Microcredential in Python Programming for Data Analysis
Python is a popular programming language for data analysis because it is easy to learn and use, and has a wide range of libraries available for data manipulation, visualization, and machine learning. This microcredential is an excellent tool to kickstart your career in data science or enhance your skills in this highly sought-after field. It is also a valuable option for students interested in learning more about data analysis and machine learning.
Microcredential in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in C++
This microcredential aims to equip students with a set of skills that is not only relevant but also indispensable in today’s technology-driven landscape. C++ is one of the most popular programming languages in the world, due to the advantages it offers, such as high performance, object-oriented programming, a high degree of flexibility, a wide variety of data structures, and ready-to-use algorithms, among others.
Higher Professional Technician in Robotic Automation and Industrial Informatics
The Higher Technical Professional Course (CTeSP) in Robotics, Automation, and Industrial Computing aims to train professionals with specific skills in technological areas, enhancing their practical sense and providing solid knowledge in industrial technologies, with a focus on the areas of Electrotechnics/Electronics, Automation, Robotics, Data Communication Networks, and Industrial Computing. This equips graduates with a versatile ability to intervene in various fields.
Higher Professional Technician in Cybersecurity
At the end of the course, the student plans, implements, and manages systems and applications that make up an organization’s cybersecurity ecosystem, particularly in the identification, protection, detection, response, and recovery from security incidents. The student also demonstrates the ability to integrate into information security or cybersecurity teams, as well as to manage the security of network infrastructures, systems, services, and information, in accordance with the best international standards.
Microcredential in Circular Economy in Construction
The current challenges related to the sustainability of the built environment, highlighted in European policies such as the Green Deal, which impose the need for a qualified response in terms of decarbonization and circular economy models across society and various industrial sectors, require a rapid upskilling effort for future and current professionals in the field. This calls for a focus on quality education in key areas, such as how the circular economy can and should shift the development paradigm in the construction sector and the manufacturing industry for materials and products used in building our habitat.
Microcredential in Inspection and Diagnosis of Existing Buildings and Infrastructure
In the various types of interventions on built heritage, the depth of the intervention must be based on an adequate assessment of the current state of conservation of the construction. For this assessment, the building must undergo a thorough inspection. This need to determine the state of maintenance and conservation is common to structures made of different materials (concrete, steel, masonry, or wood). Proper knowledge of the condition of buildings, supported by inspection actions, will allow for better maintenance planning, extending their service life, as well as promoting rehabilitation actions that generate fewer waste, fostering more sustainable construction practices.
Microcredential in Intelligent Digital Construction
This microcredential is particularly focused on studying aspects related to the development and application of digital methodologies and technologies, aiming to promote the acquisition of analytical skills to support decision-making on issues related to the use of digital communication technologies in inspection processes, as well as their support and integration with project management. These digital skills in the AEC sector are essential for driving the digitalization of the industry and optimizing processes. Additionally, it will contribute to ensuring equal access for all men and women to quality technical and higher education at affordable prices, ensuring the acquisition of specific skills in information and communication technologies (ICT), in response to the SDG of Quality Education.
Microcredential in High Energy Efficiency Buildings
Buildings are like true thermodynamic systems, highlighting the great importance of a holistic approach involving materials and systems, utilizing dynamic and energy simulation of buildings. In general terms, this microcredential is particularly focused on aspects that allow for achieving high energy efficiency buildings, aiming for NZEB (Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings) and carbon-neutral buildings. First, it addresses the importance of new materials and construction and HVAC technologies that contribute to more energy-efficient and sustainable buildings. Then, we focus on optimizing and designing buildings with predictions of thermal comfort and energy needs, moving towards the concept of carbon-free buildings, meaning increasingly sustainable constructions with lower energy consumption and a reduced CO2 footprint in both construction and operation processes.
Microcredential in Digital Technologies for Project Support, Execution, and Operation
This microcredential focuses on the study of aspects related to the development and application of the BIM (Building Information Modelling) methodology. BIM is currently recognized as an important driver of development in various industrial sectors, specifically in the architecture, engineering, and construction sector, and is associated with paradigm shifts in diverse contexts, such as the execution process of projects across different specialties, for which the existence of BIM libraries is essential. Therefore, it is crucial to provide training to professionals in various industrial sectors so that they acquire competencies in this working methodology, given the growing adoption of its implementation.
Microcredential in Parametric and Direct CAD Modeling
The offering of this microcredential falls under the Industry and Materials action line and aims to address the training needs presented by local industries, particularly in the manufacturing sector. The general objectives of this microcredential are to equip trainees with knowledge and skills for using CAD software in 3D modeling of parts, parameterization, and assembly of parts, as well as documenting them through CAD software.
