Professional knowledge
At the concept level:
1. Requirements of laws and regulations regarding the documentation for the acceptance/handover of the restored/preserved object.
At the comprehension level:
1. Methods for the research of materials.
2. Art and architectural styles, and their development.
3. Historical and cultural processes.
4. Principles of cultural and historical research of an object.
5. Historically used materials and technologies.
6. Image processing and storage programs and tools.
7. Laboratory research methods.
8. Latest technologies and materials in the field of restoration.
9. Types of gaseous chemical compounds and their impact on the material cultural heritage.
At the application level:
1. Types of materials and their physical and chemical properties.
2. Types of damages to materials.
3. Selection and systematisation of sources of research.
4. Art and cultural history.
5. Characteristics of regional cultural and architectural styles.
6. Fundamentals of local cultural history and ethnography.
7. Methods for the photo fixation of restoration/preservation objects.
8. Principles of using photo fixation methods.
9. Principles of processing images.
10. Methods for surveying restoration/preservation objects.
11. Principles of using surveying methods.
12. Types of mapping frameworks.
13. Types of graphic images of materials, techniques, and damages.
14. Fundamental technical principles of technical drawing.
15. Fundamental principles of developing technical sketches.
16. Techniques of visual representation of an object.
17. Impact of the environment, operation, and previous restorations on the object to be restored/preserved.
18. Attribution of research results to the state of preservation of the object to be restored/preserved.
19. Restoration technology. Testing of restoration tools and methods (destructive, non-destructive testing and testing performed in the laboratory and at the site).
20. Evaluation and documentation of test results.
21. Fundamental principles of ergonomics.
22. Technical restoration/preservation equipment.
23. Occupational safety and labour protection requirements.
24. Types of restoration/preservation instruments, tools, and equipment.
25. Material technologies (silicates, fibres, wood, metal).
26. Manufacturers and suppliers of restoration/preservation materials.
27. Types of chemical solution concentrations and calculations of ingredients.
28. Market research for restoration materials.
29. Disinfection/disinsectisation agents and equipment.
30. Effectiveness of disinfection/disinsectisation and methods for its evaluation.
31. Types of labels and labelling techniques. Substances, equipment, tools, and materials for material reinforcement.
32. Methods and techniques for cleaning the surface and materials: (desalting, deacidification, neutralisation, dedusting, etc.).
33. Types of solvents (polar, non-polar).
34. Methods for stain removal.
35. Historical materials, recipes, tools, and technologies.
36. Modern restoration materials, recipes, tools, and technologies. Types of support elements for restoration/conservation objects.
37. Methods of selecting blanks. Methods and techniques for incorporating blanks into the object.
38. Methods of surface coatings. Surface coating materials and their compatibility.
39. Systematisation and compilation of restoration/preservation research data. Requirements of laws and regulations regarding the report on restoration/preservation work.
40. Requirements of laws and regulations regarding the storage, transportation, exhibition, and operation of cultural heritage objects. Fundamental principles of developing recommendations for the operation of the restored/preserved object.
42. Methods of packing the restored/preserved object for transportation. Types of packaging materials. Relative humidity, temperature, and lighting conditions.
43. Methods of packaging for storage. Relative humidity, temperature, and lighting conditions. Types of microorganism habitats and their impact on the material cultural heritage.
44. Methods for exhibiting the object to be restored/preserved.
45. Relative humidity, temperature, and lighting conditions.
46. Possibilities and necessity of creating replicas of the object to be restored/preserved.
General knowledge
At the concept level:
1. Personal data protection.
2. Organisation of the labour protection system.
3. Civil defence system.
4. Environmental protection system.
5. Employment relationship. Provisions laid down in the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia in the context of law-governed and civil society.
