Qualifications Framework level

EQF level

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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LQF level

Latvian Qualifications Framework (LQF) has 8 levels (1 – the lowest, 8 – the highest).

Levels reflect the complexity level of acquired knowledge, skills and competences (learning outcomes).

LQF covers stages of education starting from the basic education (level 1 – special basic education) to the highest education (level 8 – doctoral studies).


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Level of professional qualification
Latvia has a system of five professional qualifications levels (PQL, 1 – the lowest, 5 – the highest).

PQL system covers only professional qualifications (basic education, secondary and higher education stages).

PQL reflects readiness of a person to perform work of certain stage of complexity and responsibility.
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Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are knowledge, skills and competences acquired during a certain period of learning.

In Latvia, learning outcomes are stipulated by state education standards and occupational standards (for the professional qualifications).

Learning outcomes of higher education are defined by higher education institutions.


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– Able to perform intellectual operations at the level of knowledge, understanding, use and simple analysis.
– Uses knowledge and theoretical understanding in wide-ranging complex activities.
– Able to obtain and evaluate information independently.
– Uses wide-ranging knowledge and skills for the solution of well-formulated, but unknown and unforeseeable problems.
– Has detailed, theoretical knowledge and understanding corresponding to the professional qualification.
– Has wide-ranging skills and proficiency essential for the profession corresponding to the professional qualification.
– Able to perform the work of executor independently, including the planning and supervision of the work to be performed.
– Knows and is able to apply appropriate technologies.
– Able to apply information acquisition and processing technologies in professional activity.
– Latvian language proficiency developed and foreign language(-s) proficiency improved.
– Knows and understands links between historical developments of their county, Latvia, Europe and world.
– Able to apply mathematical knowledge and skills in professional work.
– Able to apply knowledge about the facts and laws of natural sciences in professional activity.
– Able to evaluate the processes occurring in nature and society and comprehend them in their system and development.
– Understands the principle of coherence of ecological space and observes the environmental protection requirements in professional activity.
– Understands the basic principles of market economy.
– Able to find their place in the economic structures of society and able to operate therein.
– Understands the economic relationship between employer and employee and knows the relevant legislation.
– Has a conception of the political structure of the European Union, as well as of the principles of single economic area and the mobility of the labour force.
– Evaluates their abilities adequately.
– Plans activity in compliance with circumstances, possibilities and their abilities.
– Plans time in accordance with task.
– Able to make justified choice and make a decision independently in familiar and less familiar circumstances.
– Able to answer for the quantitative and qualitative result of their professional activities, assumes partial responsibility for the work performed by others.
– Is determined, systematic and rational when working.
– Is careful and accurate.
– Able to assume initiative.

