{"id":5429,"date":"2026-04-14T20:17:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agse.pt\/?page_id=5429"},"modified":"2026-04-14T20:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:17:41","slug":"prova-de-tempo-de-servico-ensino-particular-e-cooperativo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agse.pt\/en\/prova-de-tempo-de-servico-ensino-particular-e-cooperativo\/","title":{"rendered":"Proof of Service Time \u2013 Private and Cooperative Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352\" class=\"content-block b-faq --bg-white\">\n\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\">Proof of Service Time \u2013 Private and Cooperative Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text c-description\"><p><span>This Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section on proof of service time in Private and Cooperative Education (EPC) provides clarifications on the application of this system for the purposes of selection and recruitment competitions for teaching staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"in-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-tabs-content faq-tabs-content--mobile\" id=\"faq-tabs-mobile-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-tab-panel faq-tab-panel--is-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"faq-tabpanel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1\" aria-label=\"Proof of Service Time \u2013 Private and Cooperative Education\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProof of Service Time \u2013 Private and Cooperative Education\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"c-button --outlined --black js-faq-toggle-all\" type=\"button\" data-label-open=\"Abrir todas\" data-label-close=\"Fechar todas\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Abrir todas<\/button>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWho can request proof of service time through the application?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-1\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This application is intended for qualified teachers who wish to obtain proof of service time in Private and Cooperative Education Establishments (EPC), Private Vocational Schools, and Private Social Solidarity Institutions (IPSS) in mainland Portugal, for the purposes of competitive selection processes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI have some questions regarding my qualifications. Where can I get clarification?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-2\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To obtain clarification regarding teaching qualifications, you may submit an information request through the E72 application, duly accompanied by the documentation necessary for the analysis of your situation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI hold a Bachelor&#039;s degree in Education\/Educational Field. Do I need to submit a certificate of internship?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-3\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Teachers holding professional qualifications acquired through degrees in teaching or in the educational training branch of the Faculties of Arts and Sciences must provide proof of the recruitment group in which they are professionally qualified, attaching, for this purpose, a copy of the declaration issued by the school, mentioning the recruitment group(s)\/subject(s) and teaching level in which they carried out their teaching internship.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI hold a Master&#039;s degree in Education. Do I need to submit a certificate of internship?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-4\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No, as long as the master&#039;s degree certificate identifies the subject and level of education.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI acquired my professional qualification through vocational training. What documents do I need to present to prove my qualification?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-5\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You must submit your qualifications certificate and a photocopy of the page from the Official Gazette where the order approving your professional classification was published.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDo Bachelor&#039;s degree programs (first cycle of studies) under the Bologna Process confer professional qualifications for teaching?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-6\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. The legal framework for professional qualification for teaching (in pre-school education and in basic and secondary education) approved by Decree-Law No. 79\/2014, of May 14, corrected by Rectification Declaration No. 32\/2014, published in the Official Gazette, 1st series, No. 122, of June 27, 2014, and amended by Decree-Laws No. 176\/2014, of December 12, and No. 16\/2018, of March 7, determines the possession of professional qualification as a condition for exercising the teaching function, and the courses that professionally qualify in the specialty of the master&#039;s degree are the master&#039;s degrees in teaching, under the terms established by Decree-Law No. 79\/2014.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWho is responsible for issuing the service time certificate?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-7\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To the pedagogical director or legal representative of the entity that owns the private and cooperative educational establishment, Private Vocational School, positions approved by the Ministry of Education. In the case of IPSS (Private Institutions of Social Solidarity), the declaration must be issued by the head of the institution.<\/p>\n<p>Note: The declaration must comply with the template available at [link to template]. <a href=\"https:\/\/agse.pt\/en\/concurso-nacional-interno-e-externo-2026-2027-1-a-validacao\/\">National Internal and External Competition 2026\/2027 \u2013 1st Validation \u2013 AGSE<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-8\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow is the weekly teaching schedule calculated for services provided in private vocational schools or in private vocational schools offering vocational courses?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-8\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The school must calculate the average weekly teaching hours based on the distribution of the total hours (modules taught) over the number of teaching weeks required to teach them.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that the school weeks are defined in the school calendar, excluding all periods of school breaks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat positions in vocational schools can be considered equivalent to teaching roles?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-9\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Pedagogical Director;<\/li>\n<li>Class director (2 hours per week).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-10\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCan I request proof of service time at Qualifica Centers \u2013 Vocational Education and Training, through the SIGRHE platform?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-10\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No, because the Qualifica Centers are structures of the SNQ (National Qualifications System).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI am a teacher in the 1st\/2nd cycle of basic education and I have worked in a vocational school. Can I request proof of completion through the SIGRHE platform?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-11\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Proof of length of service will be based on declarations of service time rendered by teaching staff, in accordance with Article 30, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Decree-Law No. 92\/2014, in the context of sociocultural training and the scientific training component of the courses referred to in paragraph 1 of the aforementioned decree, which is ensured by teachers with professional qualifications for teaching in the respective recruitment group of the 3rd cycle of Basic Education and Secondary Education.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIs it possible to submit, in the same application form, services rendered in more than one Recruitment Group?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-12\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-12\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, provided that they possess the required qualifications to perform duties in those recruitment groups, and provided that the duties were performed at the same educational institution.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIs it possible to request, on the same form, proof of service provided in more than one private vocational school?