6. Social, economic, legal, and political concepts and structure.
At the comprehension level:
1. Verbal and non-verbal communication.
2. Nature of the concept of cultural diversity.
3. Specificity of verbal and non-verbal communication in a multicultural environment.
4. Laws and regulations in the field of information and communication technologies.
5. Security of electronic information.
6. Digital environment, risks and threats in the digital environment.
7. Digital identity.
8. Protection of property.
9. Basic principles of the protection of data and information technology equipment in the digital environment.
10. Computer security programs, data security and protection.
11. Software in conformity with the work task.
12. Principles of assessing work environment risks.
13. Preventive measures for preventing work environment risks.
14. Determinant factors of the effect of electric current.
15. Civil defence regulations.
16. Evacuation plans.
17. Limit values for harmful emissions in work environment.
18. Criteria for sustainable development.
19. Basic principles of rational and sustainable utilisation of resources.
20. UN Sustainable Development Goals.
21. Sustainable development strategy of Latvia.
22. Principles of ‘green thinking’. Strategic principles of sustainable development.
23. Basic principles of circular economy.
24. Global developments and sustainable systems in a multicultural environment.
25. Labour law system and its fundamental principles.
26. Nature of social dialogue and cooperation mechanisms.
27. Basic principles of project management.
28. Communication culture.
29. General and professional ethics.
30. Work in a team.
31. Basic principles of business environment.
32. Financial literacy.
33. Problem-solving strategies and approaches for modelling them.
34. Multiplication of knowledge.
35. Current developments in art. Research methodology.
36. Units and formulas of characteristics.
37. Mathematical methods and tools.
38. Basic principles of statistics and data processing methods.
At the application level:
1. Extensive and appropriate vocabulary.
2. Professional terminology in the official language.
3. Functional grammar.
4. Business writing.
5. Oral and written language culture.
6. Art of effective presentation management.
7. Critical thinking and creation of a constructive dialogue.
8. Professional terminology in foreign languages.
9. Functional grammar.
10. Digital tools and technologies, means of communication.
11. Procedures for the provision of first aid.
12. Fire safety requirements.
13. Electrical safety requirements.
14. Workplace hazard pictograms and warning labels.
15. General requirements for action in emergency situations and upon occurrence of an occupational accident.
16. Action in the event of fire. Action upon occurrence of work environment risks.
17. Preventive measures for labour protection.
18. Criteria for safe and healthy work environment.
19. Regulatory framework for an emergency situation and a state of emergency. Fire safety and fire-fighting engineering systems and equipment, their use.
20. Fire safety instruction.
21. Regulatory documents regulating civil defence, their requirements.
22. Response to emergency situations.
23. Environmental protection regulations.
24. Conflicts and their solutions.
25. Self-organisation.
26. Organisational structure.
27. Mechanisms for solving problems, solutions for their prevention.
28. Argumentation skills.
29. Reading of laws and regulations.
30. Nature, types, and content of the employment contract and collective agreement.
31. Application of various strategic solutions.
32. Efficient organisation of time resources.
33. Work organisation.
34. Digital solutions for the improvement of work efficiency.
35. Basics of creating presentations and ways of presenting information.
36. Self-assessment mechanisms.
37. Planning and decision-making methods.
38. Communication theories and cooperation principles.
39. Registration of trademarks and patents, conditions of confidentiality and copyright.
40. Document management in record-keeping.
41. Project management.
42. Mathematical terminology.
43. Interpretation of calculation results obtained by using mathematical models.
44. Data representation methods.
45. Self-assessment mechanisms.
46. Planning of professional career development and lifelong learning.
47. Learning strategies. Basic principles of the management of time resources.

Professional skills and attitudes
1. To identify the materials used for the object to be restored/preserved.
2. To analyse the condition of the materials of the object to be restored/preserved.
3. To organise the engagement of specialists in laboratory research.
4. To conduct the historical research of the object to be restored/preserved within the scope of own competence.
5. To explore the characteristics of the object to be restored/preserved in local context.
6. To conduct the artistic research of the object to be restored/preserved within the scope of own competence.
7. To compile the results of research of the object to be restored/preserved.
8. To evaluate the results of research of the object to be restored/preserved.
9. To choose visual fixation methods for the object to be restored/preserved.
10. To ensure the most appropriate photo fixation method for the object to be restored/preserved (storage and transfer of information).
