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The Polytechnic of Tomar is a young institution. Its history dates back to the beginning of 1973, when it was created by ministerial decree but it was only in 1982 that installation of the School of Technology was possible. In 1986, the first bachelor degrees were created and classes held in an old building in the downtown using laboratories located in several spots of the city. Finally, in 1992 it changed to a new campus with over 10 hectares. On 1 January 1997, it has obtained the permanent statute of independent establishment housing three schools: the School of Technology in Tomar, the School of Management in Tomar and the School of Technology in Abrantes. With about 4000 students today and 21 higher degrees, the IPT offers a wide range of choices including a great variety of subject domains from Human Sciences and Communication to Engineering and Information Technologies seeking to constantly adjust the contents of its study programmes to entrepreneurial needs. Therefore, all degrees are already adapted to the Bologna requirements as from the 2007/2008 school year. As a consequence of the adaptation of degree programmes to the Bologna model, presently the Polytechnic of Tomar only offers first-cycle degrees (Licenciatura). Some departments may also offer second-cycle programmes in a near future. Apart from professional training courses, retraining programmes for teachers and staff lifelong learning actions, the Polytechnic also offers study programmes in partnership with other universities such as the Master's Degree in Prehistoric Archaeology and Rock Art under the framework of ERASMUS-MUNDUS program, a partnership between the IPT and the Trás-Os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) university.

The Professional School of Braga has been recognized, throughout its already long existence, as a reference institution in professional and technological training, seeking to respond to the social, cultural and economic needs of the region. It is a School with a specific project, with a modern practice and served by a teaching staff that knows the socio-economic context that asserts itself in the field of professionalism. Mission: We qualify and guide young people and adults, based on quality standards, demand and innovation. Vision: We aim to be a reference school in professional training, focusing on innovation, rigor and competence. Values: Sense of Responsibility; We value quality training, based on an individual and collective commitment to trainees, promoting personal, social and professional skills. Ethics and Social Responsibility: We seek to ensure access to all audiences, valuing educational success, promoting equal opportunities, acting in a fair and impartial manner and promoting awareness of our social responsibility. Entrepreneurship: We bet on a training dynamic allied to the business fabric, instilling a spirit of initiative and creativity in our audiences. Lifelong Learning: We advocate the continuous updating and deepening of knowledge and skills, reinforcing competitiveness, personal development and social cohesion. Commitment: We assume a culture of enthusiasm and dedication, increasing educational and professional success. Empowerment: We build cooperative and collaborative apprehension mechanisms, enhancing continuous improvement.

ETI provides a wide range of Training and Simulation support products and services, for the defence and aviation industry. ETI aims to design and integrate advanced, customized, state-of-the-art and cost-effectively Virtual Training solutions tailored to meet the costumer particular training needs, enhancing safety, efficiency and mission readiness of its personnel in the operation and maintenance of complex systems and platforms across air, land and sea domains. The Company designs and deliver virtual and constructive training solutions for flight, maintenance and ground personnel through a range of training product devices from computer-based training and procedures training to operational training. ETI assumes itself the role of training systems integrator, acting at the end of the integrated logistic support supply chain, in the pursue of the best fit solutions for the customer training needs, whether it applies to aeronautic, ground or naval domain, addressing the full training path of military or civil organizations, designing and delivering products ranging from computer-based training, part task trainers, interactive procedures and maintenance trainers, fixed-based and dynamic operational trainers.The technical authoring (text, illustrations) for the development of maintenance technical manuals based on international compliance standards, is also a field of expertise of ETI.