{"id":4560,"date":"2026-09-16T17:30:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/?page_id=4560"},"modified":"2026-09-16T17:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:33:50","slug":"diplomados-de-vias-profissionalizantes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/en\/diplomados-de-vias-profissionalizantes\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduates of Vocational Training Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976\" class=\"content-block b-accordion --bg-white --padding-v-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-section-intro --align-left\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-1\">Graduates of Vocational Training Programs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text c-description\"><p>The special admission process for students from vocational pathways was created by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/files.diariodarepublica.pt\/1s\/2020\/04\/06600\/0000400021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decree-Law No. 11\/2020, of April 2nd<\/a><\/strong> .<\/p>\n<p>Decree-Law No. 11\/2020 of April 2nd created special entrance examinations for higher education for holders of dual-certification secondary education courses and specialized artistic courses.<br \/> The special admission process is voluntary and open to higher education institutions, both universities and polytechnics, which will now be able to offer a new pathway to undergraduate and integrated master&#039;s degrees, tailored to the specific educational backgrounds of graduates from the educational and training programs covered by this decree-law.<\/p>\n<p>The possibility remains for all students, including those in vocational pathways, to apply through the National Access Competition to all courses. In these cases, students in vocational pathways at the secondary level are allowed to take the national final exams they choose as entrance exams for higher education, when they intend to enter study cycles that only allow entry through pathways suitable for students with a scientific-humanistic background.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-alert-card --info\">Despite being a special admissions process, applications to public Higher Education Institutions are made nationwide, on a platform managed by IES, IP, and not directly at the Higher Education Institutions, as is the case with other special admissions processes.<\/div>\n<p>Applications for private higher education are made directly to the educational institutions.<\/p>\n<p>This new form of access was created in order to eliminate the inequality that exists between students who pursue secondary education in the science-humanities and vocational tracks.<\/p>\n<p>You can consult the codes for vocational courses and their respective CNAEF areas <a href=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/copia_de_duplacert22_cursossec.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> .<br \/> Note: For more information, contact the higher education institution (HEI) to which you wish to apply.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnor.pt\/bo\/ui\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Consortium<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provascentro.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center Consortium<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-1\">1. Matching of Tests<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/correspondencia_0.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-2\">2. Application guide for institutions from other consortia:<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>1. <strong>Access the Application Platform<\/strong> and complete sections 1 (Information) and 2 (High School Grades).<\/p>\n<p>2. In <strong>section 3 (Local Tests)<\/strong> , in the indicated fields, you should select the option for tests corresponding to those you took, according to the correspondence table between the tests of the various consortia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> The candidate took the <strong>Portuguese + History of Culture and Arts<\/strong> exam at an institution in the Northern Consortium, but intends to apply for the Social Communication: Journalism and Business Communication course at the Polytechnic of Tomar (Central Consortium). In this case, they should select option <strong>C3 \u2013 General + History of Culture and Arts<\/strong> , since, as can be seen in the table, this is the exam corresponding to the one taken by the candidate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Not all exams are equivalent or recognized by other consortia. It is important to understand that this possibility is only available if there is due recognition or equivalence in the institutions belonging to the consortia to which you intend to apply.<\/p>\n<p>3. After this step, in <strong>section 6 (Course Option)<\/strong> , the course options offered by the institutions of the other consortia to which you wish to apply will be unlocked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-3\">3. Application requirements<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>Holding a secondary level certification, conferring level 4 qualification on the National Qualifications Framework:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Professional courses and scientific-technological courses\/courses with their own curricula;<\/li>\n<li>Learning courses;<\/li>\n<li>Education and training courses for young people;<\/li>\n<li>Sector-specific courses offered by the network of schools of Turismo de Portugal, IP;<\/li>\n<li>Specialized artistic courses;<\/li>\n<li>Vocational training courses within the scope of the Youth Integration Training Program of the Autonomous Region of the Azores;<\/li>\n<li>Specialized secondary-level artistic courses in the field of music;<\/li>\n<li>Courses from Member States of the European Union, legally equivalent to Portuguese secondary education, conferring dual certification, both academic and professional, and conferring level 4 qualification of the European Qualifications Framework;<\/li>\n<li>Other non-Portuguese courses, legally equivalent to Portuguese secondary education, conferring dual