Degree objectives

In the contemporary social context, educational institutions are faced with a growing need to manage new knowledge and new practices in order to question their practices according to the characteristics of students, teachers and the surrounding communities.
In this context, teachers/educators need to acquire a new set of professional skills to deal with these new problems and to help transform traditional models of intervention and the construction of educational practices and policies.
To this end, specialised and continuous training that is appropriate to the professional challenges and, more broadly, to the collective challenges, is essential. School organisation and educational practices must ensure the management of diversity, enabling the educational needs of students to be met.
The course is geared towards specialised training in which educators, teachers, trainers and different technicians who work (or expect to work) with children and young people with cognitive and motor deficits, deepen their knowledge and develop skills and attitudes that enable them to reflect on the most appropriate practices for children and young people with special educational needs in the cognitive and motor field and to base their intervention on achieving inclusion.

School

ESE - School of Education

Study mode

presencial_pos_laboral - Full time

Learning objectives and skills to be developed

The course is aimed at the professional and/or training needs of special education teachers and technicians from a lifelong education perspective.
To achieve these objectives, the course is organised around the following components:
- General Training: development of skills for critical analysis and reflection in the area of special and inclusive education;
- Specific Training: development of assessment skills, intervention with children and young people in the area of Special Education in the Cognitive and Motor Domain, along with training, supervision and consultancy skills;
- Research: mastering technical skills and methodologies for developing research and project work.
The different curricular units also emphasise the arts, the role of technology, physical activity and adapted sport.
The teaching/learning methodologies are organised on the basis of a participatory pedagogical model, promoting student autonomy and valuing their professional knowledge and experience, which will support the effective deepening of theoretical and practical knowledge and the relationship between the two. This course runs on a face-to-face basis.

Career opportunities

The course is aimed at kindergarten teachers, primary and secondary school teachers and other technicians linked to other areas of education and teaching.

Course coordinator

Gina Cláudia Enguiça Marques Pereira de Lemos

Luísa Manuela da Costa Ramos de Carvalho

Recognition of prior learning

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulations of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal.

Admission requirements

The course is intended for early childhood educators, elementary and secondary school teachers, and other professionals working in other areas of education and teaching.
Applications will be accepted from:
-Holders of a bachelor’s degree (Bologna or pre-Bologna) or equivalent qualification in the fields of teaching, education, and related areas; -Non-graduates who possess a relevant professional background and who currently work or intend to work in the aforementioned fields, provided their competence is recognized by the Technical-Scientific Council.
Only those who, as of the date of enrollment, have a minimum of 5 years of documented teaching experience will be eligible for the specialist degree, which allows them to apply for recruitment group 910.

The information provided does not replace consultation of the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) website and/or the application page.

Qualification requirements

The course confers a postgraduate diploma in ‘Special Education - Cognitive and Motor Domain’, from the School of Education of the Setúbal Polytechnic Institute, equivalent to 60 ECTS.
For educators and primary and secondary school teachers with five years' teaching service at the time of entry to the postgraduate course, it also confers a diploma in Specialised Training to qualify for teaching in special education.

Legal framework and accreditation

Regulations for the creation and operation of non-degree courses at the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal.