PROFESSIONAL knowledge:
At the concept level:
1. Types of road and field surfaces.
2. Ways of utilising tools, inventory, and mechanisms.
At the comprehension level:
1. Basics of record-keeping.
2. Basics of logistics.
3. Role of employee motivation and talent development in enhancing work quality.
4. Types of plants.
5. Thorough knowledge of measuring instruments.
6. Coil composition and characteristics.
7. Types of materials for construction road and field surfaces.
8. Types of materials for construction and assembly of small architectural forms, and sports and playground devices and equipment.
9. Types of materials for construction of waterfronts and water bodies.
10. Types of materials of sprinkler and drainage systems.
11. Delivery terms for planting stock.
12. Types of delivery transport.
13. Specific features of plant physiology.
14. Types and characteristics of anti-slip coatings.
15. Agricultural machinery for soil cultivation.
16. Types of weeds.
17. Types of couplings of mechanisms and parts.
18. Functions and scope of application of small architectural forms.
19. Quality indicators of the surfaces of sports fields and playgrounds.
20. Physical properties of water.
21. Types and use of repair materials.
22. Repair of utilities.
23. Preparation of surfaces for finishing.
24. Painting work techniques.
25. Types of ironmongery and fasteners.
26. Types of colours.
27. Basic principles of waste management.
28. Ways of storing plant protection products and fertilisers.
29. Types of plant protection products and fertilisers.
At the application level:
