European Qualifications Framework (EQF) has 8 levels (1 – the lowest, 8 – the highest).
Levels reflect the complexity level of acquired knowledge, skills and competences (learning outcomes).
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Information about the Latvian qualifications referenced to Latvian qualifications framework (LQF)
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1. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of notion:
1.1. engineering graphics;
1.2. laws, regulations standards and other regulatory documentation of the related industry;
1.3. applied research methodology basics;
1.4. basics of business;
1.5. human resource management basics.
2. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of understanding:
2.1. basics of biochemistry ;
2.2. process validation and principles of equipment qualification;
2.3. pressure equipment and its operation;
2.4. classification of premises;
2.5. computerised design programmes;
2.6. basic document management;
2.7. quality assurance;
2.8. professional terminology in the official language and in one foreign language.
3. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of use:
3.1. basics of chemistry;
3.2. basics of microbiology;
3.3. basics of biotechnology;
3.4. classification and labelling of chemical substances;
3.5. biotechnological processes;
3.6. of biotechnological production equipment and auxiliary equipment, basic principles of their construction and operation;
3.7. biomass separation techniques, equipment types, construction and principles of operation;
3.8. biotechnological products distribution and purification processes;
3.9. biomass inactivation techniques in the field of biotechnology;
3.10. processing methods of biotechnological production process end product;
3.11. types of technological communications, its structure and basic principles of operation;
3.12. types of technological communications connection and operating principles;
3.13. technological schemes, their types and their labelling;
3.14. methods of sampling, labelling and storage principles;
3.15. packing methods, equipment and materials;
3.16. basic principles of labelling;
3.17. types of equipment labelling;
3.18. metrology and measuring instruments;
3.19. laboratory work equipment;
3.20. electrical equipment;
3.21. aseptic methods and hygiene requirements;
3.22. industrial washing principle and equipment;
3.23. disinfectants and their types;
3.24. sterilisation processes, its types and equipment;
3.25. cleaning and disinfecting equipment, types and applications;
3.26. decontamination types;
3.27. classification of the waste and its management types;
3.28. automatic and remote process management system;
3.29. principles of good production practice;
3.30. work organisation;
3.31. work safety (collective and individual means of protection, workplace ergonomics, fire safety, electrical safety requirements, first aid, action prior to the accident and in emergency situations);
3.32. basic principles of environmental protection, legislative and regulatory requirements;
3.33. communication psychology;
3.34. professional and general ethical principles;
3.35. official language;
3.36. one foreign language at professional communication level;
3.37. information technologies;
3.38. employment legal regulations and requirements.
1. Perform visual and technical assessment of biotechnological equipment, auxiliary equipment and technological communications.
2. Read process flow and ensure its implementation according to specific biotechnological process.
3. Ensure biotechnological equipment and technological communication connection and disconnection.
4. Perform biotechnological production process in accordance with technological documentation.
5. Prepare and sterilize medium in accordance with technological documentation.
6. Create process material balance.
7. Prepare inoculum, regents and other materials that are necessary for biotechnological production process in accordance with the regulatory documentation.
8. Perform biomass separation by using appropriate equipment, and distribution of the ready product in accordance with technological documentation.
9. Take samples for quality control.
10. Assess the results of the quality control.
11. Summarise the results of biotechnological production process.
12. Identify deviations from the technological mode, and establish the necessary corrective actions.
13. Perform experiment in accordance with plan/protocol for the purpose of the optimisation of final product production process.
14. Optimize biotechnological production process according to own competence.
15. Perform the biotechnological production process end product distribution in accordance with the technological documentation.
16. Perform the biotechnological production process end product purification process
17. Perform biotechnological production process end product treatment (concentration, drying, palletising) in accordance with technological documentation.
18. Pack and label biotechnological production process end product.
19. Ability to apply biological origin (including hazardous) waste processing and transfer principles.
20. Fill in, control and summarise biotechnological production process documentation, organise its movement.
21. Develop and update the documentation of production.
22. Label biotechnological equipment, auxiliary equipment and technological communications and materials.
23. Organise new equipment installation.
24. Perform qualification tests for equipment in cooperation with other departments and suppliers.
25. Perform biotechnological equipment, auxiliary equipment and technological communications cleaning and decontamination.