certification, both academic and professional, in situations where the candidates in question have Portuguese nationality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-4\">4. Prerequisites<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>Applications for enrollment and registration in institution\/course pairs for which prerequisites are required, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 16 of <a title=\"Decree-Law No. 296-A\/98\" href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/web\/guest\/pesquisa\/-\/search\/173481\/details\/normal?l=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decree-Law no. 296-A\/98<\/a> , of September 25, as amended, are conditional upon meeting these prerequisites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-5\">5. Specific conditions<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p><strong>1 \u2013 The application for a bachelor&#039;s degree or integrated master&#039;s degree program is subject to the conditions established by the legally and statutorily competent body of the higher education institution, and the assessment of eligibility must cumulatively consider:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a) With a minimum weighting of 50 %, the final course grade obtained by the student;<\/p>\n<p>b) With a minimum weighting of 20 %, the classifications obtained:<\/p>\n<p>i) In the professional aptitude test, in the case of holders of professional courses;<\/p>\n<p>ii) In the final aptitude test, in the case of graduates of apprenticeship courses;<\/p>\n<p>iii) In the final assessment test, in the case of holders of education and training courses for young people;<\/p>\n<p>iv) In the final assessment tests of the modules included in the curricula of the courses organized in accordance with Decree No. 57\/2009, of January 21, as amended, in the case of holders of those courses;<\/p>\n<p>(v) In the final skills assessment tests in tourism for courses organized in accordance with the decree of the members of the Government responsible for the areas of tourism, education and vocational training, in the case of holders of sector-specific courses from the network of schools of Turismo de Portugal, IP;<\/p>\n<p>vi) In the artistic aptitude test, in the case of holders of specialized artistic courses;<\/p>\n<p>vii) In the final assessment test, in the case of holders of vocational training courses within the scope of the Youth Integration Training Program of the Autonomous Region of the Azores;<\/p>\n<p>c) With a maximum weighting of 30 %, the classifications of theoretical or practical tests assessing the knowledge and skills considered essential for admission and progression in the study cycle to which the applicant is applying.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2 \u2013 Access and admission under the special competition referred to in this article depends on the candidate obtaining scores equal to or higher than 95 points, on a scale of 0 to 200, in each of the evaluation elements referred to in the previous paragraph.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3 \u2013 The conditions established by the legally and statutorily competent body of the institution for access and admission under the special competition referred to in subparagraph e) of paragraph 2 of Article 3 are approved by the CNAES.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-6\">6. Application Process<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>Applications for undergraduate or integrated master&#039;s degree programs offered at public higher education institutions are submitted nationally through the IES, IP Portal.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for undergraduate or integrated master&#039;s degree programs offered at private higher education institutions must be submitted to the institution where the applicant intends to enroll.<\/p>\n<p>It can be presented for access and admission to public and private higher education institutions for undergraduate and integrated master&#039;s degree programs, with the exception of military or police higher education.<\/p>\n<p>To access the online application system, students must request a password on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dges.gov.pt\/online\/SenhaAcesso\/Pedir.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Password Request Platform<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dges.gov.pt\/online\/SenhaAcesso\/Pedir.aspx\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Within the framework of the special admission process, higher education institutions (HEIs) are responsible for preparing and developing actions related to access and admission to their courses, in accordance with the legislation, establishing, in particular, the number of places available for each of their institution\/course pairs and the respective ranking and tie-breaking criteria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application by holders of non-Portuguese qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In applications submitted by any holder of qualifications from a Member State of the European Union, legally equivalent to Portuguese secondary education, conferring dual certification, academic and professional, and conferring level 4 qualification of the European Qualifications Framework, or by Portuguese citizens holding other foreign qualifications, legally equivalent to Portuguese secondary education, conferring dual certification, academic and professional, the tests referred to in subparagraph b) of paragraph 1 of Article 13-C of Decree-Law No. 113\/2014, of July 16, <a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/application\/conteudo\/131016733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in its current wording<\/a> , may be replaced by the homologous final tests of the respective education systems, by decision of the legally and statutorily competent body, under the terms and conditions set out by the CNAES resolution.<\/p>\n<p>This only applies to candidates who are not covered by the international student statute.