Início / Mecanização e Automação Agrícola
Presentation
The Higher Professional Technical Course in Agricultural Mechanisation and Automation aims to train professionals capable of managing and planning the operation of mechanisation and automation systems in agricultural activities, encompassing both plant and livestock production. This is geared towards the efficient rationalisation of production factors, ecosystem conservation, operator safety and the quality of agrifood products.
This objective is achieved by acquiring knowledge related to:
iii) The use, maintenance and management of agricultural facilities and their equipment.
Access
Who can apply:
Candidates over the age of 23 who have passed the exams designed to assess their capacity for higher education attendance can also apply.
International applicants (applicants who do not hold Portuguese citizenship, are not citizens of a EU member state and are not family members of Portuguese or citizens of a EU member state, have not lived in Portugal continuously for more than two years as of 1 January of the application year, are not beneficiaries of equal rights and duties status granted under an international treaty as of 1 January of the application year and who are not applying for higher education admission through special admissions and special entry routes).
All foreign applicants must request the equivalence of their secondary education qualifications from their home country from a Portuguese secondary school. The equivalence of your certificate to Portuguese secondary education is a mandatory requirement for the application.
Goals
Aims
The Higher Professional Technical Course in Agricultural Mechanisation and Automation aims to train professionals capable of managing and planning the operation of mechanisation and automation systems in agricultural activities, encompassing both plant and livestock production. This is geared towards the efficient rationalisation of production factors, ecosystem conservation, operator safety and the quality of agrifood products.
Graduate profile
The Higher Professional Technical Course (CTeSP) in Agricultural Mechanisation and Automation aims to train professionals capable of managing, planning and coordinating the operation of mechanisation and automation systems for plant and livestock production activities. This training ensures an efficient rationalisation of production factors, especially in terms of mechanisation, fertilisation, crop protection, irrigation, facilities and equipment. Moreover, it instils a profound sense of responsibility concerning environmental conservation, operator safety and the quality of food products.
Professional outcomes
The CTeSP in Agricultural Mechanisation and Automation is designed to provide the necessary skills for the following career opportunities:
Continuing Studies
Graduates of the CTeSP in Agricultural Mechanisation and Automation are eligible to pursue the following bachelor’s degree courses at the ESA-IPVC without an entrance exam:
Study Plan
Curricular Unit | Area | Type | Contact hours | ECTS | PUC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biology | CB | S1 | T:16.00 | PL:48.00 | 6.00 | Consult |
Ciência do Solo | CAV | S1 | T:32.00 | 3.00 | Consult |
Fertilidade do Solo e Fertilização das Culturas | CAV | S1 | T:8.00 | PL:24.00 | 3.00 | Consult |
Fundamentos de Matemática e Estatística | MAT | S1 | T:64.00 | 6.00 | Consult |
Produção Animal | CAV | S1 | T:16.00 | PL:48.00 | 6.00 | Consult |
Segurança e Saude no Trabalho | OLM | S1 | T:32.00 | 3.00 | Consult |
Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação | EIM | S1 | T:32.00 | 3.00 | Consult |
Cartografia e Topografia | CA | S2 | T:16.00 | PL:48.00 | 6.00 | Consult |
Mecanização das Culturas | CAV | S2 | T:24.00 | PL:72.00 | 9.00 | Consult |
Produção Vegetal | CAV | S2 | T:8.00 | PL:24.00 | 3.00 | Consult |
Proteção Fitossanitária | CAV | S2 | T:8.00 | PL:24.00 | 3.00 | Consult |
Dimensionamento e Gestão do Parque de Máquinas | CAV | S2 | T:8.00 | PL:24.00 | 3.00 | Consult |
Técnicas de Rega e Gestão da Água | CAV | S2 | T:16.00 | PL:48.00 | 6.00 | Consult |
Curricular Unit | Area | Type | Contact hours | ECTS | PUC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motores, Tratores e Operação de Máquinas | CAV | S1 | T:24.00 | PL:72.00 | 9.00 | Consult |
Agricultura de Precisão | CA | S1 | T:16.00 | PL:48.00 | 6.00 | Consult |
Automação da Tecnologia das Culturas Protegidas | CAV | S1 | T:8.00 | PL:24.00 | 3.00 | Consult |
Instalações e Sistemas de Automação | CA | S1 | T:16.00 | PL:48.00 | 6.00 | Consult |
Sistemas de Informação Geográfica | CA | S1 | T:16.00 | PL:48.00 | 6.00 | Consult |
Estágio Final | CAV | S2 | T:60.00 | 30.00 | Consult |
Partnerships and internships
Brás & Vasconcelos |
Carlos Alberto Moreira Ferreira Santo |
Casa Agrícola Outeiro do Minho, Lda |
Coopalima |
Cooperativa Agrícola de Esposende, C.R.L |
Cooperativa Agrícola de Vila do Conde, CRL |
Encanto Natural – Agro Pecuária, Lda |
Escola Profissional de Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural Ponte de Lima |
Hectare de Humor, Lda |
Jorge Manuel Santos Matias |
José António Martins Costa |
Louripe – Sociedade Agro-Pecuária, Lda |
Operação Direta, Lda |
PECASOC – Sociedade Agropecuária, Lda |
Quinta das Pereirinhas – Alvarinho de Monção, Lda |
Quinta do Ameal – Sociedade Agrícola, SA |
Rui Veloso Santos Unipessoal, lda |
Sociedade Agrícola Quinta da Repas |
Sociedade Agro-Pecuária Rolo & Freitas, Lda |
Sociedade Agro-Pecuária Veiga do Penso |
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