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
Till 1 august 2022 in Latvia had 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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New 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.

Environmental Technician

  • Knowledge

    1. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of notion:
    1.1. basics of law;
    1.2. energy types;
    1.3. types of alternative energy;
    1.4. quality systems;
    1.5. environmental management systems.
    2. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of understanding:
    2.1. general chemistry;
    2.2. chemical substances, their classification, labelling and properties;
    2.3. water, atmosphere and soil pollution;
    2.4. environmental impact of microorganisms;
    2.5. the latest technologies and tools in the environmental protection;
    2.6. basics of cleaner manufacturing;
    2.7. basics of economics;
    2.8. professional terminology in the official language and one foreign language.
    3. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of use:
    3.1. basic analytical chemistry;
    3.2. laboratory equipment and glassware, chemical reactive, types, and uses;
    3.3. methods of taking control samples;
    3.4. testing methods to determine the control parameters of the environmental quality and technological processes;
    3.5. methods of preparing drinking water;
    3.6. methods of waste water treatment;
    3.7. basic principles and methods in waste management;
    3.8. good production practices (ISO – International Organization for Standardization) and other quality systems;
    3.9. labour protection;
    3.10. environmental protection;
    3.11. safety signs and signals;
    3.12. first aid;
    3.13. work hygiene;
    3.14. basics of communication;
    3.15. official language;
    3.16. one foreign language at the professional communication level;
    3.17. professional ethics;
    3.18. information technologies;
    3.19. legal employment relations.

  • Skills

    1. To take samples for control analysis.
    2. To perform water, drinking water, waste water, air, and soil control analyses and process their results.
    3. To read technological schemes.
    4. To read and prepare technological process drawings.
    5. To apply good production practices, ISO and other quality system standards.
    6. To use information technologies and electronic laboratory equipment for performance of control analyses, result compilation, data collection and graphics building.
    7. To evaluate the collected data and prepare suggestions to improve the situation or to develop the technological process.
    8. To maintain waste water treatment, drinking water preparation and waste collection, pre-treatment, processing and storing equipment.  
    9. To perform the work duties according to the requirements of labour protection, environmental protection, fire safety, and electrical safety laws and regulations.
    10. To use safety signs and signals.
    11. To provide the first aid.
    12. To meet the hygiene requirements.
    13. To work both; independently, and in a team.
    14. To take responsibility for the results or one’s own work.
    15. To comply with the principles of professional ethics.
    16. To have a good command of the official language.
    17. To have a good command of one foreign language at the professional communication level;
    18. To use professional terminology in the official language and one foreign language.
    19. To observe the standards of thelegal employment relations.

  • Competences/ autonomy

    1. Ability to prepare a workplace for technological process control, monitoring, and provision.
    2. Ability to perform technological process control, monitoring, and provision by meeting the labour protection requirements.
    3. Ability to evaluate the conformity of raw products and materials with performance of the technological process and work task, provide raw material records meeting the requirements of chemical substance and material storage.
    4. Ability to independently and precisely perform a work task and provide technological process, as well as control and maintain the technological process parameters according to a company regulating documentary requirements.
    5. Ability to use measuring tools and process control tools in the correct way and evaluate control results.
    6. Ability to maintain technological equipment in the working order.
    7. Ability to precisely and timely document the progress of a technological process bynoting abnormalities observed during the process.
    8. Ability to use technological equipment, work tools, raw materials, work clothes, personal and group protection products according to the requirements of the labour protection and environmental protection laws and regulations.  
    9. Ability to control the progress of the technological process in waste management.
    10. Ability to take water, waste water, air, soil, and waste samples to nake an analysis.
    11. Ability to control the progress of the technological process in a waste water treatment facility and perform the necessary changes in the waste water treatment facility operating regime byconsidering the waste water structure and volume if it is required by the issued regulatory documentation.
    12. Ability to control the progress of the technological process in drinking water preparation facilities and perform necessary changes in drinking water preparation facility operating regime by considering the water structure and consumption.
    13. Ability to perform control data collection, systematization, and accumulation of theenvironment quality and pollution.
    14. Ability to use information technologies at work.
    15. Ability to recognize safety signals and signs and act accordingly.
    16. Ability to meet the requirements of explosion safety, fire safety, and electric safety laws and regulations,  act accordingly upon necessity and provide the first aid.
    17. Ability to evaluate environmental pollution and determine environmental risks in the work regime conditions and emergency situations.
    18. Ability to take responsibility for the results or one’s own work, rational uses of working time and resources.
    19. Ability to work in a team without creating conflicts and psychological discomfort at work by observing the standards of ethics.
    20. Ability to coordinate your own activities with specialists at different levels.
    21. Ability to communicate in the official language and one foreign language.
    22. Ability to observe the standards of the legal employment relations.

Qualification acquisition requirements

Previous education
Certificate of general basic 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 
Snice 11.10.2022 60 credit points correspond to the study results acquired in full-time studies in one academic year in accordance with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS).Since 11.10.2022

Till 11.10.2022 1 Latvian credit point corresponds to 1,5 ECTS credit point.
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Duration of study 
Duration of qualification in full-time studies
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4 years

Qualification document

Awarding body

College:

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

Vocational basic and secondary education institution

- Vidzeme Technology and Design Technical School

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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

Till 1 august 2022 in Latvia had 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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Hygiene and occupational health services (102)

Detailed field: (ISCED 2013)

Community sanitation (1021)

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

Sector Qualifications Structure: Chemical industry and its related sectors – chemistry, pharmacy, biotechnology, environment


Link to the descriptions of the Sector Qualifications Structure levels

Other information

National Education Information System

National Database of Education Opportunities

Historical qualification

Last changes: 29.10.2024

Posted: 12.12.2019