11. To process the images of the object to be restored/preserved.
12. To prepare image annotations.
13. To develop the task of surveying the object to be restored/preserved.
14. To choose methods for surveying the object to be restored/preserved.
15. To survey the object to be restored/preserved.
16. To create a mapping framework for the object to be restored/preserved, including a text area.
17. To create a map, symbols, and legends for the object to be restored/preserved.
18. To develop diagrams of materials and/or other techniques used for the object to be restored/preserved.
19. To develop diagrams of damages to the object to be restored/preserved.
20. To develop work schemes for restoration/preservation work.
21. To describe the state of preservation of the object to be restored/preserved.
22. To interpret the laboratory research results (explanation).
23. To analyse the changes made to the object to be restored/preserved over time.
24. To test the impact of the most appropriate tools and methods on the materials of the object to be restored/preserved.
25. To develop a restoration/preservation program, based on the acquired information.
26. To prepare a methodology for the restoration/preservation process.
27. To set up the workspace for restoration/preservation work.
28. To set up the workspace for the person performing the restoration/preservation work by providing the necessary technical equipment.
29. To choose personal protective equipment.
30. To choose appropriate work tools for the restoration program and the object to be restored.
31. To prepare the selected tools for work.
32. To make a list of materials required for the restoration/preservation of the object.
33. To organise the purchase of materials.
34. To prepare materials and solutions for the implementation of the restoration/preservation program.
35. To disinfect/disinsect the object in accordance with the methodology.
36. To verify the results of the performed disinfection/disinsectisation of the object to be restored/preserved.
37. To assess the efficiency of the disinfection/disinsectisation of the object to be restored/preserved.
38. To label the object to be restored.
39. To stabilise the materials, parts, and fragments of the object to be restored/preserved.
40. To apply appropriate technologies to stabilise the object to be restored/preserved.
41. To clean the surfaces of the object to be restored/preserved.
42. To clean the materials of the object to be restored/preserved.
43. To remove inappropriate and damaged materials from the object to be restored/preserved.
44. To fabricate the missing parts, fragments, and/or support elements of the object to be restored/preserved.
45. To integrate the fabricated parts and fragments into the object to be restored/preserved.
46. To perform the surface treatment of the integrated parts and fragments.
47. To prepare the surface of the object to be restored/preserved for final treatment.
48. To apply the necessary coatings and materials on the surfaces of the object to be restored/preserved.
49. To compile the data obtained from the research of the performed restoration/preservation.
50. To compile the processes of the performed restoration/preservation.
51. To evaluate the results of the performed restoration/preservation.
52. To develop a plan for the maintenance of a cultural heritage object.
53. To develop conditions for transportation of a cultural heritage object.
54. To develop conditions for preservation of a cultural heritage object.
55. To develop conditions for exhibition of a cultural heritage object.
56. To apply the requirements of laws and regulations to develop recommendations for the preservation, transportation, exhibition, operation, and use of cultural heritage objects.
57. To prepare documentation for the acceptance/handover of the restored/preserved object.
58. To choose an appropriate packaging material for the restored/preserved object.
59. To organise the process of packing the restored/preserved object.
60. To organise the transportation of the restored/preserved object.
61. To monitor the process of unpacking the restored/preserved object.
62. To choose the most appropriate methods of storing the restored/preserved object.
63. To choose the most appropriate materials for the storage of the restored/preserved object.
64. To prepare/pack the restored/preserved object for storage.
65. To monitor the environment for the storage of the restored/preserved object.
66. To prepare the restored/preserved object for exhibition.
67. To monitor the compliance with the prerequisites of the exhibition environment.
68. To participate in the replication of the restored/preserved object.
69. To monitor the exhibition process.
General skills and attitudes
1. To communicate orally and in writing in various professional situations and environments by providing arguments to justify own opinion.