Carpenter

  • Knowledge

    PROFESSIONAL knowledge:
    At the concept level:
    1. Ethnography of the finishing of wooden buildings.
    2. Floor surface treatment.
    3. Groups of wood materials.
    4. Principles of logistics.
    At the comprehension level:
    1. Construction plan documentation, drawings of constructions, and assembly schemes.
    2. Essential woodworking operations with manual work instruments.
    3. Possibilities of wood shrinkage, swelling, and deformation.
    4. Types of partition walls.
    5. Physical properties of materials.
    6. Physical and mechanical properties of construction materials.
    7. Load carrying capacity of wood constructions.
    8. Certificates of compliance and quality of construction materials.
    9. Structure of facilities.
    10. Productivity of facilities.
    11. Performance and operating principles of facilities.
    12. Selection of repair materials.
    At the application level:
    1. Construction drawings and their reading.
    2. Projection images in drawings.
    3. Elements of structures in drawings and their notional designations.
    4. Main parts of construction plans.
    5. Application of measuring instruments.
    6. Types of waterproofing and its assembly.
    7. Geometry of the foundations and their levelling.
    8. Elements of wood frame structures.
    9. Types of joints of wood constructions.
    10. Types of auxiliary devices and their application.
    11. Selection of structural timber.
    12. Disassembly and assembly scheme.
    13. Technology for the construction of corner-jointed buildings.
    14. Types of thermal insulation materials, their use.
    15. Types of roofs, ways of construction, and constructions.
    16. Levelling.
    17. Principles and technology of restoration, and their documentation.
    18. Fixation methods.
    19. Types of doors and windows, and their assembly.
    20. Sealing materials and their application.
    21. Types of interior and exterior finishing materials, and their assembly.
    22. Types of floors and materials to be used for laying floors.
    23. Requirements for the laying of different types of floor.
    24. Technologies for the laying of wooden floors.
    25. Formulas for the crafting of wooden stairs.
    26. Types of wooden stairs.
    27. Strings, banisters, and handholds of stairs.
    28. Criteria for the selection of materials and constructions.
    29. Materials and elements for the construction of partition walls and their assembly.
    30. Ways to connect the chimney and ventilation, and their embedding technologies.
    31. Insulation and sealing materials, and their assembly.
    32. Finishing materials for the interior and exterior walls of the structure and technologies for their use.
    33. Tree species and their use in construction.
    34. Wood defects affecting the quality of structural timber.
    35. Construction materials and their application in buildings.
    36. Permitted moisture content in structural timber.
    37. Construction drawings and their reading.
    38. Chemical and biological materials and processes for wood protection.
    39. Requirements for the storage of construction materials.
    40. Strapping work technology.
    41. Work with spreadsheet software.
    42. Basic principles of the calculation of material and labour costs.
    43. Differences in the use and maintenance of internal combustion engine motors.
    44. Operating principles of internal combustion engines (4 and 2-stroke).
    45. Basic principles of sharpening cutting instruments.
    46. Use of grinding and cutting wheels.
