Educational Services and Local Heritage
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Graduates of the Higher Professional Technical Course in Educational Services and Local Heritage are qualified to engage in activities that promote and safeguard heritage, by applying theoretical knowledge and hands-on, cross-disciplinary experiences in a technically focused manner with a strong educational perspective. They are also expected to independently conduct activities tied to Natural and Cultural Heritage within educational outreach initiatives.
Graduates of this programme engage in and support educational projects and initiatives that foster a sustainable appreciation of heritage, cultivating a sense of connection both for local communities and visitors. They strive to engage a wide range of audiences and enhance educational offerings, especially in protected areas, geoparks, geosites, interpretation centres, museums, house museums and other venues emphasising environmental and cultural education.
They also seek to interact with key local and regional stakeholders with the aim of enhancing and developing resources and strategies that value the territory, its strengths, its agents and its actors.
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Reasons to attend the course
Exemption from national exams for entry into higher education and leading to a Higher Professional Technical Diploma.
Guaranteed internship in a real work environment (1 semester).
High employability courses.
Opportunity to continue your studies to Bachelor’s degrees (with credit transfers/equivalencies).
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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
National Applicants or equivalent
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.
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Graduates of the Higher Professional Technical Course in Educational Services and Local Heritage are qualified to engage in activities that promote and safeguard heritage, by applying theoretical knowledge and hands-on, cross-disciplinary experiences in a technically focused manner with a strong educational perspective. They are also expected to independently conduct activities tied to Natural and Cultural Heritage within educational outreach initiatives.
- To catalogue existing heritage resources in local communities.
- To apply educational enhancement strategies for heritage resources.
- To convey diverse insights that enable the appreciation of heritage values.
- To promote specialised/generalist routes around natural and cultural heritage.
- To engage in educational projects and initiatives that foster a sustainable perspective and cultivate a sense of belonging among local host communities and visitors.
- To engage diverse audiences and educational services in a comprehensive and interdisciplinary manner, particularly in protected areas, geoparks, geosites, interpretation centres, museums, house museums and other educational spaces with a strong environmental and cultural focus.
- To enhance connections and social dynamics among educational, cultural and social agents.
- To accompany heterogeneous groups with diverse needs and profiles, promoting intergenerational and multicultural sharing among visitors/participants.
- To create and value artefacts, objects and other technical resources that enable the provision of high-quality educational services.
- To promote the discovery of the environment and the understanding and appreciation of biological, geological resources, historical and cultural resources.
- To host events that highlight the value of heritage resources.
Graduate profile
Graduates of the Higher Professional Technical Course in Educational Services and Local Heritage are qualified to engage in activities that promote and safeguard heritage, by applying theoretical knowledge and hands-on, cross-disciplinary experiences in a technically focused manner with a strong educational perspective. They are also expected to independently conduct activities tied to Natural and Cultural Heritage within educational outreach initiatives.
Professional outcomes
- Museums and Interpretation Centres
- Protected areas, nature reserves and environmental monitoring and interpretation centres
- Libraries and Archive Services
- Public and private spaces dedicated to culture and education
- Businesses that provide educational services as well as community services
Continuing Studies
Graduates of the CTeSP in Educational Services and Heritage can apply for the Bachelor’s Degree Course in Basic Education at the ESE/IPVC without an entrance exam:
- Portuguese
- Mathematics
Study Plan
| Curricular Unit | Area | Type | Contact hours | ECTS | PUC |
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| Serviços Educativos I: mapeamento e competências | EFP | S1 | T:9.00 | TP:23.00 | 3.00 | |
| Educação Linguística e Práticas Comunicativas | EFP | S1 | T:64.00 | 6.00 | |
| Educação para o Património Natural | EFP | S1 | T:64.00 | 6.00 | |
| Educação para o Património Histórico-cultural | EFP | S1 | T:64.00 | 6.00 | |