1. Contents and technical designations of a construction plan.
2. Basic knowledge of land surveying.
3. Refurbishment technologies.
4. Photo fixation methods.
5. Use of GPS.
6. Occupational safety requirements at the workplace.
7. Conflict prevention.
8. Work organisation at the site.
9. Workplace equipment for landscaping works.
10. Types of waste and their utilisation.
11. Use of manual tools.
12. Use of herbicides.
13. Use of tractor machinery.
14. Use of measuring instruments.
15. Use of motor-operated tools.
16. Road base and pavement construction technologies.
17. Types of construction fasteners.
18. Assembly technologies.
19. Safe heavy lifting techniques.
20. Waterfront and water body construction and assembly technologies.
21. Use of electrical tools.
22. Types of joining materials of sprinkler and drainage systems.
23. Types of sprinkler and drainage system assembly technologies.
24. Rooftop garden construction technologies.
25. Latin names of plants.
26. Plant packaging materials.
27. Technology of the works to be carried out.
28. Planting specifications.
29. Types of fertilisers and their use.
30. Types of substrates.
31. Plant winterising techniques.
32. Protection of plants.
33. Planting sequence.
34. Plant quality criteria.
35. Mulch materials.
36. Lawn types.
37. Lawn sowing technologies.
38. Carpet grass laying technologies.
39. Hydro-seeding technology.
40. Soil preparation technology.
41. Species of woody plants.
42. Pruning of woody plants, sawing, and cutting of branches.
43. Species of herbaceous plants.
44. Operation and adjustment of mowing equipment.
45. Operation and adjustment of fertilising equipment.
46. Operation and adjustment of verticutter.
47. Operation and adjustment of aerator.
48. Operation and adjustment of equipment for subsequent sowing.
49. Lawn grass cultivation technologies.
50. Lawn sowing material.
51. Soil requirements for lawn sowing.
52. Principles, operation, and adjustment of automatic lawn sprinkler systems.
53. Types of surfaces.
54. Maintenance, inspection, and winterising of automatic sprinkler and drainage system.
55. Organisation of the repair works of utilities.
56. Structure and operating principles of work tools and mechanisms.
57. Operating principles of internal combustion engines (4 and 2-stroke).
58. Specific features regarding the operation and maintenance of internal combustion engines.
59. Efficient use of mechanisms and work tools in conformity with the work to be carried out.
60. Structure, operating principles, and capacity of equipment.
61. Performance and operating principles of equipment.
62. Improvement work technologies.
63. Operating principles of manual, motor-operated, electrical, and battery-operated equipment.
64. Charging and storage of batteries.
65. Field of application and possibilities for using motor-operated tools and equipment;
66. Identification of defects of manual, motor-operated, electrical, and battery-operated equipment.
67. Basic principles and methods of inventory accounting.
68. Short-term and long-term storage of inventory and mechanisms.
69. Techniques for safe filling of internal combustion engines with fuel and oil.
70. Use of biodegradable oils and fuels.
71. Transportation and storage of motor-operated tools, fuels, and oils.
72. Techniques for elimination of emergency consequences.
73. Instructions for use of plant protection products, fertilisers, work tools, and mechanisms.
74. Effects of weather conditions on dusting and fertilisation works.
75. Measures of pesticide utilisation.
GENERAL knowledge:
At the concept level:
1. Planning and decision-making principles.
2. Preconditions for efficient communication.
3. Legal provisions specified in the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia applicable to a society subject to the rule of law and civil society.
4. Organisation of the labour protection system.
At the comprehension level:
1. Vocabulary, grammar, and language functions, types of verbal interaction, styles, specific features of intonation, the diversity of the language and communication in different contexts of the official language and at least one foreign language.
2. Laws and regulations regarding information technologies.
3. Operation of computer and office equipment.
4. Economic resources and topical economic issues.
5. Principles for promoting cooperation.
6. Team formation.
7. Conflict prevention.
8. Socially unifying values.
9. Social and political structure of the society.
10. Nature, role, and legal provisions of labour law.
11. Nature of sustainable development.
12. ABC method.
13. Safe work practices.
14. Basics of ergonomics.
At the application level:
1. Official language.
2. Foreign language (or languages).
3. Intercultural interaction.
4. Mathematical methods and tools.
5. Application software depending on the work task to be carried out.
6. Work with office equipment;
7. Information systems security.
8. Computer security programmes.
9. Time planning techniques.
10. Efficient interaction and collaboration techniques.
11. Business communication process.
12. Team formation.
13. Planning of the work sequence.
14. Calculation of the required resources.
15. Basics of marketing.
16. Organisational skills and basic abilities thereof.
17. Requirements for drawing up documents related to the organisation of the staff work.
18. Methods for identification of preferences and interests of clients.
19. Ethical standards.
20. Communication methods.
21. Preventive measures for prevention of work environment risk factors.
22. Laws and regulations regarding labour and environmental protection.
23. Use and types of personal and collective protective work equipment.
24. Labour protection when working at high altitudes.

PROFESSIONAL skills:
1. To read a construction plan.
2. To assess the situation at the site.
3. To identify the geographic location of an object by using the global positioning system (GPS).
4. To fill in a work sheet.
5. To order the required resources.
6. To ensure reasonable delivery of the required resources, including on his/her own account.
7. To process accompanying documents.
8. To give instructions at the site.
9. To train employees on the performance of specific work tasks.
10. To equip the workplace in compliance with the requirements specified in laws and regulations.
11. To keep the site tidy and clean.
12. To supervise handling and storage of the delivered resources at the site.
13. To organise preparatory works for the creation of green spaces.
14. To select proper mechanisms and tools in a reasonable manner.
15. To select appropriate technologies to carry out work.
16. To organise waste collection and utilisation at the site.
17. To ensure protection of the elements to be preserved at the site.
18. To organise demarcation of the green spaces at the site.
19. To take accurate measurements in horizontal and vertical planes.
20. To control the field measurements in natural surroundings.
21. To organise the creation of terrain of the base.
22. To select an appropriate technique, mechanisms, and tools to carry out works.
23. To have thorough knowledge of technologies for creation of the base.
24. To organise the construction of the surface of roads, fields, sports fields, and playgrounds.
25. To supervise the construction process according to the constructive solution.
26. To organise the construction of small architectural forms, sports and playground devices and equipment, and separating structures.
27. To organise the unloading and uploading of materials.
28. To apply technologies for the construction of small architectural forms, sports and playground devices, and equipment.
