Professional knowledge
At the conceptual level:
1. Physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of materials used in mechanical engineering.
2. Fundamental principles and rules for preparing mechanical engineering drawings and simple sketches/drawings of parts of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines.
3. Requirements and regulatory enactments regarding quality assessment of road construction work.

At the comprehension level:
1. Lifecycle of a structure, stages of the construction process and their sequence, types of construction work, and types of construction companies.
2. Regulatory enactments governing the construction sector, occupational risk factors in construction, and techniques for their identification and rectification according to the fundamental principles of sustainable construction.
3. Principles and rules for the development of construction project drawings, necessary technical symbols, sketch development principles, and types of buildings and structures.
4. Types and operating principles of geodetic devices, their verification and use according to the approved construction project, field tests of geodetic instruments, and methods for setting up geodetic points.
5. Types of timber, manual and electric woodworking tools, timber preparation and protection methods and safe work techniques.
6. Structure of concrete mixing machines and safe work techniques.
7. Types of tools, equipment, and mechanisms for the installation of surface and sub-surface water drainage systems, their use, and safe work techniques.
8. Techniques for using measuring devices and tools for the installation of surface and sub-surface water drainage systems and good knowledge of reclamation system networks.
9. Instructions and rules for the operation of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment.
10. Defects of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines.
11. Methods for assessing wear and damage of assemblies.
12. Fundamental principles of the operation of parts and assemblies.
13. Impact of replaced parts on the service life of related assemblies and units.
14. Impact of the adjustment of installed parts on the service life of assemblies and units.
15. Operational documentation of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines.
16. Importance of adhering strictly to regulatory and technological requirements in road maintenance work.
17. Types and operating principles of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment.
18. Performance of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and methods for their inspection.
19. Operations for setting technical parameters in specialised computer programs.
20. Self-diagnostic systems.
21. Methods and techniques for the diagnostics of systems, mechanisms, and units of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines.
22. Technical parameters characterising operations.
23. Impact of potential defects of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines on the operation.
24. Work environment risk factors.
25. Consequences of non-compliance with defect rectification technologies.
26. Regulatory enactments, specifications, and standards (LVS) governing the construction and maintenance of roads and other transport structures.
27. Types of construction work in transport structures.
28. Stages of construction work in transport structures.
29. Estimation of construction work for transport structures. Materials to be used.
30. Characteristics and properties of construction products.
31. Construction project requirements for materials in accordance with the requirements of specifications, occupational safety and environmental protection requirements.
32. Technology and equipment to be used.
33. Inspection of materials and construction products.
34. Types of construction work in transport structures.
35. Stages of construction work in transport structures.
36. Estimation of construction work for transport structures.
37. Types and operating principles of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment.
38. Road traffic regulations.
39. Methods for assessing the quality and compliance of road construction work.
40. Regulatory enactments, specifications, and standards (LVS) governing the construction and maintenance of roads and other transport structures.
41. Regulatory framework for recording working hours.

At the application level:
1. Selection and justification of the construction work required for the performance of specific work.
2. Risk prevention measures in line with the fundamental principles of sustainable construction.
3. Reading of simple construction drawings, using design software.
4. Possibilities of using geodetic measuring devices suitable for construction to ensure accuracy and control, elevation benchmarks for setting geodetic points in the field, and determination of geodetic measurements.
5. Use of woodworking tools, equipment, and mechanisms for the construction of temporary wooden structures.
6. Construction of temporary wooden structures.
7. Composition of concrete mixes and preparation technology to achieve the required concrete grade.
8. Types of formwork, safe concrete application technologies, and methods for pouring the concrete mix.
9. Techniques for assessing the performance and quality of concreting work.
10. Installation of surface and sub-surface water drainage systems according to the supervisor’s instructions, the project, and technical drawings.
11. Occupational safety and environmental protection requirements for the installation of surface and sub-surface water drainage systems.
12. Structure, technical characteristics, and operating principles of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment, and methods for assessing their technical condition.
13. Occupational safety requirements for the operation of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment.
14. Environmental protection requirements for the operation of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment.
15. Types and technologies of repair work.
16. Rules for the selection and use of appropriate tools and auxiliary devices.
17. Instructions for the dismantling, assembly, and adjustment of machine parts, assemblies, and units.
18. Occupational safety and environmental protection requirements to be complied with at the site of machine and equipment repair.