<\/p>\n<p>The deadlines for completing the procedures for access and admission to higher education, in each academic year, through special admission processes, are also set by the higher education institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-7\">7. Application<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>Online application \u2013 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dges.gov.pt\/candidatura-dupla-certificacao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application platform<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-8\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-8\">8. Tests<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>The tests are organized as follows:<\/p>\n<p>a) By the higher education institution that promotes the respective competition;<\/p>\n<p>b) Through a network of higher education institutions that agree among themselves to coordinate this activity at a regional or national level.<\/p>\n<p>Without prejudice to the provisions of the preceding paragraphs, for the purposes of applications by holders of the courses referred to in points b) and c) of paragraph 2 of Article 13-A:<\/p>\n<p>a) The tests referred to in point b) of paragraph 1 of the previous article may be replaced by the homologous final tests of the respective education systems, by decision of the legally and statutorily competent body, under the terms and conditions set out by resolution of the CNAES;<\/p>\n<p>b) The tests referred to in point c) of paragraph 1 of the previous article may be carried out through technological platforms or by teleconference, provided that there are conditions that ensure the reliability of the assessment carried out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-9\">9. Documentation<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>The application is submitted according to the terms to be established by each higher education institution (HEI), in its own regulations, which include the documentation necessary for the respective processing of the application.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-10\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-10\">10. Calendar<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>1. The deadlines are:<\/p>\n<p>a) Set annually by the legally and statutorily competent body of the educational institution;<\/p>\n<p>b) Published on the institution&#039;s website<\/p>\n<p>c) Communications to IES, IP, under the terms and deadlines set by it.<\/p>\n<p>2 \u2013 The deadline for completing the special admission processes, including the enrollment and registration of admitted students, is set in accordance with point a) of the previous paragraph.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item --hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-11\">11. Ranking and placement of candidates in the special competition<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>The ranking criteria for each special competition are established by the legally and statutorily competent body of the institution, which may prioritize the allocation of places to candidates with disabilities, emigrants and their family members residing with them, and candidates from the regional area of influence of the higher education institution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item --hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-12\">12 vacancies<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-12\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p><strong>Setting quotas for special competitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Without prejudice to the limits set out in Articles 12 to 15 of Order No. 3580\/2023 of 21 March, the maximum number of places to be allocated for all special access and entry competitions and competitions for change of institution\/course for the 1st year of the curriculum is equal to the result of the following expression:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maximum vacancies CE = LMA \u2013 RGA vacancies \u2013 RE vacancies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>in which:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maximum Vacancies CE<\/strong> = maximum number of vacancies to be allocated in special competitions and competitions for changing institution\/course in each study cycle;<\/li>\n<li><strong>LMA<\/strong> = Maximum admission limit for the study cycle;<\/li>\n<li><strong>RGA vacancies<\/strong> = number of vacancies allocated in integrated competitions under the general access regime; RE vacancies = number of vacancies allocated under special access and entry regimes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Establishment of quotas for special competitions for holders of dual-certification secondary-level courses and specialized artistic courses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 \u2013 When the institution decides to open this special competition, the allocation of places in a specific institution\/study cycle pair determines the need to allocate places in all study cycles of the same education and training area of the CNAEF (National Classification of Economic Activities) in three digits.<\/p>\n<p>2 \u2013 When universities and polytechnic institutes comprise autonomous organic units, the requirement to establish a quota of places referred to in the previous paragraph only considers study cycles in the same area of education and training as the respective organic unit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item --hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-13\">13. Restrictions<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-13\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>In special access and admission processes, any restrictions are set by the higher education institutions in their own regulations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item --hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-14\">14. Validity of the special competition<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-14\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>Special admission processes are held for enrollment and registration in an academic year and are valid only for the academic year to which they refer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item --hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-15\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-15\">15. Accreditation<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-15\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-15\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>The recognition of previously acquired academic qualifications by students entering a study cycle through a special admission process is carried out in accordance with the terms set out in Articles 45 to 45-B of <a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/web\/guest\/pesquisa\/-\/search\/671387\/details\/normal?l=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decree-Law No. 74\/2006<\/a> , of March 24, as amended.