29. To organise the construction of waterfronts and water bodies.
30. To use construction materials.
31. To use technologies for the stabilisation of waterfronts, water bodies, and slopes.
32. To use technologies for the assembly and installation of sprinkler and drainage systems.
33. To have thorough knowledge of the construction materials to be used.
34. To use technologies for the assembly and installation of sprinkler and drainage systems.
35. To use appropriate machinery, mechanisms, and tools.
36. To organise the construction of a rooftop garden.
37. To supply, upload, and unload materials in a responsible manner.
38. To use rooftop garden construction technologies.
39. To select the necessary planting stock.
40. To be familiar with the range of planting stock.
41. To assess the quality of the planting stock.
42. To deliver the planting stock in a reasonable and qualitative manner.
43. To train employees on uploading and unloading of the planting stock.
44. To secure the planting stock for its transportation.
45. To select the appropriate type of delivery and transport of the planting stock.
46. To calculate the necessary amount of materials.
47. To create the terrain as specified in the plan.
48. To dig planting holes.
49. To add the appropriate substrate to the planting holes.
50. To spread the soil for lawn sowing.
51. To store the planting stock until planting by taking into account the physiological characteristics of the plant.
52. To prepare the planting stock for planting.
53. To winterise the unplanted plants.
54. To verify the quality of plants.
55. To arrange the plants as specified in the design.
56. To provide temporary securing of plants.
57. To plant the plants in a qualitative manner in accordance with their growing conditions.
58. To trim the plants as necessary and in accordance with the relevant requirements.
59. To secure the plants as specified in the design or in accordance with the characteristics of the plant.
60. To water plants during and after the planting.
61. To mulch plants by using the material specified in the design.
62. To prepare the soil according to the design and construction technologies, including tractor machinery.
63. To sow the lawn.
64. To lay carpet grass.
65. To irrigate the lawn.
66. To organise the maintenance of roads and fields.
67. To select work tools and technologies depending on the season and type of works.
68. To apply herbicides (to dust) on road and field surfaces.
69. To organise the maintenance of woody plants.
70. To shape the crown of woody plants.
71. To plant hedges.
72. To fertilise woody plants.
73. To fight and prevent infestation of pests and diseases.
74. To organise the maintenance of herbaceous plants.
75. To bed out bulb flowers.
76. To transplant wintergreen.
77. To split up shrubs.
78. To fertilise herbaceous plants.
79. To prepare bulb flowers for overwintering.
80. To inspect the joints and fasteners of parts.
81. To organise maintenance works.
82. To control the quality and suitability of small architectural forms for safe use thereof.
83. To organise works for the maintenance of the lawn.
84. To select work tools and mechanisms depending on the type and amount of work.
85. To mow the lawn.
86. To fertilise the lawn.
87. To irrigate the lawn.
88. To verticulate the lawn.
89. To aerate the lawn.
90. To take lawn samples.
91. To inspect and examine the fertile layer of soil.
92. To sow additional lawn.
93. To organise the maintenance of sports fields and playgrounds.
94. To control the quality of surfaces and their suitability for safe use.
95. To organise the maintenance of sprinkler and drainage systems.
96. To verify the operation of sprinkler systems.
97. To empty sprinkler systems.
98. To prepare sprinkler systems for overwintering.
99. To launch sprinkler systems in the spring.
100. To detect damages.
101. To paint the relevant parts of elements.
102. To repair damages.
103. To replace moving parts.
104. To fix damages in the lawn.
105. To transplant plants.
106. To get acquainted with instructions for use of work tools, inventory, mechanisms, and machinery.
107. To adopt safe work practices.
108. To train the employees on the use of work tools, inventory, mechanisms, and machinery.
109. To supervise the use of work tools, inventory, mechanisms, and machinery.
110. To have a thorough knowledge of the available work tools, inventory, mechanisms, and machinery.
111. To assess the suitability of work tools, inventory, mechanisms, and machinery for the performance of works.
112. To operate motor-operated and electrical tools.
113. To safely use of tools and mechanisms in conformity with the work task.
114. To assess the need for daily or more extensive repairs.
115. To charge batteries of electrical tools.