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-13\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-13\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. As many requests must be submitted as there are educational establishments where the teacher provided the service whose time they wish to have considered.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI work as a trainer in a vocational school under a service contract. How is my service time calculated?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-14\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-14\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You must go to a public school with the declaration from the vocational school and request the calculation of the time of service provided as a trainer, which must be accounted for according to the formula available in Circular No. B16033754U of 11-04-2016.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-15\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-15\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI am a teacher at a vocational school on a fixed-term contract. How is my length of service calculated?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-15\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-15\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You must go to a public school with the declaration from the vocational school and request the calculation of service time rendered under a fixed-term or indefinite-term employment contract, which must be accounted for according to the formula available in Circular No. B18001934D of 09-01-2018, which replaces Circular B16014474B of 12-02-2016.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-16\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf, in a given academic year, a teacher completes a schedule at a vocational school or a professional school with a schedule at a public school, is it necessary to request the accumulation of duties, even if the two schedules do not exceed 22 teaching hours per week?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-16\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-16\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Under the terms of Decree No. 814\/2005, of September 13, and Decree No. 118-G\/2024\/1, of August 16, the accumulation of functions must always be authorized by the Director of the School Group\/EnA, under Order No. 3423-B72026, of March 16, when the teacher simultaneously performs activities in establishments of a different nature (public network and EEPC\/Professional School), regardless of whether the total hours exceed 22 weekly teaching hours.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-17\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you hold positions in more than one vocational school or professional training institution, do you need to request permission to combine your roles?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-17\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-17\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is not necessary, because Article 49 of Decree-Law No. 152\/2013, of November 4, provides for the accumulation of teaching duties in private and cooperative schools, up to a limit of 33 teaching hours per week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-18\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCan the service time provided by Early Childhood Educators in the Nursery setting be certified under recruitment group 100?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-18\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-18\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Paragraph 2 of Article 11 of Decree-Law No. 32-A\/2023, of May 8, allows teachers in GR100 to use their service time as early childhood educators in nurseries for graduation purposes, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 39 of the ECD.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-19\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIs the time of service rendered in AEC\/Complementary Offer at EEPC certifiable for competitive examinations?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-19\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-m-1-19\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. According to Circular No. B11069994M, the time of service provided within the scope of AEC (After-School Activities) is only counted when provided in public education and teaching establishments that offer pre-school education and the 1st cycle of basic education, with the counting of this service time being done by the school clusters\/non-clustered schools where the individuals concerned perform\/performed duties.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"in-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-tabs-content faq-tabs-content--desktop\" id=\"faq-tabs-desktop-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-tab-panel faq-tab-panel--is-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"faq-tabpanel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-tab-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProof of Service Time \u2013 Private and Cooperative Education\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"c-button --outlined --black js-faq-toggle-all\" type=\"button\" data-label-open=\"Abrir todas\" data-label-close=\"Fechar todas\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Abrir todas<\/button>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWho can request proof of service time through the application?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-1\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This application is intended for qualified teachers who wish to obtain proof of service time in Private and Cooperative Education Establishments (EPC), Private Vocational Schools, and Private Social Solidarity Institutions (IPSS) in mainland Portugal, for the purposes of competitive selection processes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI have some questions regarding my qualifications. Where can I get clarification?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-2\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To obtain clarification regarding teaching qualifications, you may submit an information request through the E72 application, duly accompanied by the documentation necessary for the analysis of your situation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI hold a Bachelor&#039;s degree in Education\/Educational Field. Do I need to submit a certificate of internship?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-3\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Teachers holding professional qualifications acquired through degrees in teaching or in the educational training branch of the Faculties of Arts and Sciences must provide proof of the recruitment group in which they are professionally qualified, attaching, for this purpose, a copy of the declaration issued by the school, mentioning the recruitment group(s)\/subject(s) and teaching level in which they carried out their teaching internship.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI hold a Master&#039;s degree in Education. Do I need to submit a certificate of internship?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-4\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No, as long as the master&#039;s degree certificate identifies the subject and level of education.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI acquired my professional qualification through vocational training. What documents do I need to present to prove my qualification?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-5\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You must submit your qualifications certificate and a photocopy of the page from the Official Gazette where the order approving your professional classification was published.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDo Bachelor&#039;s degree programs (first cycle of studies) under the Bologna Process confer professional qualifications for teaching?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-6\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. The legal framework for professional qualification for teaching (in pre-school education and in basic and secondary education) approved by Decree-Law No. 79\/2014, of May 14, corrected by Rectification Declaration No. 32\/2014, published in the Official Gazette, 1st series, No. 122, of June 27, 2014, and amended by Decree-Laws No. 176\/2014, of December 12, and No. 16\/2018, of March 7, determines the possession of professional qualification as a condition for exercising the teaching function, and the courses that professionally qualify in the specialty of the master&#039;s degree are the master&#039;s degrees in teaching, under the terms established by Decree-Law No. 79\/2014.