FRESSforma Certified Training 2021/2023
Intangible heritage, the transmission of know-how and innovation
A FRESS seeks to keep alive traditional production practices, some of which are unique in the Portuguese and European context, and to bring knowledge of materials and technical equipment together with the teaching of traditional manufacturing techniques.
Growing demand among adults in the prime of their productive lives and from young people seeking to learn the arts and crafts of woodwork, decorative painting or conservation and restoration has led the Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva Foundation to restructure its training programme by creating the FRESSFORMA brand. In this way, the Foundation is able to offer certified and specialised training to all those seeking arts and craft know-how in the areas of cabinetmaking, decorative painting and conservation and restoration.
With a deep awareness of heritage and historical context, our pedagogical praxis also seeks to encourage the development of novel designs and technical solutions, which, although mostly through manual application and execution, add value to traditional know-how as it relates to form, decoration, manner and product. Our respect for the knowledge we pass on can be felt in the concern with which we maintain the highest standards of quality, both in the execution of replicas and in the challenge to realise new designs and projects.
All training developed by the Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva Foundation is based on the references of the national catalogue of qualifications.
These are keywords in the arts and crafts: quality, innovation, creativity and sustainability.
Target audience
From a perspective of lifelong learning and complementarity of training, we receive candidates from various academic backgrounds who share a desire to deepen their knowledge in technical specialisations and manufacturing processes.
Historical approach
Through the Institute of Arts and Crafts, the Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva Foundation has been a private and cooperative teaching school since definitive authorisation no.101 of 9 January 1987 allowed it to teach its own curricula and programmes in woodwork, metalwork, decorative painting, gilding and lacquering.
Later on, with Ordinance no. 482/89 of 28 June 1989, the school was authorised to offer professional level-3 woodwork, decorative painting and metalwork courses, conferring equivalence of the 12th year of schooling, and with study plans approved by Ordinance no. 1112/95 of 12 September 1995.
Over its history, the Institute has provided teaching of traditional crafts in the areas of woodwork (cabinetmaking, carving and inlays), decorative painting, and the conservation and restoration of furniture and polychrome and gilded sculpture.
In 2006/2007, in the context of Joint Order no. 453/2004 of 27 July, the Institute gained approval to include its woodwork (cabinetmaker/carver and cabinetmaker/inlayer) and decorative painting courses and curricula within the scope of National Education and Training Courses.
In 2008, the Institute saw its efforts, programmes and the specialised experience of its teachers and trainers in woodwork and decorative painting recognised by an invitation from the National Vocational Education Qualification Agency – ANQEP – to develop national qualification references in the areas of decorative painting and woodwork. These references were approved and published in the Labour and Employment Bulletin of 2009 and September 2010, respectively.
It is on the basis of these training benchmarks that the Institute’s curricular plans of study, clearly geared towards the arts and crafts, were once again developed and updated.
Double Certification Course Level 4 – Art and Craft of Woodwork
Art and Craft of Woodwork – Cabinetmaker/Inlayer
Training certified by DGERT and registered on the SIG platform 215293 CNQ
Duration: 1300 Hours + 210 Hours of apprenticeship
Pre-requisites: Secondary Education – Key Stage 4 (Year 9, 10 and 11), Further Education Year 12 and 13
National Qualifications Level: 4
National Qualifications Level: 4
Total credits: 207.00
Internships in the workshops of the Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva Foundation
A cabinetmaker/inlayer:
– is a professional with who has command of the techniques and procedures to independently and rigorously design and execute pieces of furniture and wooden decorative objects;
– has adequate knowledge of the environment, hygiene and safety standards;
– designs and produces decorative projects with inlay and marquetry;
– produces technical and ornamental drawings, manually or digitally;
– operates machine tools;
– undertakes adequate maintenance of equipment and tools;
– organises and manages their professional activities.
Art and Craft of Woodwork – Cabinetmaker/Carver
Training certified by DGERT and registered on the SIG platform
215294 CNQ
Duration: 1300 Hours + 210 Hours of apprenticeship
Pre-requisites: Secondary Education – Key Stage 4 (Year 9, 10 and 11), Further Education Year 12 and 13
National Qualifications Level: 4
National Qualifications Level: 4
Total credits: 207.00
Internships in the workshops of the Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva Foundation
A Cabinetmaker/Carver is:
– is a professional with who has command of the techniques and procedures to independently and rigorously design and execute pieces of furniture and wooden decorative objects;
– has adequate knowledge of the environment, hygiene and safety standards;
– designs and produces decorative woodcarving projects;
– produces technical and ornamental drawings, manually or digitally;
– carves elements that decorate furniture and other decorative objects;
– executes engraved woodwork, low and high relief, raised and applied carving.
– operates machine tools;
– undertakes adequate maintenance of equipment and tools;
– organises and manages their professional activities.
REGISTRATION AND MONTHLY FEES
ENROLLMENTS AND MONTHS This information will be made available when the courses for the new academic year are presented.
Special offer for employees of the Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva Foundation, the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa and the Lisbon City Council.
Level 4 Double Certification Course – Decorative Painting Technician
Training certified by the DGERT and registered on the SIGO platform
215249 CNQ
Duration: 1485 Hours
Pre-requisites: Secondary Education – Key Stage 4 (Year 9, 10 and 11), Further Education Year 12 and 13
National Qualifications Level: 4
National Qualifications Level: 4
Total credits: 204.75
Internships in the workshops of the Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva Foundation
Professional qualification: Level 4 professional certification allows entry into the job market as a Decorative Painting Technician
A Decorative Painting Technician:
– is a professional who conceives, develops and executes decorative painting projects on surfaces (interior or exterior walls, ceilings and floors), sets, furniture and various objects using decorative techniques (ornamental mouldings, faux painting), traditional techniques (fresco, gilding, tempera), and trompe-l’œil and other techniques;
– has adequate knowledge of the environment, hygiene and safety standards;
– is able to form part of multidisciplinary teams in the areas of architecture, scenography, interior decoration and conservation and restoration;
– is able to undertake projects of creation and recreation;
– is able to perform surveys, conceptual design and technical drawings and colour studies;
– is able to build models;
– can interpret a design and apply it on the support at hand;
– can recognise and adequately treat a surface according to the technique to be applied;
– can adapt a design to a given location and at an appropriate scale;
– can prepare materials appropriate to the techniques and supports to be used;
– can plan and stage the execution of a painting;
– can execute paintings according to technical specifications.
REGISTRATION AND MONTHLY FEES
Enrolment € 350.00
Tuition Full course (Cabinetmaker, woodcarver and inlay)
With the Year 13 – € 320.00
With the Year 12 – € 365.00
With the Year 11 – € 375.00
With the Year 9 and 10 – € 400.00
Short-term training units
(UFCD’s) with 25 hours – € 125.00 each
(UFCD’s) with 50 hours – € 250.00 each
Certified Modular Training is organised in short units (UFCD) of 25 or 50 hours which can count towards one or more qualifications defined in the National Catalogue of Qualifications (CNQ).