Sagunto and Valencia University plan third industrial chemistry microcredential
Sagunto City Council and the University of Valencia will offer a third edition of the Basic Industrial Chemistry Microcredential this autumn, with in-person classes from October to December at the Antiguo Sanatorio civic centre in Puerto de Sagunto.
Sagunto City Council and the University of Valencia (UV) are preparing a third edition of the Basic Industrial Chemistry Microcredential (Microcredencial Universitaria en Química Industrial Básica) for this autumn, a specialised course designed to match the needs of Camp de Morvedre's industrial sector. Enrolment will open soon, though full details are already available on the UV website, and anyone with questions can call ADEIT (961603000), email [email protected], or contact Sagunto City Council's Science, Innovation and University department directly (962655886).
Classes for this third edition will be in person, running from 5 October to 7 December at the Antiguo Sanatorio civic centre (Centro Cívico Antiguo Sanatorio) in Puerto de Sagunto, on a three-day weekly schedule: Mondays from 4pm to 8pm, and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4pm to 6pm. Tuition stays at €160, the same price as the previous edition.
Academic coordination is handled by the University of Valencia's Department of Organic Chemistry, led by professor María Teresa Picher Uribes and lecturer José Antonio Sáez Cases, according to the course's official listing on the university's website. Worth 7 ECTS credits, the microcredential is part of UV's continuing-education programme and does not require a previous university degree: people over 25 with a high-school diploma (Bachillerato), vocational training (Formación Profesional) or related basic-science studies can enrol — a broader entry profile than the municipal announcement alone suggests.
The syllabus covers the fundamentals of industrial chemistry: instrumental analysis and quality-control techniques, raw-material processing, chemical products, polymers and plastics, batteries, fertilisers and crop-protection products, plus safety rules and chemical product regulation. The specific mention of batteries is no coincidence in a town where Volkswagen, through its subsidiary PowerCo, is building a battery gigafactory with trial production due to start in September 2026, and where the regional government (Generalitat) is separately funding the Battery Campus Sagunt, a €35 million vocational training centre aimed at meeting demand for technical staff in that same sector.
The microcredential does not replace that specialised vocational training, but it does offer a complementary, shorter, university-level route for people who already work in — or want to move into — Camp de Morvedre's chemical industry, a sector that also includes ArcelorMittal Sagunto (steel mill) and companies linked to the ASECAM business association. Previous editions, always run with City Council involvement, have become an established route into the job market thanks to their practical, specialised approach, according to the course organisers.
Although the City Council has not yet confirmed the exact date enrolment opens, anyone interested can already check the full syllabus and admission process in the UV's list of proprietary degree programmes, where this microcredential has its own listing. Since it is a short course — just 7 credits over two months — it is designed to be accessible both for people with industrial-sector experience looking to update their skills and for those exploring a different career path without committing to a full university degree.
The course arrives at a time when the City Council itself is backing several training programmes linked to the town's industrial shift, from technical skills courses to partnerships with vocational training centres in the district. For Sagunto, which combines an established steel industry — led by ArcelorMittal (steel mill) — with new investment arriving in electric mobility, having a university-level course available locally, without needing to travel to Valencia city to attend, makes it easier for people already living and working in the town to update their skills without leaving their jobs or moving outside Camp de Morvedre. The City Council has said it will confirm the exact date enrolment opens through its usual communication channels in the coming weeks, so anyone interested is advised to follow municipal updates or the course listing on the UV website.
The initiative is part of a wider collaboration between Sagunto City Council and the University of Valencia to promote continuing-education programmes and improve residents' chances of finding work or retraining, at a time when the town's industrial shift toward clean energy and electric mobility is driving up demand for qualified technical staff. According to Ajuntament de Sagunt (Sagunto City Council), with additional background from the University of Valencia on the course's academic coordination and entry requirements.