<\/p>\n<p>2 \u2013 Not eligible for credit:<\/p>\n<p>a) The additional training referred to in Article 16 of <a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/web\/guest\/pesquisa\/-\/search\/633289\/details\/normal?l=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decree-Law No. 88\/2006<\/a> , of May 23, as currently worded;<\/p>\n<p>b) The supplementary training referred to in Article 25 of <a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/web\/guest\/pesquisa\/-\/search\/571937\/details\/normal?l=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decree-Law No. 43\/2014<\/a> , of March 18, repealed by <a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/web\/guest\/pesquisa\/-\/search\/75319452\/details\/normal?l=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decree-Law No. 63\/2016<\/a> , of September 13.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item --hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-16\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-16\">16. Higher Education Institution Regulations<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-16\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>The Specific Regulations of the Special Access Competition and<br \/> Admission to Study Cycles for Students Holding Dual Certification Degrees from each Higher Education Institution (HEI) should be consulted on the online portal of each HEI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item --hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-17\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-17\">17. Legislation<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-17\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_8f8ecaa89f024a1c756ba90f15474976-17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><ul>\n<li class=\"link-legislacao\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/application\/file\/a\/140821639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rectification Statement No. 33\/2020, of August 21<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"alterado-por\">\n<div id=\"alterado\">Modified By<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/application\/file\/a\/136170451\">Ordinance No. 150\/2020, of June 22<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/application\/conteudo\/131016733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decree-Law No. 11\/2020<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"link-legislacao\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/application\/file\/671482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decree-Law No. 74\/2006, of March 24<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Approves the legal framework for academic degrees and diplomas in higher education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"alterado-por\">\n<div id=\"alterado\">Modified By<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/application\/file\/a\/456148\">Decree-Law No. 107\/2008, of June 25<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"alterado-por\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/application\/file\/a\/489911\">Decree-Law No. 230\/2009, of September 14<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"alterado-por\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/application\/file\/a\/498425\">Decree-Law No. 115\/2013, of August 7<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"alterado-por\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/application\/file\/a\/75319373\">Decree-Law No. 63\/2016, of September 13<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"alterado-por\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/application\/conteudo\/116068879\">Decree-Law, n\u00ba 65\/2018, of August 16<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"alterado-por\"><a href=\"https:\/\/files.dre.pt\/1s\/2021\/04\/07400\/0000500013.pdf\">Decree-Law, No. 27\/2021, of April 16<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/application\/file\/a\/136170451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order No. 150\/2020, of June 22<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Regulations for the application process for the special competition for graduates of vocational training pathways.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/application\/conteudo\/140431172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Decree No. 198\/2020<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 General Regulations for Admission to Private Education for Holders of Vocational Courses<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dre.pt\/application\/file\/a\/169624790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNAES Resolution No. 860\/2021<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Application requirements for holders of vocational training pathways<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/files.diariodarepublica.pt\/2s\/2023\/06\/110000000\/0007800081.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Resolution No. 587\/2023, of June 7<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Conditions relating to applications for Vocational Training Pathways<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"c-button js-accordion-see-more\">Show more<i class=\"icon-material\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-icon=\"add\"><\/i><\/button>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4560","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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