must submit a medical declaration in accordance with the model for the national competition for access and admission to public higher education, which is adopted for this procedure and available on the website of the Directorate General of Higher Education

As Provas Especiais de Avaliação de Conhecimentos (PEAC) dos Cursos Técnicos Superiores Profissionais (CTeSP) destinam-se a alunos com o ensino secundário completo ou equivalente, a titulares de Cursos de Especialização Tecnológica (CET) e a titulares de grau de ensino superior, que não tenham formação numa das áreas relevantes para os CTeSP.

Os interessados devem inscrever-se numa ou mais provas, consoante o curso CTeSP a que pretendam candidatar-se. As provas disponíveis são: Matemática, Economia, Física e Química, Português, Geografia, Biologia, Química, Informática, Geometria Descritiva e Inglês.

Provas	CTeSP a que dá acesso	Prova do ano anterior (em atualização)
Biologia Prova Modelo	Inovação e Qualidade Alimentar Segurança e Higiene Alimentar
Desenho Prova Modelo	Design e Tecnologia Multimédia
Economia Prova Modelo	Contabilidade Gestão e Animação Turística Marketing Digital
Física e Química Prova Modelo	Construção Civil Instalações Elétricas, Domótica e Automação Tecnologia e Manutenção Automóvel
Geografia Prova Modelo
Geometria Descritiva	Design e Tecnologia Multimédia
História da Cultura e das Artes	Design e Tecnologia Multimédia
Informática Prova Modelo	Desenho e Modelação Digital Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informação Design e Tecnologia Multimédia Tecnologias Informáticas
Inglês Prova Modelo	Gestão e Animação Turística Secretariado Executivo
Matemática Prova Modelo	Construção Civil Desenho e Modelação Digital Inovação e Qualidade Alimentar Instalações Elétricas, Domótica e Automação Segurança e Higiene Alimentar Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informação Tecnologia e Manutenção Automóvel Tecnologias Informáticas
Português Prova Modelo	Contabilidade Marketing Digital Secretariado Executivo
Química Prova Modelo	Inovação e Qualidade Alimentar Segurança e Higiene Alimentar