| Pedagogias Ativas e Dinâmicas de Grupo | EFP | S1 | T:19.00 | TP:45.00 | 6.00 | |
| Tecnologia Digital para Educar | EFP | S1 | T:9.00 | TP:23.00 | 3.00 | |
| Educação Matemática e Património | EFP | S2 | T:19.00 | TP:45.00 | 6.00 | |
| Interculturalidade e Sociedades | CPS | S2 | T:32.00 | 3.00 | |
| Oficina de expressões artísticas locais | ADH | S2 | T:19.00 | TP:45.00 | 6.00 | |
| Educação pra o Empreendedorismo | EFP | S2 | T:9.00 | TP:23.00 | 3.00 | |
| Corpo, Movimento e Património | EFP | S2 | T:19.00 | TP:45.00 | 6.00 | |
| Percursos Educativos de Valorização do Património Local | EFP | S2 | T:14.00 | TP:50.00 | 6.00 |
| Curricular Unit | Area | Type | Contact hours | ECTS | PUC |
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| Serviços Educativos II: seminários temáticos | EFP | S1 | T:19.00 | TP:45.00 | 6.00 | |
| Animação Cultural e Eventos | ADH | S1 | T:19.00 | TP:45.00 | 6.00 | |
| Estudos Locais e Cidadania Patrimonial | CPS | S1 | T:9.00 | TP:23.00 | 3.00 | |
| Literatura e Património Popular | ADH | S1 | T:19.00 | TP:45.00 | 6.00 | |
| Técnicas de Comunicação e Relação Interpessoal | CPS | S1 | T:9.00 | TP:23.00 | 3.00 | |
| Inglês | ADH | S1 | T:9.00 | TP:23.00 | 3.00 | |
| Brinquedos com Ciência e Tradição | EFP | S1 | T:9.00 | TP:23.00 | 3.00 | |
| Estágio | EFP | S2 | E:595.00 | 30.00 |
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Partnerships and internships
- Direção Regional de Cultura do Norte
- Direção Geral do Livro, Arquivos e Bibliotecas
- Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo
- Arquivo Distrital de Viana do Castelo
- Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Minho
- Viana do Castelo, Ponte de Lima, Paredes de Coura, Esposende & Vila Verde Municipalities
- Rota do Românico
- Confraria do Vinho Verde e dos Gastrónomos do Minho
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Course distinctions
Course Prizes
– Invitation from the Municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos to coordinate a workshop. (2019)
– Participation in European Heritage Days through the DRCN (2020)
Work experience is considered relevant for the accreditation of skills and knowledge. The course also allows for a credit transfer plan with the Bachelor’s Degree Course in Basic Education.
Projects
Until 2019:
Alto Minho Cultural Heritage Supported by New Media (funded by FCT)
After 2020:
– Best Practices in Educational Services in the Minho Region (teacher and student team)
Producing teaching materials about the Local Heritage of Alto Minho (various curricular units, namely Education for Historical, Cultural and Natural Heritage, Active Pedagogy and Group Dynamics – Educational Journeys emphasising Local Heritage Enhancement, Mathematics Education and Heritage)
– Holding periodic document displays, as well as exhibitions at the School of Education
In 2021
– “O Vinho, a Arte e os Homens” (Wine, Art and Mankind Exhibition) – Romanesque Route (Scientific Board)
– Eco-Schools Programme (ESE-IPVC)
Research Projects
Matilde Sobral – Enhancing the Educational Service of the Castro de São Lourenço Interpretation Centre in Esposende. It consists of the requalification of the educational services provided, aimed at various audiences such as schools, families and other local groups, with the goal of raising awareness of the importance of local heritage and archaeology in particular.
Ana Barroso – Construction of the Educational Service for the Military History Interpretation Centre in Ponte de Lima. Promoting exhibitions and guided tours.
Ana Carolina Gomes – The Monastery of Vila Nova de Muia in Ponte da Barca (cultural and educational promotion through the project “Há Vida no Mosteiro”(There’s Life in the Monastery).
Maria do Carmo Tinoco – Study of the aqueduct route at the Ursulinas Convent (to be published in a national scientific journal).
Natália Azevedo – The Nossa Senhora do Norte Chapel in Deão Parish (study of this example of local cultural heritage): Rural 3.0 project.
Research projects
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Matilde Sobral – Dinamização do Serviço Educativo do Centro Interpretativo do Castro de São Lourenço, em Esposende – consiste na re(qualificação) da oferta de atividades do serviço educativo, destinadas a distintos públicos como o escolar, famílias e outros públicos locais, tendo em vista a sensibilização para a importância do Património Local e da Arqueologia em particular. Ana Barroso – Construção do Serviço Educativo do Centro Interpretativo de História Militar em Ponte de Lima – dinamização de exposição e visitas guiadas Ana Carolina Gomes – O Mosteiro de Vila Nova de Muia em Ponte da Barca (dinamização cultural e educativa através do projeto “Há Vida no Mosteiro” Maria do Carmo Tinoco – Estudo do percurso do aqueduto do Convento das Ursulinas (a publicar em revista científica nacional) Natália Azevedo – A Capela de Nossa Senhora do Norte na freguesia de Deão (estudo deste exemplar do património cultural local): projeto Rural 3.0 |
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