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 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.
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.
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.
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Hygiene and occupational health services (102)
Detailed field: (ISCED 2013)Community sanitation (1021)
EducationSecondary education
Qualification typeVocational
Full or partialFull qualification
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Last changes: 29.10.2024
Posted: 12.12.2019