The activity of each Assistant Professor and Researcher during their probationary period is monitored by a Probationary Period Monitoring Committee (CAPE, in Portuguese), which assists the mentor in advising the teacher or researcher during the probationary period.

The CAPE for each Professor and Assistant Researcher on probation consists of:

• A Chair, professor or researcher with tenure, from the department and scientific area, or a related scientific area, of the professor or researcher on probation;
• A member, professor or researcher with tenure, from a department other than that of the professor or researcher on probation.

If the professor or researcher on probation holds a joint appointment between two departments:

• The two CAPE members must belong to each of these departments;
• The Chair of the CAPE shall be selected by mutual agreement between the CAPE members and the Department Chairs.

The members of each CAPE are appointed by the Chair(s) of the Department(s) to which the professor or researcher on probation belongs, after consulting with the relevant bodies of the Department(s), namely the coordinator(s) of the scientific area(s) of the professor or researcher.

Following the appointment of the CAPE members, the Chair(s) of the Department(s) must inform the mentor, the CADDI, and the Academic Development Unit of the composition of the CAPE, specifying who will serve as its Chair. This process must be completed within 90 days of the start date of the contract of the professor or researcher on probation.

CAPE meetings are convened by the respective Chair, who must invite the mentor of the PAX/IAX on probation to attend. The CAPE formally meets with the professor or researcher on probation at least once a year, or whenever it is deemed useful to monitor their work and provide guidance.

The annual CAPE meeting has the following objectives:

• Participate in a presentation given by the professor or researcher on probation, regarding their work and their activity plan;
• Facilitate a joint, guided discussion on the work and activity plan of the professor or researcher on probation, based on the progress report and the presentation;
• Monitor, guide, and advise the professor or researcher on probation regarding the development of their activities and their academic and professional career path;
• Following the meeting, prepare a follow-up document containing recommendations addressed to the professor or researcher, the Department(s) and the Research Unit to which they belong, the program and the mentoring activity, and Técnico in general, with the aim of supporting the scientific, pedagogical, and institutional development of the professor professor or researcher during their probationary period.
  The CAPE opinion is a single document that conveys the Commission’s overall view on the aforementioned aspects, signed by all its members, and must be forwarded to the Chair(s) of the Department(s).