116. To determine the technical condition of work tools, inventory, and mechanisms.
117. To verify the quality of daily maintenance.
118. To dispose of the outworn work tools, equipment, and mechanisms.
119. To select a service provider.
120. To describe the detected defects.
121. To verify the quality of the repair works performed.
122. To organise transportation to the service facility and back.
123. To select a place and position suitable for storage.
124. To control short-term and long-term storage.
125. To keep records of the received tools.
126. To report on the used, lost and/or outworn tools.
127. To follow the instructions for use of motor-operated tools.
128. To refrain from polluting environment with fuels, oils or other operating fluids.
129. To control employees when using motor-operated tools.
130. To monitor compliance with the storage conditions of motor-operated tools.
131. To have thorough knowledge of different types of plant protection products.
132. To apply plant protection products as specified in the instructions.
133. To control employees when using plant protection products.
134. To opt for the appropriate weather conditions to carry out works.
135. To dispose of the remaining pesticides.
136. To provide information on the works to be carried out and the required waiting period.
GENERAL skills:
1. To communicate in the official language.
2. To provide oral and written information to the clients, the staff, and service providers.
3. To communicate in one foreign language both orally and in writing.
4. To make correlations.
5. To model the sequence of the implementation of the solution of the planned task.
6. To process information in a targeted manner by selecting the most appropriate solution.
7. To verify the safety configurations and systems of devices and/or application software in use.
8. To independently draw up documents and organise the document flow by means of the appropriate application software.
9. To independently find the necessary information in internet resources and data media.
10. To perform critical evaluation of information reliability.
11. To set a time schedule.
12. To organise scheduled supply of materials.
13. To plan his/her own time and the time of the team in a reasonable manner.
14. To perform economic risk assessment.
15. To plan resources in an efficient manner.
16. To draw up a work organisation plan.
17. To communicate with the stakeholders.
18. To guide the employees.
19. To comply with the time schedule.
20. To use the allocated resources.
21. To ensure that the tasks are fulfilled in a qualitative manner.
22. To summarise information on the works performed.
23. To prepare reports according to the management and accounting system of the company.
24. To apply ethical standards.
25. To use the regularities of behaviour and interaction.
26. To communicate during the work process in an efficient manner.
27. To assess the effects of work environment risks on human health.
28. To act according to the situation.
29. To apply the legal provisions regarding employment relationship.
30. To comply with labour and environment protection requirements.
31. To select the appropriate personal protective work equipment and safety devices.
32. To monitor the technical condition of personal protective work equipment and safety devices.
33. To use the ABC method to prevent the most critical conditions and preserve and sustain life.
34. To comprehend the effects of his/her own actions and decisions on personal safety and safety of others.
35. To provide first aid and call the ambulance.
36. To control the use of ergonomic work practices.
37. To train the employees on the use of ergonomic work practices and inventory.
38. To use a hoist.
39. To control the technical condition of inventory and the hoist.

PROFESSIONAL competences:
1. Ability to understand the work task by using the construction plan and being aware of the situation at the site.
2. Ability to accurately fill in the worksheet by accurately determining the address of the site.
3. Ability to use reasonable approach to ensure the resources required to carry out the work at the site.
4. Ability to ensure that the staff is ready to carry out the landscaping work.
5. Ability to reasonably organise the workplace by ensuring order and cleanliness at the site.
6. Ability to reasonably prepare the territory for the construction of utilities by selecting appropriate mechanisms and tools.
7. Ability to determine the accurate location of the construction of utilities by means of the construction plan.
8. Ability to based on thorough knowledge of technologies for creation of the base, organise the works for the creation of the terrain of the base, by selecting appropriate machinery and mechanisms.