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWho is responsible for issuing the service time certificate?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-7\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To the pedagogical director or legal representative of the entity that owns the private and cooperative educational establishment, Private Vocational School, positions approved by the Ministry of Education. In the case of IPSS (Private Institutions of Social Solidarity), the declaration must be issued by the head of the institution.<\/p>\n<p>Note: The declaration must comply with the template available at [link to template]. <a href=\"https:\/\/agse.pt\/en\/concurso-nacional-interno-e-externo-2026-2027-1-a-validacao\/\">National Internal and External Competition 2026\/2027 \u2013 1st Validation \u2013 AGSE<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-8\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow is the weekly teaching schedule calculated for services provided in private vocational schools or in private vocational schools offering vocational courses?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-8\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The school must calculate the average weekly teaching hours based on the distribution of the total hours (modules taught) over the number of teaching weeks required to teach them.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that the school weeks are defined in the school calendar, excluding all periods of school breaks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat positions in vocational schools can be considered equivalent to teaching roles?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-9\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Pedagogical Director;<\/li>\n<li>Class director (2 hours per week).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-10\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCan I request proof of service time at Qualifica Centers \u2013 Vocational Education and Training, through the SIGRHE platform?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-10\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No, because the Qualifica Centers are structures of the SNQ (National Qualifications System).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI am a teacher in the 1st\/2nd cycle of basic education and I have worked in a vocational school. Can I request proof of completion through the SIGRHE platform?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-11\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Proof of length of service will be based on declarations of service time rendered by teaching staff, in accordance with Article 30, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Decree-Law No. 92\/2014, in the context of sociocultural training and the scientific training component of the courses referred to in paragraph 1 of the aforementioned decree, which is ensured by teachers with professional qualifications for teaching in the respective recruitment group of the 3rd cycle of Basic Education and Secondary Education.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIs it possible to submit, in the same application form, services rendered in more than one Recruitment Group?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-12\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-12\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, provided that they possess the required qualifications to perform duties in those recruitment groups, and provided that the duties were performed at the same educational institution.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-13\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIs it possible to request, on the same form, proof of service provided in more than one private vocational school?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-13\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-13\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. As many requests must be submitted as there are educational establishments where the teacher provided the service whose time they wish to have considered.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI work as a trainer in a vocational school under a service contract. How is my service time calculated?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-14\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-14\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You must go to a public school with the declaration from the vocational school and request the calculation of the time of service provided as a trainer, which must be accounted for according to the formula available in Circular No. B16033754U of 11-04-2016.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-15\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-15\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI am a teacher at a vocational school on a fixed-term contract. How is my length of service calculated?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-15\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-15\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You must go to a public school with the declaration from the vocational school and request the calculation of service time rendered under a fixed-term or indefinite-term employment contract, which must be accounted for according to the formula available in Circular No. B18001934D of 09-01-2018, which replaces Circular B16014474B of 12-02-2016.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-16\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf, in a given academic year, a teacher completes a schedule at a vocational school or a professional school with a schedule at a public school, is it necessary to request the accumulation of duties, even if the two schedules do not exceed 22 teaching hours per week?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-16\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-16\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Under the terms of Decree No. 814\/2005, of September 13, and Decree No. 118-G\/2024\/1, of August 16, the accumulation of functions must always be authorized by the Director of the School Group\/EnA, under Order No. 3423-B72026, of March 16, when the teacher simultaneously performs activities in establishments of a different nature (public network and EEPC\/Professional School), regardless of whether the total hours exceed 22 weekly teaching hours.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-17\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you hold positions in more than one vocational school or professional training institution, do you need to request permission to combine your roles?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-17\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-17\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is not necessary, because Article 49 of Decree-Law No. 152\/2013, of November 4, provides for the accumulation of teaching duties in private and cooperative schools, up to a limit of 33 teaching hours per week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-18\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCan the service time provided by Early Childhood Educators in the Nursery setting be certified under recruitment group 100?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-18\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-18\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Paragraph 2 of Article 11 of Decree-Law No. 32-A\/2023, of May 8, allows teachers in GR100 to use their service time as early childhood educators in nurseries for graduation purposes, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 39 of the ECD.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"faq-item-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"js-faq-toggle\" aria-controls=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-19\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-19\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIs the time of service rendered in AEC\/Complementary Offer at EEPC certifiable for competitive examinations?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item-content\" id=\"faq-panel-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-19\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-btn-block_aa6b5ae2616d50f74ca70055ab215352-d-1-19\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. According to Circular No. B11069994M, the time of service provided within the scope of AEC (After-School Activities) is only counted when provided in public education and teaching establishments that offer pre-school education and the 1st cycle of basic education, with the counting of this service time being done by the school clusters\/non-clustered schools where the individuals concerned perform\/performed duties.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5429","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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