Higher Professional Technical Courses (CTeSP)

Academic Year 2023/2024

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 2023/2024

	Phase 1	Phase 2
Submission of applications	10-07-2023 to 11-08-2023	20 to 24-09-2023
Seriation of applicants	01-09-2023	04-10-2023
Online publication of seriation results	04-09-2023 (1)	06-10-2023
Appeals - online via form	04 to 05-09-2023	06 to 09-10-2023
Online publication of the results of complaints	06-09-2023	10-10-2023
Online registration of candidates placed	05 to 15-09-2023 (2, 3)	09 to 13-10-2023 (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	06 to 08-09-2023	06 to 10-10-2023
Specific knowledge assessment test (PEAC)/Saturday or evening	09-09-2023	11-10-2023
Online publication of the results of the PEACs	12-09-2023	12-10-2023
Online appeals via form	12 to 13-09-2023	12 to 13-10-2023
Online publication of the results of complaints	14-09-2023	16-10-2023
Online registration of applicants placed	12 to 15-09-2023	12 to 17-10-2023

Remarks:

In 2023/24, 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

Criteria for selection of the candidates

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.

What documents do I have to submit?

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

Provas Especiais de Avaliação de Conhecimentos (PEAC) - Em atualização

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