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. quality system;
1.2. environmental management company’s units, basic functions;
1.3. metrology;
1.4. electrical equipment;
1.5. laws and regulations of the field of chemistry;
1.6. basics of microbiology.
2. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of understanding:
2.1. chemical substances and mixtures classification and labelling;
2.2. substances that are subject to strict accounting;
2.3. chemical substances/mixtures/ material storage principles and conditions;
2.4. technological processes and equipment;
2.5. basic of quality assurance;
2.6. technological communication labelling;
2.7. basic principles of good production practice;
2.8. basic principles of good laboratory practice;
2.9. waste management;
2.10. basic principles of communication;
2.11. 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. inorganic chemistry basics;
3.2. organic chemistry basics;
3.3. analytical chemistry basics;
3.4. laboratory work machinery;
3.5. laboratory equipment and measuring equipment setting, operation principles and exploitation;
3.6. basic principles of chemical substances and mixture sample extraction, labelling and storage;
3.7. document work process;
3.8. safe use of chemical substances and mixtures, safety data sheets.
3.9. pressure equipment;
3.10. labour protection (safety signs and signals, work environment risks, collective and individual work safety means, action pre-accident and in the accident situations, electrical safety, fire safety rules and firefighting means, first aid)
3.11. work hygiene;
3.12. information technologies and office equipment;
3.13. communication psychology;
3.14. basic principles professional and general ethics.
3.15. Employment regulations;
3.16. official language;
3.17. one foreign language at the level of the professional communication.
1. Prepare premises, equipment, engineering communications, materials for the work process.
2. Assess equipment, measuring instrument and engineering communications technical condition and readiness for the work.
3. Work with the laboratory equipment, equipment and measuring instruments.
4. Work with the chemical, including with particularly hazardous substances, chemical material mixtures and other materials in accordance with the field regulatory documents and requirements.
5. Perform the registration of the chemical substances that are a subject to strict registration.
6. Read and use the regulatory documentation.
7. Perform chemical synthesis.
8. Prepare samples for analysis.
9. Perform chemical and physicochemical analysis.
10. Document work process.
11. Perform chemical and physicochemical analysis and synthesis result calculation, as well as using the result treatment statistical programmes.
12. Assess gained results and act in accordance with the field regulatory documentation.
13. Read chemical/mixtures/ material safety data sheets.
14. Implement chemical field law and regulations in one’s work.
15. Work in a classified (according to the requirements for the air cleanliness, room facilities designed in a way that they are appropriate for the work with different level hazardous substances etc.) premises.
16. Use good laboratory practice and production principles.
17. Comply with premises, equipment and personal hygiene requirements.
18. Tidy up work place, keep it tidy and clean.
19. Perform work duties in accordance with the work safety requirements set in laws and regulations, use individual and collective safety means by wearing appropriate clothes and shoes and comply with safety signs.
20. Use fire safety means and act in the case of the fire.
21. Act accordingly in pre-accident and in the accident situations.
22. Provide the first aid.
23. Use electrical equipment.
24. Comply with the work safety requirements set in laws and regulations.
25. Work individually and in a team.
26. Coordinate won actions with other specialists in the company.
27. Comply with the basic principles of general and professional ethics.
28. Rationally use resources.
29. Perform work in the set time and deadline.
30. Perform work independently and be responsible for own work result.
31. Know the official language.
32. Know one foreign language at the level of the professional communication.
33. Use professional terminology in the official language and in one foreign language.
34. Improve one’s professional skills and gain and analyse new professional information.
35. Use information technologies and office equipment in one’s professional activity.
36. Comply with employment regulations.
1. Ability independently prepare premises, equipment, engineering communications, materials for the work process and assess their technical conditions and readiness for the work.
2. Ability to work with the laboratory equipment and measuring instruments in accordance with the field regulatory documentation, good production practice and good laboratory principles.
3. Ability to work with the chemical substances, their mixture and other materials in accordance with the field regulatory documentation, also assessing chemical substance, their mixture and its correspondence to the quality requirements and work task.
4. Ability to read and use the field regulatory documentation, to document work process.
5. Ability to perform chemical synthesis, prepare samples for the analysis.
6. Ability to perform chemical and physicochemical analysis.
7. Ability to perform chemical and physicochemical analysis and synthesis result calculation, as well as using the result treatment statistical programmes, assess gained results and act in accordance with the field regulatory documentation.
8. Ability to understand and comply with the personal and production hygiene requirements, work specifics in the classified premises.
9. Ability to comply with the safety laws and regulations requirements, perform work duties without doing harm to own health by using appropriate collective and individual safety means.
10. Ability to understand and comply with the environment protection requirements set in laws and regulations and perform work duties without doing harm to the environment.
11. Ability to comply with the explosion, fire and electrical safety requirements and act accordingly.
12. Ability to act pre-emergency and emergency situations.
13. Ability to provide the first aid.
14. Ability to be responsible for own work result, rational working hours and resources use, coordinate won actions with different level specialists.
15. Ability to work in a team, without causing conflicts and physiological discomfort at the work place and comply with the basic principles of the professional and general ethics.
16. Ability to communicate in the official language and in one foreign language.
17. Ability to use professional terminology in the official language and in one foreign language.
18. Ability to self-educate and improve professional competences.
19. Ability to use information technologies in own professional service.
20. Ability to comply with the employment regulations.
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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: 16.07.2024
Posted: 07.05.2016