9. Ability to organise the construction of the surface of paths, fields, sports fields, and playgrounds and control the work performance.
10. Ability to organise, monitor, and control the construction of small architectural forms, sports and playground devices, and equipment.
11. Ability to organise, monitor, and control the construction of waterfronts and water bodies, including the stabilisation of slopes.
12. Ability to organise, monitor, and control the installation of sprinkler and drainage systems.
13. Ability to organise, monitor, and control the construction of rooftop gardens.
14. Ability to select the planting stock for the creation of green spaces according to the design and work task.
15. Ability to reasonably organise the supply of the planting stock by selecting the appropriate transportation method.
16. prepare the soil substrate depending on the green areas to be created.
17. Ability to preserve the quality and vitality of the planting stock according to the physiological characteristics of plants.
18. Ability to arrange the plants as specified in the project documentation and previously anticipated.
19. Ability to ensure the creation of green spaces in a qualitative and timely manner.
20. Ability to ensure the performance of different lawn sowing works in a qualitative manner by using appropriate technology and equipment.
21. Ability to ensure the maintenance of different types of surfaces depending on the season by using appropriate technology and materials.
22. Ability to ensure the maintenance of different woody and herbaceous plants in view of their purpose and according to their physiological characteristics and aesthetic requirements.
23. Ability to ensure the maintenance of the small architectural forms by ensuring safe use and a visual aspect of good quality.
24. Ability to ensure the maintenance of different types and areas of lawns, sports fields, and playgrounds according to their purpose.
25. Ability to ensure good technical condition of sprinkler and drainage systems.
26. Ability to ensure that the elements of the utilities and green spaces are functional, aesthetic, and safe.
27. Ability to train the employees on safe and efficient use of work tools, inventory, mechanisms, and machinery.
28. Ability to select the appropriate available work tool, inventory, mechanism, and machinery depending on the type of the improvement works.
29. Ability to use the work tools, mechanisms, and inventory in a safe and efficient manner, in order to carry out the work task.
30. Ability to ensure appropriate technical condition of work tools, inventory, and mechanisms.
31. Ability to organise the repair of work tools, inventory, and mechanisms and ensure that they are put into service in an operative manner.
32. Ability to ensure short-term and long-term accounting and storage of work tools, inventory, and mechanisms by maintaining them ready for operation throughout the entire storage period.
33. Ability to responsibly carry out the work and control the employees when using motor-operated tools and plant protection products and fertilisers by following their instructions for use and storage and complying environmental protection requirements.
GENERAL competences:
1. Ability to communicate in the official language both orally and in writing.
2. provide information to clients and other stakeholders in the official language.
3. Ability to communicate in one foreign language.
4. Ability to use mathematical thinking when modelling work situations and planning the performance of work tasks.
5. Ability to select and use information and communication technologies in a confident and safe manner to perform the work tasks.
6. Ability to assess and use resources to perform the work tasks and develop a work organisation plan and time schedule.
7. Ability to accurately organise the performance of the specific work tasks in compliance with project and work task requirements.
8. Ability to prepare documentation on the performed work and organise the document flow.
9. Ability to efficiently communicate during the performance of the work tasks by not violating the ethical standards and principles of behaviour and communication.
10. Ability to assess and reduce the potential risks during the performance of the work tasks, in compliance with labour protection requirements.
11. Ability to establish and respect employment relationship.
12. Ability to carry out work tasks in compliance with labour and environmental protection requirements.
13. Ability to monitor and control the use of the personal and collective protective work equipment and safety devices at the site by controlling their technical condition.
14. Ability to act in compliance with the requirements specified in the relevant laws and regulations and work instructions when providing first aid.
15. Ability to use ergonomic work practices in a responsible manner and instruct also the employees to do so.
16. Ability to carry out work at high altitudes by anticipating the possible occupational risks, selecting climbing inventory and equipment, which is in a good technical condition, and accurately fulfilling requirements for labour protection when working at high altitudes.