{"id":19097,"date":"2023-01-27T12:59:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T11:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opificiodellepietredure.cultura.gov.it\/training\/admission\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T19:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T18:44:39","slug":"admission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opificiodellepietredure.cultura.gov.it\/en\/training\/admission\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Admission to the OPD Higher Education School (SAFS) is determined by means of a public international selection process, announced yearly by the Ministry of Culture, which identifies the vocational tracks open to candidates<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each year, the international competition is announced for admission to one or two Professional Training Programs (PFP), selected on a rotating basis, for up to a maximum of 10 students.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Admission Requirements<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To apply for the competition for admission to the Higher Education School it is necessary to have a five-year high school diploma, or a four-year diploma plus one supplementary year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EU and non-EU citizens can participate in the competition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Attendance is mandatory<\/strong>. As a partial reimbursement of expenses, students are required to pay a fee for each year of the course, under terms established by the Higher Education School Management.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exam process<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The admission exam is composed of the following tests:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>preliminary interview<\/strong> in Italian, reserved for non-Italian native speakers;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>drawing test<\/strong> designed to assess the candidate&#8217;s skill and manual aptitude in depicting an artefact of historical and artistic interest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>practical aptitude test<\/strong> assessing the candidate&#8217;s colour\/depth sensitivity through tests differentiated by vocational track.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <strong>oral test<\/strong> ascertaining the candidate&#8217;s knowledge in various fields: art history, techniques of execution and constituent materials of artefacts relating to the chosen track, basic principles of earth sciences, biology, chemistry, and physics, and the English language through the oral translation of a passage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ad4f97b6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/opificiodellepietredure.cultura.gov.it\/en\/preparing-for-the-admission-selections\/\">Prepare for the selection process<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To participate in the drawing test and the practical aptitude test candidates are required to pay a <strong>fee<\/strong> as a reimbursement of expenses.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"opd-section-inner-vertical-spaced-margin-8\">\n                            <div class=\"opd-container opd-section-inner-vertical-spaced-margin-5\">\n                        <div class=\"opd-heading-has-cta-wrapper\">\n                            <h2 id=\"opdCardSliderSectionTitle\" class=\"opd-h4\">\n                                Notices                            <\/h2>\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/opificiodellepietredure.cultura.gov.it\/en\/avvisi\/\" class=\"opd-btn\" aria-label=\"Section title - discover more\"> Discover more<i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-right opd-btn__icon opd-btn__icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"opd-grid opd-grid--tablet-2 opd-grid--2\">\n        \n            \n<!-- CARD AVVISO -->\n<article class=\"opd-card opd-card--base opd-card--has-line-decoration opd-card--has-shadow\">\n    <!-- categoria -->\n            <h3 class=\"opd-card__title\">\n            <small class=\"opd-card__category opd-card__decorated-item\">Bando docenze SAFS<\/small><a href=\"https:\/\/opificiodellepietredure.cultura.gov.it\/en\/avvisi\/esiti-avvisi-per-il-conferimento-di-incarichi-di-docenza-esterni-presso-la-safs-dellopd-materie-teoriche-e-discipline-di-laboratorio-a-a-2026-2027\/\">Esiti \u2013 Avvisi per il conferimento di incarichi di docenza esterni presso la SAFS dell\u2019OPD \u2013 Materie Teoriche e Discipline di Laboratorio A.A. 2026\/2027<\/a>\n        <\/h3>\n    \n            <p class=\"opd-card__description\">\n            Si pubblicano gli Esiti degli Avvisi per il conferimento di incarichi di docenza esterni presso la SAFS dell\u2019OPD 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