19. Technologies of maintenance work.
20. Types of technical fluids and specifics of their operation and storage.
21. Machinery and maintenance manuals and technical databases.
22. Equipment, devices, and their use in repair workshops.
23. Occupational safety and environmental protection requirements for maintenance work.
24. Types of road maintenance and construction work according to the supervisor’s instructions.
25. Performance of work in accordance with the regulatory framework and the technologies used.
26. Operation and control of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines (TR2) and equipment.
27. Road traffic regulations.
28. Occupational safety and environmental protection requirements to be complied with when performing road maintenance and construction work, using construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines (TR2) and equipment.
29. Methods for configuring control systems of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines, implements, and equipment.
30. Rules for using measuring instruments.
31. Calibration techniques and conditions.
32. Environmental protection requirements for ensuring the operation and performance of machines.
33. Occupational safety requirements for ensuring the operation and performance of machines.
34. Types and technologies of repair work.
35. Occupational safety requirements to be complied with at the site of machine and equipment repair.
36. Environmental protection requirements to be complied with at the site of machine and equipment repair.
37. Methods for assessing worn parts, assemblies, and units, and replacement technologies and techniques.
38. Self-diagnostic equipment and measuring devices.
39. Techniques for recording defects.
40. Conditions for analysing test results.
41. Procedures for analysing defects.
42. Rules for using universal measuring instruments.
43. Operating principles of self-diagnostic equipment.
44. Occupational safety and environmental protection requirements to be complied with when inspecting construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines after the repair of defects.
45. Types, technologies, and organisation of construction work.
46. Types of construction materials and products, and technologies for their use.
47. Symbols used in construction projects.
48. Terminology used in the construction sector.
49. Designations and cartographic and topographic symbols used in construction projects.
50. Geodetic network symbols in transport structures.
51. Types of geodetic instruments and their use.
52. Types of engineering communications and their protection zones.
53. Construction technology and organisation in transport structures.
54. Types of construction products and their applicability in transport structures.
55. Use of construction machinery, tools, and equipment for the installation of transport structures.
56. Calculations of technical resources (materials, labour force, equipment).
57. Use of technical equipment according to the type of construction work.
58. Geodetic works, their performance and surveying.
59. Types of construction materials and requirements for their placement, storage, and incorporation.
60. Characteristics and properties of construction materials.
61. Requirements for the workplace equipment of engineering and technical personnel.
62. Hygiene requirements in construction.
63. Types of road signs and traffic management equipment.
64. Regulations on the installation of road signs and traffic management equipment.
65. Regulatory framework for setting up workplace on roads.
66. Road traffic regulations.
67. Applicability of construction products and materials in transport structures.
68. Construction technologies in transport structures.
69. Construction technology and organisation in transport structures.
70. Types of construction products and their applicability in transport structures.
71. Use of construction machinery, tools, and equipment for the installation of transport structures.
72. Operation and control of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment.
73. Types, technologies, and organisation of construction work.
74. Driving a Category B vehicle within the scope of assigned work.
75. Applicability of construction products and materials in road construction.
76. Methods for assessing the quality and compliance of road construction work.
77. Types of road maintenance works, their regulatory framework, and technologies to be used.
78. Types of bridge and traffic overpass maintenance works, their regulatory framework, and technologies to be used.
79. Types of measuring devices and their use.
80. Methods for measuring the volume of work completed.
81. Applicability of construction products and materials in transport structures.
82. Methods for assessing the quality and compliance of construction products and materials.
83. Forms of recording working hours (electronically, paper format).

General knowledge
At the conceptual level:
1. Intercultural interaction.
2. Fundamentals of entrepreneurship.
3. Regulatory enactments in the field of activity.
4. Directions of societal and statehood development.
5. Norms enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia in the context of a civil society governed by the rule of law.
6. Prerequisites for effective communication.
7. Occupational safety system.
8. Civil defence system.
9. Work environment risk factors and their assessment methods.

At the comprehension level:
1. Vocabulary.
2. Grammar and language functions.
3. Types of verbal interaction.
4. Language styles and intonation features.
5. Diversity of language and communication in different contexts.
6. Vocabulary.
7. Grammar and language functions.
8. Types of verbal interaction.
9. Language styles and intonation features.
10. Diversity of language and communication in different contexts.
11. Regulatory enactments for the ICT sector.
12. Operational principles of computers and office equipment.
13. Data protection requirements.
14. Types of business operations.
15. Fundamentals of marketing.
16. Economic resources.
17. Patterns of facts, theories, and professional activity.
18. Professional career development.
19. Learning strategy.
20. Fundamental issues of labour law.
21. Rights and obligations of an individual.
22. Nature of social dialogue and mechanisms for cooperation.
23. Protective measures for reducing the impact of work environment factors on health.
24. Fundamental principles of ergonomics at work.

At the application level:
1. Official language.
2. Sector-specific terminology.
3. One foreign language.
4. Intercultural interaction.
5. Mathematical methods and tools.
6. Mathematical calculations and work with tables.
7. Units of measurement and shapes.
8. Use of technologies for the preparation of documentation.
9. Information and communication system security.
10. Data security.
11. Process of organising the work environment.
12. Self-organised work process.
13. Decision-making methods.
14. Planning methods.
15. Self-assessment mechanisms.
16. Document formatting requirements.
17. Self-assessment mechanisms.
18. Planning of studies, career, and work progress.
19. Principles of career development assessment.
20. Fundamental principles of time management.
21. Social and political structure of society.
22. Manifestations/indicators/criteria of social welfare.
23. Regulatory enactments related to labour law.
24. Collective employment contract.
25. Employment contract.
26. Positive communication techniques.
27. Time planning.
28. Teamwork.
29. Generally accepted codes of conduct in various societies and environments.
30. Components of healthy mind, body, and lifestyle.
31. Theories of communication and principles of collaboration.
32. Occupational safety regulations.
33. Preventive measures for eliminating work environment risk factors.
34. Safety signals and signs.
35. Occupational safety equipment and its use.
36. Safe and ergonomic work techniques.
37. Fire safety regulations.
38. Electrical safety regulations.
39. Civil defence regulations.
40. Action in the event of occupational risk occurrence.
41. Action in the event of fire.
42. Provision of first aid.
43. Response to emergency situations.

Professional skills and attitudes
1. To understand the construction process, types of construction and their specialisation, the most common construction work, regulatory enactments governing the construction sector, the role of teamwork in the performance of construction work, and work environment risk factors in the construction process.
2. To use symbols used in construction project drawings in professional communication to read construction project drawings.
3. To perform simple geodetic at the construction site.
4. To construct temporary wooden structures to ensure construction work.
5. To prepare concrete mixing machines and equipment for work.
6. To prepare concrete mixes and identify their components.
7. To pour concrete mix into formwork.
8. To assess the quality of performed concreting work.
9. To select tools, equipment, and mechanisms appropriate for the installation of surface and sub-surface water drainage systems.
10. To take measurements during the preparation and installation of surface and sub-surface water drainage systems.
11. To install surface and sub-surface water drainage systems at the construction site.
12. To get acquainted with the instructions and rules for the operation of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment.
13. To use the instructions and rules for the operation of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment.
14. To get acquainted with the structure and operating principles of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment.
15. To prepare the necessary tools, devices, and equipment for work.
16. To assess the technical condition of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment.
17. To verify compliance of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment with occupational safety and environmental protection requirements.
18. To identify wear and damage of assemblies and parts of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines.
19. To evaluate the impact of a worn part on related assemblies and units.
20. To prepare the necessary tools, devices, and equipment for work.
21. To work with technical drawings (sketches).
22. To restore part connections (part alignments, threaded connections, soldered, glued, riveted, welded connections).
23. To perform simple repair of worn parts, assemblies, and units of construction and road construction machines.
24. To dismantle worn parts, assemblies, and units.
25. To assemble new parts, assemblies, and units according to assembly requirements.
26. To inspect machinery and equipment after the rectification of defects.
27. To use operational documentation of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines.
28. To assess the technical condition of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines, and their suitability for the assigned work.
29. To select the materials required for maintenance.
30. To replace/refill technical fluids in accordance with occupational safety and environmental protection requirements.
31. To replace parts and assemblies scheduled for maintenance.
32. To operate construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment within the scope of work to be performed.
33. To observe traffic management instructions at the transport structure site.
34. To perform road construction and maintenance work.
35. To comply with occupational safety and environmental protection requirements in road construction and maintenance.
36. To operate construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines (TR2) and equipment within the scope of work to be performed.
37. To perform simple construction work, using construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment in accordance with occupational safety and environmental protection requirements.
38. To assess the technical condition of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines, and their suitability for the assigned work.
39. To ensure timely daily, periodic, and seasonal maintenance of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines.