    47. Types of electrical instruments.
    48. Types of lubricants and their use.
    49. Selection and application of repair instruments.
    50. Techniques for safe filling of fuels and oils of internal combustion engines.
    51. Structure and operation of motor-operated instruments.
    52. Operation of electrical and battery-operated instruments.
    53. Principles of using manual, motor-operated and electrical instruments and battery-operated equipment.
    54. Conditions for the storage of manual, motor-operated and electrical instruments and battery-operated equipment.
    55. Maintenance of manual, motor-operated and electrical instruments and battery-operated equipment before/after work.
    56. Charging and storage of batteries.
    GENERAL knowledge:
    At the concept level:
    1. Diversity of social relations.
    2. Preconditions for effective communication.
    3. Organisation of the labour protection system.
    At the comprehension level:
    1. Vocabulary.
    2. Grammar and language functions.
    3. Types of verbal interaction.
    4. Language styles and characteristics of intonation.
    5. Diversity of language and communication in different contexts.
    6. Laws and regulations regarding information technologies.
    7. Principles of promoting cooperation.
    8. Creation of a team.
    9. Settling of conflicts.
    10. Working conditions and human health as a precondition for life quality.
    11. Essence and principles of labour protection.
    12. Health risk factors.
    13. Laws and regulations regarding labour protection and environmental protection.
    14. Essence of sustainable development.
    15. Essence, significance, and norms of labour rights.
    16. Unifying values of society.
    17. Social and political structure of society.
    18. Environmental protection regulations.
    19. Techniques for safe filling of fuels and oils of internal combustion engines.
    20. Principles of ergonomics.
    21. Ergonomic factors.
    At the application level:
    1. Official language.
    2. Foreign language(s).
    3. Intercultural interaction.
    4. Mathematical methods and instruments.
    5. Units of measurement and shapes.
    6. Types, programs, and use of electronic means of communication.
    7. Application software in preparation of documents.
    8. Information systems security.
    9. Time planning techniques.
    10. Effective interaction and cooperation techniques.
    11. Placing and securing of fencing.
    12. Types of informative and warning signs.
    13. Work organisation at the object and work organisation schemes.
    14. Equipment of the workplace for carpentry works.
    15. Planning in setting up the workplace.
    16. Ethical standards.
    17. Interaction and behaviour regularities.
    18. Communication methods.
    19. Preventive measures to remedy work environment risk factors.
    20. Fire and electrical safety requirements.
    21. Use of biodegradable oils and fuels.
    22. Transportation and storage of motor-operated instruments, fuels, and oils.
    23. Techniques for the elimination of the consequences of an accident.
    24. Types of wood preservatives and techniques for their use.
    25. Measures for the utilisation of wood preservatives.
    26. Application and types of personal and collective protective work equipment.
    27. Control of the technical condition of safety devices.
    28. Safe working techniques.
    29. Provision of first aid to an injured person.
    30. Ergonomic working techniques.
    31. Labour protection requirements for work at high altitude.