2. To use appropriate industry-specific professional terminology in Latvian.
3. To justify own opinion in the official language by outlining the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
4. To present work results in both the professional environment and society.
5. To engage in discussions on professional issues.
6. To use foreign languages in oral and written communication in various professional situations and environments.
7. To use extensive professional vocabulary in professional communication.
8. To adhere to the principles of intercultural communication in a multicultural environment.
9. To improve the foreign language skills independently.
10. To use browsing, searching, and selection tools to acquire data, information, and content (digital content) of the digital environment in conformity with the work task.
11. To skilfully process the information, data, and content in the digital environment.
12. To act in accordance with the legal provisions applicable to the use of digital technologies, property rights, and data.
13. To apply various mechanisms for the protection of data and information technology equipment in the digital environment.
14. To apply various communication strategies in the digital environment to promote cooperation with the colleagues.
15. To assess the credibility of various information resources and data and their relevance for the work task.
16. To store the data in a structured manner in accordance with certain principles.
17. To share data by using various information technology tools.
18. To develop digital skills for the creation of digital content, innovative processes, and products.
19. To identify the potential risks when completing a work task.
20. To apply the occupational safety requirements when completing a work task.
21. To organise the workplace in conformity with the labour protection requirements, thus preventing occupational accidents.
22. To monitor the compliance with the established labour protection requirements.
23. To provide first aid.
24. To act in conformity with the electrical safety requirements.
25. To observe the workplace hazard pictograms and the requirements of signals and warning labels.
26. To use fire-fighting equipment according to the situation.
27. To take action in the event of fire.
28. To take action in a company-wide emergency in conformity with the civil defence plan of the company.
29. To act responsibly during an emergency situation and a state of emergency in conformity with the national regulations.
30. To ensure efficient waste separation and disposal.
31. To use environmentally friendly work methods.
32. To use the resources rationally.
33. To act in conformity with the principles of ‘green thinking’ and sustainable development in both everyday activities and professional activity.
34. To be aware of own responsibility in achieving sustainable development goals.
35. To engage in the resolution of issues of common or public interest, including in ensuring sustainable development of society.
36. To apply the basic principles of general and professional ethics in carrying out work duties in cooperation with the colleagues and collaboration partners.
37. To work in a team to improve the results.
38. To complete a task individually or to delegate it.
39. To make decisions in resolving complex collective problems.
40. To resolve non-standard work situations.
41. To observe the organisational structure established in the company.
42. To encourage the development of socially responsible initiatives.
43. To comply with the regulatory framework in employment relationship.
44. To comply with the internal work procedure rules of the company.
45. To compare the collaboration and dialogue opportunities of social partners (employers and trade unions).
46. To conduct a needs assessment by engaging the competent persons.
47. To apply analytical methods to assess business opportunities.
48. To set one’s own and team’s work goals while implementing them in accordance with the established plan.
49. To participate in the generation of new ideas.
50. To encourage innovative solutions in society and the market.
51. To evaluate the achieved goals by assessing own and the team’s contribution to work.
52. To use feedback to set new goals for one’s own and team’s work.
53. The use of mathematical methods in problem-solving
54. in conformity with the restoration/preservation work task.
55. To use numbers, graphical and statistical data, and also information, algebraic expressions and equations, and geometric images in the professional activity.
56. To analyse the functional correlations between mathematical quantities.
57. To schematise the necessary elements for mathematical interpretation.
58. To elaborate mathematical diagrams, images, and constructions in everyday work.
59. To apply mathematical facts, laws, algorithms, and structures to solutions in the professional field.
60. To be aware of one’s own personal and social development/ improvement opportunities in the industry.
61. To assess own professional experience and the level of professional competence.
62. To purposefully plan the development of professional competences.
63. To critically assess the situation/ event/ action/ possibilities and to make decisions, and also to assess career opportunities.