26. Provide preparation of washing and bleach solution.
27. Use aseptic work techniques and to ensure compliance with the hygiene requirements.
28. Ensure a clean and tidy work environment.
29. Apply good production practice principles.
30. Read and understand industry related laws, regulations, standards and other regulatory documentation.
31. Use recourses rationally.
32. Perform work individually and to be responsible for own work results.
33. Work in a team, to avoid conflict situations, to prevent and resolve conflicts.
34. Comply with professional and general ethical principles.
35. Find, analyse, select information on latest technologies in related profession, and independently improve professional competences.
36. Comply with the requirements of the labour protection laws and regulations.
37. Provide the first aid.
38. Act in prior to the accident and emergency situations.
39. Comply with environmental protection regulations and requirements.
40. Know the official language.
41. Know one foreign language at the professional communication level.
42. Use professional terminology in the official language and one foreign language.
43. Use information technologies.
44. Comply with employment legal regulations and requirements.
1. Ability to perform visual and technical assessment of biotechnological equipment, auxiliary equipment, technological communications according their exploitation documentation and labelling by using appropriate measuring instruments and equipment.
2. Ability to read process flow and ensure its implementation according to specific biotechnological process.
3. Ability to ensure biotechnological equipment and technological communication connection according to the process flow.
4. Ability to perform biotechnological process by using mechanical and automatic process control equipment in accordance with technological documentation.
5. Ability to prepare medium according technological documents un perform experiments/researches for the purpose of medium’s optimisation in accordance with the plan/protocol.
6. Ability to the ability to calculate process material balance, use the sterilisation equipment.
7. Ability to prepare inoculum, reagents and choose the most appropriate materials biotechnological process in accordance with the regulatory documentation.
8. Ability to perform medium’s loading, insertion of inoculum materials in reactor and insertion of material during the biotechnological production process in accordance with technological documentation by using aseptic methods.
9. Ability to perform biotechnological production process, complying with standard operation procedure and the principles of good production practice.
10. Ability to draw samples for the purpose of the quality control, assess and gather test results in accordance with technological documentation.
11. Ability to gather data for a biotechnological production process, to identify and assess deviations in the operation of equipment, to establish their causes.
12. Ability to analyse biotechnological production process data un improve biotechnological process in accordance with principles of good production practice.
13. Ability to perform experiment in accordance with plan/protocol for the purpose of the optimisation of final product production process.
14. Ability to perform biomass separation by using appropriate equipment, and distribution of the ready product in accordance with technological documentation.
15. Ability to perform the processing of the biotechnological production process end product in accordance with technological documentation by using biotechnological production equipment.
16. Ability to perform biotechnological production process end product packing, labelling and assess the results of quality control.
17. Ability to identify and label non-qualitative biotechnological production process end product, equipment, auxiliary equipment and technological communications.
18. Ability to apply biological origin (including hazardous) waste processing and transfer principles, to perform biotechnological process remnants preparation for the further processing.
19. Ability to work with the exploitation documentation for production equipment, organise equipment installation and perform the qualification test in accordance with the plan/protocol, prepare the instruction for the equipment exploitation.
20. Ability to perform cleaning, sterilization and decontamination of the biotechnological production equipment and technological communications by using industrial washing and sterilisation equipment, disinfectants.
21. Ability to comply with hygiene requirements for personnel, work space and equipment by using collective and personal hygiene products and equipment appropriate for cleansing and disinfection.
22. Ability to organise and perform individually, by complying with the deadlines and quality requirements, saving resources and taking responsibility for own work result.
23. Ability to cooperate with the manager and colleagues by using positive communication skills and by complying with general ethical principles.
24. Ability to organise work in accordance with the regulation documents of the field.
25. Ability to develop and update the documentation of production.
26. Ability to self-educate and improve professional competences.
27. Ability to understand and observe the labour protection laws and regulations, when working with equipment, micro-organisms cultures and chemical substances, perform work obligations without doing harm to oneself and other persons’ health by using appropriate collective and individual protection means.
28. Ability to work with pressure equipment and electrical equipment.
29. Ability to provide the first aid.
30. Ability to understand and meet the requirements of the environmental protection laws and regulations, perform work obligations without doing harm to the environment.
31. Ability to communicate in the official language and one foreign language,
32. Ability to use professional terminology in the official language and one foreign language.
33. Ability to use information technologies.
34. Ability to observe the standards of the legal employment ll relations.
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Engineering and engineering trades (071)
Detailed field: (ISCED 2013)Chemical engineering and processes (0711)
EducationSecondary education
Qualification typeVocational
Full or partialFull qualification
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Last changes: 03.09.2021
Posted: 07.05.2016