40. To enter technical parameters in technical computer programs.
41. To adjust assemblies mechanically.
42. To perform a general functional test of machinery.
43. To calibrate machinery and units in accordance with technological requirements.
44. To inspect machinery and equipment after their adjustment and calibration.
45. To assess wear and damage of assemblies and parts.
46. To identify machinery defects organoleptically, using self-diagnostic systems and measuring devices.
47. To anticipate the remaining service life of wear parts.
48. To repair simple defects of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines in accordance with occupational safety and environmental protection requirements.
49. To perform visual and operational inspection of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines after the repair of defects.
50. To identify changes and deviations in the operation of machines and equipment.
51. To document the technical condition of machines and equipment.
52. To evaluate the severity of defects and changes identified during inspections.
53. To perform visual assessment.
54. To test units in idle mode.
55. To perform load testing.
56. To inform the direct supervisor about the technical condition of machines and equipment, and their suitability for work.
57. To anticipate potential accidents when operating machines and equipment.
58. To read the construction project, work organisation plan (WOP), and work performance plan (WPP).
59. To recognise symbols in technical drawings.
60. To inspect the existing engineering communications at the construction site.
61. To read cartographic and topographic documentation.
62. To recognise the temporary geodetic network of a transport structure site.
63. To handle technical-class geodetic tools with precision.
64. To establish work technology, labour intensity, and execution deadlines.
65. To identify the necessary material and technical resources.
66. To determine the quantity of materials, building products, structural elements, and equipment required for the construction of the facilities specified in the construction project.
67. To determine the allocation of construction resources according to the established stages of work performance.
68. To determine the procedures for maintaining access roads.
69. To organise the installation of a mobile office and portable living modules, and their connection to engineering communications.
70. To organise the installation of equipment components required to meet sanitary, fire safety, and electrical safety requirements.
71. To establish traffic management procedures.
72. To organise traffic according to the approved scheme.
73. To prepare reports on the working hours of construction workers.
74. To identify and select the necessary construction materials, construction products, mechanisms, and equipment appropriate for the specific technology.
75. To coordinate own activities with other participants of the process.
76. To monitor the performance of work in line with the assigned task.
77. To identify the sequence of related works at the site.
78. To participate in site planning meetings.
79. To introduce construction workers to the used construction techniques and methods (including the use of construction machinery, tools, and equipment).
80. To operate construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment (TR4) within the scope of work to be performed.
81. To drive a vehicle (category B) within the scope of work to be performed (travelling to the site, providing maintenance work, delivering materials).
82. To perform construction work, using construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment.
83. To assess the conformity of performed work with quality requirements.
84. To assess the extend and severity of non-compliances in the performed work.
85. To rectify non-compliances in the work performance process.
86. To plan the construction of transport structures and road maintenance work in accordance with the requirements of technical documentation and regulatory requirements.
87. To perform road maintenance work.
88. To perform the maintenance of bridges and traffic overpasses.
89. To supervise compliance with occupational safety requirements in the maintenance of transport structures.
90. To perform construction surveying.
91. To calculate the quantity of technical resources required for the installation.
92. To document the performed measurements and quantity calculations.
93. To assess the conformity of performed construction work with quality requirements.
94. To evaluate the compliance of construction products and materials with the requirements outlined in the construction project.
95. To rectify non-compliances in the work performance process.
96. To record the working hours of construction workers and machine hours in the electronic recording system.
General skills and attitudes
1. To communicate verbally and in writing in the official language in various professional situations.
2. To observe the norms of the Latvian literary language in formal communication.
3. To use professional terminology in the official language.
4. To communicate verbally and in writing in a foreign language.
5. To use professional terminology verbally and in writing.
6. To make correlations.
7. To use mathematical calculations when performing work tasks.
8. To model the course of the planned task solution.
9. To purposefully process information, selecting the most appropriate solution.
10. To communicate using communicative information technologies.
11. To comply with information technology security and personal data protection requirements.
12. To prepare professional work documentation.
13. To find necessary information in internet resources and data carriers independently.
14. To evaluate the reliability of information critically.
15. To follow management instructions and rules in work performance.
16. To perform high-quality work tasks, balancing workload, time, and resources.
17. To evaluate economic risks within the scope of own competence.
18. To use the allocated resources effectively.
19. To take a decision on problem-solving within the scope of own competence in a specific situation.
20. To assess own personal and social development/self-improvement opportunities.
21. To assess own professional experience and opportunities for professional competence development.
22. To purposefully plan the improvement of professional competences.
23. To acquire new knowledge according to labour market needs.
24. To keep up with the development of the theory and practice of professional activity and the professional field.
25. To comply with legal requirements.
26. To comply with the internal regulations of the company/workplace.
27. To assume responsibility for own work results.
28. To perform work according to the job description.
29. To apply ethical standards.
30. To perform collaborative teamwork and communicate constructively in various environments.
31. To take independent decisions within the scope of own competence when addressing professional issues.
32. To organise the workplace in accordance with occupational safety, electrical safety, fire safety, and environmental protection requirements.