  • Skills

    PROFESSIONAL skills:
    1. To read the construction plan, drawings of constructions, and assembly schemes.
    2. To outline the parameters of the object in the production plant.
    3. To construct temporary foundations.
    4. To assess the potential risks while completing own work task.
    5. To check the geometry and levels of the foundations of the structure.
    6. To correct the foundations of the structure.
    7. To apply waterproofing.
    8. To construct an industrial wood frame.
    9. To construct a crafted wood frame.
    10. To construct a timber framing and pile building.
    11. To join the frame panels in accordance with the technical documentation.
    12. To assemble the elements of the continuous frame and different constructions.
    13. To construct a row of logs with a corner joint.
    14. To build in vertical constructions.
    15. To disassemble the walls of a corner-jointed building.
    16. To assemble the walls of a corner-jointed building.
    17. To manufacture roof constructions.
    18. To make roof constructions, using handicraft techniques.
    19. To assemble roof constructions.
    20. To prepare the roof construction for roof covering.
    21. To reduce the load of the damaged construction.
    22. To perform the prosthetics of the damaged construction.
    23. To replace the damaged parts of the construction.
    24. To document the restoration works to be performed.
    25. To assemble door and window blocks.
    26. To seal door and window blocks.
    27. To reinforce the interior finishing materials.
    28. To construct the floor base.
    29. To assemble the wooden floor covering.
    30. To measure the location of wooden stairs.
    31. To craft wooden stairs.
    32. To assemble wooden stairs.
    33. To build in partition walls, anchoring them to exterior and interior walls.
    34. To build the frame and brick partition walls in log walls.
    35. To install a vapour barrier, and dust and wind-proof insulation.
    36. To embed mineral insulation and natural thermal insulation materials.
    37. To build the ventilation of thermal insulation (wall, roof).
    38. To seal the building.
    39. To build engineering communication channels.
    40. To build facade ventilation.
    41. To finish the interior walls with finishing materials.
    42. To protect the exterior walls of a structure against weather effects.
    43. To measure structural timber.
    44. To determine the volume and quantity of construction materials.
    45. To assess the quality of construction materials and the compliance of the dimensions with the technical documentation of the newly erected building.
    46. To perform visual assessment of the current structural condition of the buildings to be renovated.
    47. To have thorough knowledge of the technical documentation.
    48. To identify the compliance of the construction materials to be used with the requirements of the design.
    49. To perform the mechanical processing of construction materials.
    50. To perform the chemical and biological processing of construction materials.
    51. To plan the flow of construction materials at the object.
    52. To store construction materials, ensuring the retention of their quality.
    53. To perform strapping works.
    54. To have thorough knowledge of the technical documentation.
    55. To identify the available alternatives.
    56. To calculate the most economically advantageous offer.
    57. To apply work tools and mechanisms in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer.
    58. To use safe working techniques.
    59. To choose work tools and mechanisms for specific work.
    60. To perform thorough check of the technical condition of work tools and mechanisms.
    61. To sharpen cutting instruments.
    62. To oil work tools, instruments, and mechanisms.
    63. To maintain work tools.
    64. To place the work tools, instruments, and mechanisms in a temporary storage area.
    65. To maintain optimum oil level in the engine block or oil tank.
    66. To maintain optimum air filter condition.
    67. To replace the air filter.
    68. To sharpen cutting surfaces.
    69. To replace blades.
    70. To oil mechanical linkages.
    71. To start motor-operated and electrical instruments.
    72. To apply instruments and mechanisms in accordance with the work task.
    73. To assess the need for daily or more extensive repairs.
    74. To charge batteries of electrical instruments.
    75. To prepare work tools, mechanisms, and inventory for storage.
    76. To place work tools, mechanisms, and inventory for storage.
    GENERAL skills:
    1. To communicate in the official language.
    2. To communicate in foreign language both orally and in writing.
    3. To substantiate the solution to a task mathematically.
    4. To model the progress of resolving the planned task.
    5. To use information and communication technologies to complete a work task.
    6. To cooperate in a team, being aware of own responsibility when completing a joint task.
    7. To cooperate effectively in different environments.
    8. To plan the completion of tasks depending on their priority.
    9. To record the completed tasks.
    10. To place fencing around the object.
    11. To set up information and warning signs.
    12. To place pylons and barriers.
    13. To cordon off the work territory with warning tape.
    14. To apply ethical standards.
    15. To use interaction and behaviour regularities.
    16. To communicate during the work process effectively.
    17. To create a work environment adequate for the performance of works.
    18. To comprehend the concept of holistic approach to health and the factors affecting health.
    19. To assess the impact of work environment risk factors on health.
    20. To be responsible for own health condition.
    21. To apply the norms of employment legal relationship.
    22. To comply with labour protection requirements.
    23. To perform works in compliance with electrical safety requirements.
    24. To perform works in compliance with fire safety requirements.
    25. To comply with the requirements for the use of motor-operated instruments.
    26. To refrain from polluting environment with fuels, oils or other operating fluids.
    27. To control the compliance with the requirements for the storage of motor-operated instruments.
    28. To use wood preservatives in accordance with the instructions.
    29. To utilise the remaining wood preservatives.
    30. To choose the appropriate personal protective work equipment and safety devices.
    31. To keep track of the technical condition of the protective work equipment and safety devices.
    32. To use the ABC method to prevent the most critical conditions and preserve and sustain life.
    33. To provide first aid in occupational accidents.
    34. To control working techniques.
    35. To choose the appropriate work inventory responsibly.
    36. To use a hoist.
    37. To control the technical condition of the inventory and the hoist.

