Escola de Tecnologias Inovacão e Criacão

ETIC (Escola de Tecnologias Inovacão e Criacão) is a group of schools that provides VET and Technical education in the areas of image and communication: animation, video, sound, music, production, communication and journalism, graphic design, interior design, photography, multimedia and acting.

ETIC is our technical school and provides one- or two-year courses. These courses aim at providing or enlarging technical expertise and students, most of them already working in the chosen area, are required to have accomplished secondary education.

ETIC has been running HND (Higher National Diploma) courses level 5, a British certificate and that our school is now also certified by PEARSON BTEC – BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION COUNCIL, the biggest worldwide certification organization of study programs.

ETIC provides its students the possibility to progress to higher level education studies with international recognition. In partnership with SOLENT UNIVERSITY SOUTHAMPTON, it ministers the Top Up Year courses from this prestigious university on ETIC, for obtaining B.A diplomas Hons. (Bachelor of Arts).

ETIC is certified by DGERT – Direção-Geral do Emprego e das Relações de Trabalho. Being a certified training institution means that its procedures and practices are in accordance with a specific quality referential for education.

EPI is our VET school, and provides 3-year courses (Level IV) , fully recognised by the Ministry of Education and corresponding to secondary education. After having successfully accomplished the course, students may choose either to take in a high degree in a university or begin their professional (technical) career.

In 2015, ETIC has received the VET mobility charter.