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The Higher Professional Technical Course in Transportation and Logistics aims to produce professionals skilled in managing and overseeing the various operational activities related to the supply chain. The curriculum focuses on coordinating operational teams, administering the ongoing improvement of logistical processes and other aspects of planning and management. The course empowers students to manage challenges proactively, foresee and implement solutions and mitigate potential issues to ensure the seamless operation of logistical frameworks.
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Access conditions
Who can apply:
- Candidates with a secondary education qualification or a legally equivalent qualification
- Holders of a Technological Specialisation Diploma or a Higher Professional Technical Diploma
- Holders of a higher education degree who wish to seek professional requalification
Candidates over the age of 23 who have passed the exams designed to assess their capacity for higher education attendance can also apply.
Special access contest
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
- To manage and control the various operational activities that make up the supply chain;
- To coordinate teams in an operational environment;
- To manage daily internal logistics operations;
- To plan for resource and material needs;
- To carry out activities to collect essential data for predicting and planning logistics activities, as well as for creating operational plans and charts;
- To manage the continuous improvement process of the logistics operation;
- To prepare orders for efficient transport;
- To plan and oversee the shipment of goods;
- To manage procurement and warehouses.
To manage proactively by anticipating solutions or avoiding problems that could hinder the smooth operation of the logistics framework.
Graduate profile
Graduates of the CTeSP in Transportation and Logistics should have in-depth, specialised expertise and theoretical knowledge in the following fields:
- Transport management;
- Operational warehouse management;
- Fleet management;
- Stock management;
- Quality control;
- Coordinated operation of the various departments within organisations;
- Health and safety at work;
- Computer skills from a user’s perspective
Therefore, graduates of the CTeSP in Transportation and Logistics should be able to:
- Manage and control the various operational activities that make up the supply chain;
- Coordinate teams in an operational environment;
- Manage daily internal logistics operations;
- Plan for resource and material needs;
- Carry out activities to collect essential data for predicting and planning logistics activities, as well as for creating operational plans and charts;
- Manage the continuous improvement process of the logistics operation;
- Prepare orders for efficient transport;
- Plan and oversee the shipment of goods;
- Manage procurement and warehouses.
To manage proactively by anticipating solutions or avoiding problems that could hinder the smooth operation of the logistics framework.
Professional outcomes
- Airports;
- Carriers/Transport companies;
- Seaports (traffic management, routes, …);
- Manufacturing Industry (warehouse management, procurement, supply to production…);
- Distribution Centres;
- Warehouses;
- Logistic Platforms (consolidation and de-consolidation of cargo, product distribution…);
Hospitals; - Clinics (management of clinical material and medication stocks…).
Continuing Studies
Graduates of the CTeSP in Transportation and Logistics can apply for all bachelor’s degree courses at ESCE/IPVC through special entry routes:
- Accounting and Taxation;
- Distribution and Logistics Management;
- Business Marketing and Communication;
- Business Organisation and Management.
Please check the corresponding equivalence plan at http://www.ipvc.pt/ctesp-transportes-logisitica-equivalencias
Study Plan
| Curricular Unit | Area | Type | Contact hours | ECTS | PUC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introdução à Economia | EFC | A | TP:54.00 | 5.00 | |
| Matemática (CTeSP Formação Complementar) | MAT | A | TP:54.00 | 5.00 | |
| Informática (CTeSP Formação Complementar) | EIM | A | TP:54.00 | 5.00 | |
| Fundamentals of Logistics | OLM | S1 | T:19.00 | PL:45.00 | 6.00 | |
| Inglês Tecnico | ADH | S1 | T:32.00 | 3.00 | |
| Business Organization | OLM | S1 | T:56.00 | 3.00 | |
| Planeamento e Controlo de Gestão | EFC | S1 | T:9.00 | PL:23.00 | 3.00 | |
| Segurança e Saúde no Trabalho | OLM | S1 | T:16.00 | PL:40.00 | 6.00 | |
| Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação | EIM | S1 | T:48.00 | 3.00 | |
| Tópicos de Matemática | MAT | S1 | T:64.00 | 6.00 | |
| Gestão e Administração de Armazens | OLM | S1 | T:16.00 | PL:40.00 | 6.00 | |
| Gestão da Produção | OLM | S2 | T:2.00 | PL:30.00 | 3.00 | |
| Operations Management | OLM | S2 | T:9.00 | PL:23.00 | 3.00 | |
| Gestão de Sistemas de Transporte | OLM | S2 | T:16.00 | PL:40.00 | 6.00 | |
| Sistemas de Aprovisionamento | OLM | S2 | T:16.00 | PL:40.00 | 6.00 | |
| Quality Management Systems | OLM | S2 | T:16.00 | PL:40.00 | 6.00 |