  • Competences/ autonomy

    PROFESSIONAL competences:
    1. Ability to have thorough knowledge of the documentation required to prepare and commence construction works.
    2. Ability to choose a suitable temporary construction site for the frame and construction parts of the building in the production plant, in accordance with the design.
    3. Ability to assess the suitability of the foundations for the construction of the frame of the building and avert deficiencies responsibly.
    4. Ability to construct frames accurately, using industrial and handicraft techniques, in accordance with the technical documentation.
    5. Ability to assemble the wood frame of the building in accordance with the assembly documentation.
    6. Ability to create and assemble the walls of a corner-jointed building, following the principles of compaction.
    7. Ability to make roof constructions, using industrial and handicraft techniques, in accordance with the drawing of the unit.
    8. Ability to install the roof construction in accordance with the assembly documentation.
    9. Ability to restore solid wood constructions in good quality, in accordance with the principles and technology of restoration.
    10. Ability to install door and window blocks in good quality, in accordance with the relevant requirements.
    11. Ability to assemble different wood finishing materials in accordance with the work task.
    12. Ability to create floor construction and lay the floor, assessing its suitability for the specific premises and conditions.
    13. Ability to craft and install wooden stairs.
    14. Ability to build different types of partition walls in accordance with the layout.
    15. Ability to perform different types of insulation works, taking into account the relevant technologies.
    16. Ability to perform wood finishing works in good quality, ensuring the sustainability of the building.
    17. Ability to calculate the quantity of construction materials necessary for work.
    18. Ability to assess the suitability of construction materials and options for the restoration of a wood construction.
    19. Ability to select and prepare construction materials for construction in compliance with the requirements of the design.
    20. Ability to organise the logistics of construction materials, following the sequence of the performance of works.
    21. Ability to perform cost optimisation and calculation.
    22. Ability to learn and apply the principles of operation and use of work instruments and safe working techniques in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer.
    23. Ability to choose the most effective/appropriate work tool and mechanism to complete the assigned work task.
    24. Ability to maintain the instruments and mechanisms in working order, performing minor repair works, if necessary.
    25. Ability to apply work tools, mechanisms, and inventory for the completion of the work task safely and efficiently.
    26. Ability to prepare and place for storage the work tools, mechanisms, and inventory, assessing the storage conditions and retaining their operability throughout the entire period of storage.
    GENERAL competences:
    1. Ability to communicate in the official language both orally and in writing.
    2. Ability to communicate in one foreign language.
    3. Ability to apply mathematical thinking while modelling work situations and planning the performance of a work task.
    4. Ability to choose and use information and communication technologies confidently and safely to complete a work task.
    5. Ability to engage in teamwork effectively.
    6. Ability to establish and critically analyse interaction with other people.
    7. Ability to plan time independently while completing a task individually or in a team.
    8. Ability to organise the workplace rationally, keeping the object clean and tidy.
    9. Ability to equip and set up a safe workplace in accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations.
    10. Ability to communicate effectively without violating the standards of professional ethics and the principles of behaviour and interaction.
    11. Ability to assume responsibility for own working abilities by assessing health risk factors.
    12. Ability to determine the detrimental effect of work environment conditions on health.
    13. Ability to comply with the provisions of labour rights and labour protection regulations while completing the work task.
    14. Ability to comply with electrical and fire safety requirements while completing a work task.
    15. Ability to work with instruments and wood preservatives responsibly, in compliance with environmental protection requirements.
    16. Ability to use personal and collective protective equipment and safety devices responsibly and independently, keeping up with their technical condition.
    17. Ability to act in extreme situations responsibly and provide first aid.
    18. Ability to use ergonomic working techniques and the appropriate inventory responsibly.
    19. Ability to perform work at high altitude, anticipating the possible occupational risks, choosing inventory and equipment in good technical condition, and complying with labour protection requirements accurately.
    20. Ability to establish and respect employment legal relationship.

Qualification acquisition requirements

Previous education
Certificate of general secondary education
Ways to acquire 
Qualifications can be acquired in the framework of education programs or in the evaluation and recognition of non-formal knowledge, skills and competences acquired (in vocational education LKI Levels 2-4).
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Formal (through education programmes)
ECTS credit points 
The unit of the volume of Latvian higher education studies - 1 credit point corresponds to one week of study work in full-time studies (40 credit points per study year).

1 The credit point of Latvia corresponds to 1,5 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credit point.
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Duration of study 
Duration of qualification in full-time studies
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1,5 years

Qualification document

Awarding body

Liquidated/Reorganised/Changed title and\or type:

- Cesis Secondary School of Technology and Design

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Qualifications Framework level

EQF level

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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LQF level

Latvian Qualifications Framework (LQF) has 8 levels (1 – the lowest, 8 – the highest).

Levels reflect the complexity level of acquired knowledge, skills and competences (learning outcomes).

LQF covers stages of education starting from the basic education (level 1 – special basic education) to the highest education (level 8 – doctoral studies).


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Level of professional qualification

Latvia has a system of five professional qualifications levels (PQL, 1 – the lowest, 5 – the highest).

PQL system covers only professional qualifications (basic education, secondary and higher education stages).

PQL reflects readiness of a person to perform work of certain stage of complexity and responsibility.


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Qualification field, stage and type

Thematic field (ISCED 2013)
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) developed by UNESCO.
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Architecture and construction (073)

Detailed field: (ISCED 2013)

Building and civil engineering (0732)

Education
Stages of Latvian education system included in the LQF:
- basic education
- secondary education
- higher education
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Secondary education

Qualification type
ITypes of Latvian education:
-General education
-Professional education
-Academic education
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Vocational

Full or partial

Full qualification

Other information

National Education Information System

National Database of Education Opportunities

Active qualification

Last changes: 17.07.2020

Posted: 07.05.2016