Professional and Technical Programs are higher education programs with a duration of four academic semesters (120 ECTS), including an internship for one academic semester (30 ECTS).

A Professional and Technical program confers the Professional and Technical Diploma and has a Level 5 classification in the National Qualifications Framework. A graduate of this program can also apply to IPVC licentiate degree programs without taking the entrance exams and receive partial accreditation for their training.

Those who are eligible to apply include:

• Graduates of a secondary education program or a legally equivalent qualification
• Holders of a specialist diploma in technology or of a professional and technical diploma
• Holders of a higher education degree who seek professional requalification

Those over 23 years old who have passed the special tests designed to assess their ability to attend higher education programs can also apply.

• Exemption from national examinations for admission into Higher Education programs and reception of a Professional and Technical Diploma
• Guaranteed internship in an actual professional context (1 semester)
• Programs with high employability
• Possibility to continue studies in Licentiate degree programs (with equivalences/credits).
• Learn more about our Professional and Technical programs

All Professional and Technical students have access to Academic Social Action (after applying to and being placed in the program) and are able to apply for a scholarship, accommodations, and other benefits of IPVC Social Action Services (SAS).

For more information, access the SAS-IPVC website

National applicants or the equivalent

International applicants (applicants who are not Portuguese citizens, who are not citizens of a European Union member state, who are not family members of Portuguese citizens or of citizens of a European Union member state, who have not lived in Portugal continuously for more than 2 years as of January 1st of the application year, who are not beneficiaries of the equal rights and duties granted under international treaty as of January 1st of the application year, who do not apply to a higher education program through the special access and admission regimes)

The application must include the following documents:

a) Copy of identification document – BI/Citizen Card/Passport – (optional)

b) Copy of the document which proves the applicant’s qualification, along with one of the following documents:

• Certificate of qualifications of the 12th year or equivalent, listing the subjects and final averages – For graduates of a secondary education program or a legally equivalent qualification
• Document proving completion of Specialization Program in Technology; document proving completion of Professional and Technical Program; document proving the last enrollment in a Portuguese or foreign higher education program, detailing the study plan; or document proving the completion of a higher education program – For applicants who have completed a Specialization Program in Technology, a Professional and Technical Program, or other higher education program
• Document proving that the applicant took the test specially designed to assess the capacity of individuals over 23 years of age to attend higher education programs, administered at IPVC in the same year or in the two previous years – For those who took the test for Individuals over 23 years of age

Order nº 4206/2017 – CTeSP Regulation Amendment

The application must be submitted online through the IPVC platform by uploading the documents listed below (maximum total: 5MB).

Before applying online, applicants should refer to the respective Notice and each program’s website for all the information about the program they are applying to.