| Curricular Unit | Area | Type | Contact hours | ECTS | PUC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direito Empresarial e Legislação de Transportes | CPS | S1 | T:19.00 | PL:45.00 | 6.00 | |
| Gestão da Cadeia de Abastecimento | OLM | S1 | T:19.00 | PL:45.00 | 6.00 | |
| Human Resource Management | CPS | S1 | T:64.00 | 6.00 | |
| Logística e Operações Globais | OLM | S1 | T:19.00 | PL:45.00 | 6.00 | |
| Sistemas de Informação Logística | EIM | S1 | T:19.00 | PL:45.00 | 6.00 | |
| Estágio | OLM | S2 | E:595.00 | 30.00 |
Partnerships and internships
- ABEL NARCISO JORGE SA;
- ARCA unipessoal, Lda.;
- Bollore Logistics Portugal;
- BorgWarner Emissitions Systems Portugal;
- Brunswick Marine – Emea Operations, Lda.;
- Câmara Municipal de Caminha;
- Central Lomera Portuguesa, Lda.;
- COCA Hipermercados, Lda.;
- COINDU, Lda.;
- Dalphimetal Portugal, SA;
- DHL;
- EUROCAST Porutgal Viana SA;
- EWG – Parques Eólicos, Assistencia Técnica, Lda.;
- Ezpeleta Portugal, Móveis de Jardim, Lda.;
- Fundilusa – Fundições Portuguesas Lda.;
- Gestamp Cerveira, Lda.;
- Grupo Antolin Lusitania, SA;
- ILHAPOR – linhas de Transmissão e Proporção, Lda.;
- J Oliveira & Domingues, Lda. (Casa Agrícola);
- João Pires – Internacional Transportes, Lda.;
- Lacoancora;
- Lear Corporation;
- MAR IBÉRICA – Sociedade de Produtos Alimentares SA;
- Município de Melgaço;
- Municipio de Paredes de Coura;
- Municipio de Ponte da Barca;
- Municipio de Vila Nova de Cerveira;
- CPAS – Tranformação de Plásticos;
- Plástivalença – Industria de Plásticos, Lda.;
- Portancora, Painéis de Alumínio, Lda.;
- Pralisa – Produtos Alimentares e Pesca SA;
- Printshop Artes Gráficas, Lda.;
- Recuperadores Pachinha, Lda.;
- SANITOP – Material Sanitário, Lda.;
- Sarreliber – Transformação de Plásticos e Metais, SA;
- SERRATEC – Produção de Componentes Industriais, SA;
- Sociedade Artistica, M.Q.M., Lda.;
- TMC – Transportes Mário Cardadeiro, SA;
- Vanguard Marine, Lda.Vinusoalleiros, Lda..
Projects
Funded Project
Alto Minho 4.0 Project – The aim of this project is to boost the competitiveness of 10 companies in the Alto Minho region by encouraging the adoption of Industry 4.0 tools in various areas: Strategy & Management Control; Business Digitalisation; Distribution & Logistics; Optimisation & Quality and Performance Assessment. The action plan is tailored to the specific needs of businesses, enabling them to access digitalisation services and solutions for their operations in a sustainable and competitive way. As part of this project, a Logistics and Distribution Study will also be carried out.
Project funded by PORTUGAL 2020 / Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation. Ref: POCI-02-0853-ERDF-041192.
Pedagogical Project
The GDL programme, like all ESCE bachelor’s degree courses, is also involved in the pedagogical project: Integrated Project
The Integrated Leaders for the Future Project is an essential and compulsory component of the training in certain curricular units of the Bachelor’s Degree Course in Distribution and Logistics Management. The main learning outcomes of this project are:
- To enhance students’ capacity to integrate and apply the theoretical concepts taught throughout the course. This provides an opportunity to compare the theories learned with current professional practices, thereby strengthening their professional expertise and effectiveness.
- To develop students’ skills in areas deemed essential for advancing and enriching their professional endeavours.
- To provide a practical perspective of the business reality by formulating ideas with the potential for developing business plans.
- To provide students with the tools for designing, implementing, monitoring and managing their own business.
- To foster an entrepreneurial mindset and cultivate a culture of ethics and proactivity through projects that address challenges and enhance organisational processes.
- To enhance planning and disciplinary skills in order to address challenges across different training areas.
- To stimulate interest in research as a means to solve problems.
- To encourage and guide students in their search for knowledge, highlighting the importance of self-development throughout their professional career.
Through this project, students learn work methodologies mirroring those used in real-world professional settings. Additionally, if the project comes to fruition, it can contribute to promoting and enhancing Alto Minho and the region’s economic development.
Research projects
In the 2020/2021 academic year, Ana Ferreira Rodrigues, a third-year student in the Bachelor’s Degree Course in Distribution and Logistics Management, was working on her Final Project in Logistic Systems, providing consultancy services for businesses within the framework of this Alto Minho 4.0 Project.
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Data de registo | 2025-08-26
Créditos | 120 ECTS
Duração | 2 anos
Grau ou diploma atribuído | Detentor de Curso Técnico Superior Profissional
Área de educação e formação | 345 Gestão e Administração
Decisão | Acreditado
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