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PRESTO 25. Module I: Budgets, Measurements and Certifications
PRESTO 25. Module I: Budgets, Measurements and Certifications
Overview
This micro-credential trains students in the professional use of Presto 25 for creating and managing budgets, measurements, and certifications in construction projects. It covers creating budget structures, using price lists, generating measurements—including integration with Revit via Cost-It—and managing costs, auxiliary resources, and budget adjustments. It also provides training in construction certification processes, including phased planning, managing conflicting prices, price revisions, and generating reports and technical documentation. All of this is geared towards practical application in professional environments within the building and civil engineering sectors.
To train students in the basic and intermediate level use of the PRESTO application: planning, contracting and cost control.
It will be necessary:
- Be between 25 and 64 years old on the date the training begins.
- Hold a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Architecture/Technical Architecture, or be or have been enrolled in a University Degree course in Engineering or Architecture/Technical Architecture at present or in one of the last 3 academic years.
Academic program
Module 1: Budgets and Measurements
- The new Presto 25 interface
- Create the budget structure
- Use price charts
- Texts, quantities, prices, thumbnails…
- Prices broken down
- Auxiliary resources and indirect costs
- Measurements and measurement references
- Spaces as measurement references
- Measurements with Revit interface to Cost-It
- Rounding and budget adjustments
- Tender and award budget
- Printing documents on paper and PDF
- Import and export BC3/Excel files
Certifications
- Define the start and end dates of the work
- Create certification dates or phases.
- Modify the certification dates.
- Certify by lump sum, percentage, and by measurement lines
- Views of certification measurements by work unit and general
- New or contradictory prices
- Budget approval statements: amended and supplementary
- Views of quantities and amounts of certifications per unit of work and by phases
- Reduction of award
- Price review
- Certification printing reports
The training activities to be carried out during the delivery of the micro-credential will be:
- Theoretical classes: expository, explanatory or demonstration sessions of the contents and knowledge.
- Practical classes: sessions of practical application of the content developed in the theoretical classes, through the resolution of exercises, problems or theoretical-practical scenarios.
- Assessment: continuous assessment tests and final exams. Tests may be in person or online, and may be written, oral, or consist of practical exercises.
Regarding the way to organize the teaching to achieve the objectives set out in the micro-credential, the organizational modality summarized below will be followed:
- Lectures/expository method: presentation or explanation by the teaching staff.
- Practical classes: activities supervised by the teaching staff in the classroom, laboratories, clinics.
- Assessment: written tests, oral tests, practical tests…
The microcredential will have an evaluation system (ES) based on the following assessment tests:
- Objective tests (true/false, multiple choice, test-type, fill-in-the-blank, ordering, etc.): These are measurement instruments that allow for the evaluation of knowledge, skills, performance, aptitudes, etc. The answers are closed-ended, thus promoting objectivity during the scoring process.
- Case studies, exercises and problems: tests in which students must solve, in a reasoned manner, within a certain time, and according to the established criteria, the cases, exercises or problems posed by the teaching staff, with the aim of applying the knowledge acquired.
General information
Credits: 2 ECTS
Duration: 21/04/2026 – 27/04/2026
Teaching modality: Virtual
Location: ULL Virtual Campus
Valued at: €145
The cost of tuition for this Microcredential will be subsidized by the 'Plan for the development of university microcredentials', investment 6 of component 21 of the Addendum to the 'Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan', financed by the European Union – Next Generation EU, year 2025.
Short courses available in various formats (in-person, online, or hybrid). Ideal for learning without interrupting your professional life.
Content created and delivered by professionals and experts in the field, designed for immediate application.
Endorsed by the University of La Laguna. You will receive an official ECTS certificate, valid in the European Higher Education Area.
Teaching staff
Qualification: Analyst / Programmer. Experience: Authorized Presto distributor through the company DEMO ARQUITECTURA Y CAD/D with experience in training and implementation for project professionals, companies in the sector and public administrations since 2002.
A professional with over 20 years of experience in the civil engineering sector, and with 9 years of experience as an associate professor at the University of La Laguna (ULL). He has been a regular user of PRESTO since the beginning of his professional career for project development and construction monitoring, as well as for teaching PRESTO to Civil Engineering students at the ULL and is responsible for the software licenses within the degree program.