33. To apply ergonomic requirements in the arrangement of the workplace.
34. To prepare the workplace for safe work performance.
35. To assess the impact of work environment risk factors on health within the scope of own competence.
36. To safely operate technological devices and equipment.
37. To act in accordance with fire safety, electrical safety, and occupational safety requirements.
38. To use the ABC scheme to address critical health conditions, and preserve and sustain life.
39. To respond to an emergency situation and state of emergency responsibly.

Professional competences
1. Ability to understand the construction process and describe the types of construction and construction works.
2. Ability to use the symbols of construction project drawings to read construction project drawings in professional communication.
3. Ability to perform geodetic work at the construction site.
4. Ability to construct temporary wooden structures to ensure construction work.
5. Ability to perform simple concreting work, preparing and pouring the concrete mix according to the work task.
6. Ability to install surface and sub-surface water drainage systems during the preparation phase of construction works.
7. Ability to maintain construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment in accordance with operating instructions and rules for operation.
8. Ability to perform simple repair and fitting work on construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines, and replace worn parts, assemblies, and units.
9. Ability to perform timely maintenance of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
10. Ability to perform work, using construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment (TR2) in accordance with the work task and requirements of technical documentation and regulatory enactments.
11. Ability to ensure the operation of construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines.
12. Ability to perform simple repair work on construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
13. Ability to test the operation of construction and road construction machines after the rectification of defects.
14. Ability to understand the construction project, work organisation plan (WOP), and work performance plan (WPP), technical schemes, legislation and standards in the field of construction relevant to transport structures.
15. Ability to determine the exact location of a transport structure in the field and assess the current condition of the site.
16. Ability to plan resources effectively, in line with building codes, volume of work to be performed, and the actual conditions on site.
17. Ability to plan and place material and technical resources at the site effectively.
18. Ability to organise the installation of necessary construction equipment components and their connection to communications in accordance with hygiene, fire safety, and electrical safety requirements.
19. Ability to independently organise and manage traffic at construction and maintenance sites for transport structures.
20. Ability to ensure the technological process of the installation of transport structures.
21. Ability to ensure the sequential performance of related work at a transport structure site according to the project.
22. Ability to perform work, using construction, road construction, and road maintenance machines and equipment (TR4) in accordance with the work task and drive a Category B vehicle to ensure road construction work.
23. Ability to assess the volume and quality of completed work and rectify non-compliances in the work performance process.
24. Ability to ensure the maintenance of transport structures during summer and winter seasons in accordance with the requirements of technical documentation and regulatory enactments.
25. Ability to assess the volume and quality of completed work and rectify non-compliances in the work performance process.
26. Ability to record the working hours of construction workers at the transport structure site in accordance with the established form of recording working hours.
General competences
1. Ability to express and interpret concepts, ideas, facts, and opinions both verbally and in writing in the official language, using general communication and professional terminology.
2. Ability to use professional terminology in a foreign language in the performance of work tasks.
3. Ability to apply mathematical thinking when modelling work situations and planning the execution of work tasks.
4. Ability to confidently and securely select and use information and communication technologies to complete a work task.
5. Ability to plan and monitor work performance deadlines and quality, balancing workload, time, and resources.
6. Ability to take a well-founded decision in specific situations within the scope of own professional competence and in the field of activity.
7. Ability to assess and purposefully plan the improvement of professional competences.
8. Ability to effectively manage own learning and development.
9. Ability to continue learning with an appropriate degree of independence, improving own competences.
10. Ability to use knowledge in professional activity according to labour market needs and the development of theory and practice in the specific field.
11. Ability to comply with the internal regulations of the company/workplace and establish employment relationships.
12. Ability to take independent decisions and apply norms in professional activity in accordance with labour law requirements.
13. Ability to communicate effectively, following ethical standards and the principles of constructive communication, actively participate in teamwork, and collaborate successfully in a team.
14. Ability to perform work tasks in accordance with occupational safety, environmental protection, electrical safety, fire safety, and civil defence requirements.
15. Ability to critically assess work environment risk factors within the scope of own competence and safely operate technological devices and equipment.
16. Ability to respond to an emergency situation and state of emergency responsibly, and provide first aid.