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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An occupational standard was developed for this qualification in 2018.

– 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.

Industrial equipment mechanic

  • Knowledge

    1. KNOWLEDGE at the level of notion:
    1.1. good manufacturing practice and other quality systems;
    1.2. company structure;
    1.3. equipment selection and installing principles;
    1.4. steel heat treatment;
    1.5. metal processing under pressure;
    1.6. metal-cutting machine tools;
    1.7. welding basics;
    1.8. basics of mechatronic system.
    2. KNOWLEDGE at the level of understanding :
    2.1. technological process automatization, automatization tools;
    2.2. technological processes;
    2.3. technological equipment structure;
    2.4. strength calculations for typical details;
    2.5. strength calculations for technological equipment assemblies;
    2.6. basics of economcs;
    2.7. mechanical properties of processed materials;
    2.8. organization of equipment, equipment assemblies and tools technical inspection in the company, in general, including information technology solutions.
    3. KNOWLEDGE at the level of use:
    3.1. diagnostics tools;
    3.2. the main characteristics of metal and non-metallic materials, bonding techniques and their use in mechanical engineering;
    3.3. metal cutting and locksmith instruments and technologies;
    3.4. acids, alkalis and other chemicals properties;
    3.5. aggressive and toxic substances;
    3.6. oiling products, properties, technical products used for oiling;
    3.7. types of metal corrosion and protective coatings;
    3.8. drawing and technical documentation formatting standards;
    3.9. technical measurements and measuring tools;
    3.10. measuring instruments and device testing, verification and calibration;
    3.11. metal brands and designations;
    3.12 surface shape and roughness tolerances;
    3.13. tolerances and fits of various detail connection;
    3.14. repair types of technological equipment, standard parts and basic assemblies;
    3.15. technological equipment maintenance;
    3.16. safety signs and signals;
    3.17. labour protection;
    3.18. environmental protection;
    3.19. first aid;
    3.20. work hygiene;
    3.21. professional communication;
    3.22. regulations related to the professional conduct;
    3.23. official language;
    3.24. one foreign language at the professional communication level;
    3.25. professional terminology in the official language and two foreign languages;
    3.26. the principles of professional and general ethics;
    3.27. information technologies;
    3.28. legal standards of employment relatios.

  • Skills

    1. To plan assembly and disassembly, repair and maintenance of equipment, equipment assemblies and tools.
    2. To organize assembly and disassembly, repair and maintenance of equipment, equipment assemblies and tools.
    3. To perform assembly and disassembly, repair and maintenance of equipment, equipment assemblies and tools.
    4. To check the technical condition of equipment before commissioning.
    5. To perform simple metal processing works.
    6. To define defects of equipment and details, to identify repair types for correction.
    7. To perform or organize restoration work of worn parts and replacement of equipment assemblies.
    8. To comply with and control equipment operationmode according to equipment operation instruction.
    9. To perform technical condition monitoring and diagnostics of equipment, equipment assemblies and tools.
    10. To identify equipment accidents and causes of damage and act according to the instructions.
    11. To use measuring instruments.
    12. To read control measuring instrument indicators.
    13. To evaluate the control results.
    14. To read assembly and detail drawings and equipment systems principal schemes, including technological, hydraulic, pneumatic, and kinematic schemes.
    15. To develop detailed working drawings and sketches.
    16. To fill in equipment assembly, disassembly, operation, maintenance, and repair documents.
    17. To use information technologies and office equipment.
    18. To exercise good manufacturing practice and other quality system standards.
    19. To observe labour protection, fire safety and electrical safety regulatory requirements.
    20. To provide the first aid.
    21. To observe the environmental regulatory requirements.
    22. To observe the safety signals and signs.
    23. To work independently and in a team.
    24. To coordinate activities with experts of different levels of expertise
    25. To plan and organize your work.
    26. To take responsibility for your work results.
    27. To resolve problems that may arise during the work process within your competence.
    28. To meet the hygiene requirements.
    29. To observe the principles of professional and general ethics.
    30. To observe the professional communication principles.
    31. To speak in the official language.
    32. To speak in one foreign language at professional communication level.
    33. To use professional terminology in the official language and two foreign languages.
    34. To use professional work-related laws and regulations.
    35. To observe standards of  legal employment relations.  
    36. To develop your COMPETENCES, maintain and evaluate the new necessary information according to the job tasks.

  • Competences/ autonomy

    1. Ability to plan, organize, and perform independently assembly and disassembly of tools, equipment, repair of tools and assemblies.
    2. Ability to evaluate the damage of equipment, equipment assemblies and tools, and causes, to detect damaged parts.
    3. Ability to evaluate and prepare equipment for repair, equipment assemblies and tools.
    4. Ability to perform different repairs of equipment, equipment assemblies and tools.
    5. Ability to produce and process precisely simple equipment components.
    6. Ability to read and understand drawings, technical and repair documentation, as well as use the obtained information at work.
    7. Ability to keep equipment in running order according to regulatory documentation requirements.
    8. Ability to perform equipment technical inspection, planned and emergency, as well as maintenance and repair.
    9. Ability to use measuring instruments and evaluate control results.
    10. Ability to choose and use equipment node assembly and disassembly instruments and tools.
    11. Ability to perform job duties (including the use of appropriate equipment and tools, working instruments, materials, work clothes, personal and collective labour protection products) according to the requirements of Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.
    12. Ability to observe explosion safety, fire safety, and electrical safety requirements, to act accordinglyand provide first aid upon necessity.
    13. Ability to understand and observe environmental protection regulatory requirements, as well as perform job duties without harming the environment.
    14. Ability to recognize protection signals and signs and act accordingly.
    15. Ability to observe hygiene requirements.
    16. Ability to plan and organize your work.
    17. Ability to coordinate your activities with different level specialists.
    18. Ability to observe professional communication principles.
    19. Ability to observe the principles of professional and general ethics.
    20. Ability to resolve problems that may arise during the work process within your competence.
    21. Ability to take responsibility for your actions, work results, rational use of working time and resources.
    22. Ability to find, select and use work-related technical information in different information resources.
    23. Ability to communicate in the official language and one foreign language.
    24. Ability to observe legal labour relation standards.
    25. Ability to self-educate and develop competences.

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

College:

- Riga Technical University Agancy "Riga Technical University Mechanics and Technology College of Olaine"

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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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Engineering and engineering trades (071)

Detailed field: (ISCED 2013)

Mechanics and metal trades (0715)

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

Historical qualification

Last changes: 14.07.2020

Posted: 23.10.2019