64. To systematically acquire new knowledge and experience.
65. To use the acquired knowledge in practice.
66. To work independently, cooperate in a team, and communicate in various environments.

Professional competences
1. Ability to evaluate the materials used for the object to be restored/preserved and the state of its preservation by engaging specialists in laboratory research.
2. Ability to conduct historical and artistic research of the object to be restored/preserved within the scope of own competence, evaluating the research results.
3. Ability to organise the photo fixation of the object to be restored/preserved, choosing the most appropriate method and processing the images.
4. Ability to organise the surveying of the object to be restored/preserved, choosing the most appropriate surveying method.
5. Ability to visually represent the object to be restored/preserved and prepare diagrams of materials and damages.
6. Ability to describe the current condition of the object to be restored/preserved by interpreting the laboratory research results.
7. Ability to develop a restoration/preservation program and methodology.
8. Ability to organise an appropriate workspace for the restoration/preservation object and work program, choosing appropriate technical equipment and personal protective equipment.
9. Ability to prepare the necessary tools and materials for the restoration/preservation work.
10. Ability to perform the disinfection/disinsectisation of the object to be restored/preserved, assessing their efficiency.
11. Ability to reinforce the structure of the materials of the object to be restored/preserved by applying appropriate technologies.
12. Ability to clean the object to be restored/preserved by using appropriate methods.
13. Ability to fabricate parts, fragments and/or support elements and integrate them into the object to be restored/preserved.
14. Ability to perform the final treatment of the object to be restored/preserved.
15. Ability to prepare documentation on the research of the object and completed restoration/preservation work by evaluating the results.
16. Ability to develop recommendations for future maintenance, transportation, storage, exhibition, and operation of a cultural heritage object by applying the requirements of laws and regulations.
17. Ability to organise the transportation of the restored/preserved objects.
18. Ability to prepare the restored/preserved object for storage and monitor the storage environment.
19. Ability to participate in the preparations for the exhibition of the restored/preserved objects in collaboration with other specialists and monitor the exhibition process.

General competences
1. Ability to communicate freely in the official language orally and in writing by observing the literary language norms and using the professional vocabulary in carrying out work duties.
2. Ability to present own viewpoint in a well-argued manner and to constructively discuss professional issues by ensuring the provision of correct and understandable information in conformity with the literary language norms.
3. Ability to use two
4. foreign languages in a multi-cultural environment and professional terminology in carrying out the work duties while communicating efficiently orally and in writing and adhering to the principles of intercultural communication.
5. Ability to safely manage the data, information, and content of the digital environment in conformity with the specificity of the professional activity by using various digital tools and technologies, and also observing the norms of property rights and data protection.
6. Ability to create digital content in various formats and distribute it by using means and technologies of digital communication, while observing the norms of property rights and data protection and providing support to others.
7. Ability to perform professional tasks in the digital environment by employing techniques for the protection of digital equipment, personal data, privacy, and security and to address technical problems and conceptual situations for creative use of digital technologies and development of digital skills.
8. Ability to perform a work task while complying with occupational safety, environmental protection, electrical safety, and fire safety requirements.
9. Ability to perform work tasks while complying with fire safety and civil defence requirements in conformity with the regulatory documents.
10. Ability to act responsibly during an emergency situation and a state of emergency in conformity with the national regulations while being aware of own responsibility in maintaining national security and to provide the necessary first aid.
11. Ability to act in conformity with the principles of ‘green thinking’, sustainable development, and circular economy.
12. Ability to identify long-term objectives for one’s own and team’s work by setting priorities.
13. Ability to act as responsible citizens, fully participate in civic and social life, and express and understand different opinions by managing/evaluating social interactions.
14. Ability to act as responsible citizens, fully participate in civic and social life, and express and understand different opinions by managing/evaluating social interactions.
15. Ability to analyse the information related to non-standard situations, evaluating the responsibility, rights, and obligations of the parties involved.
16. Ability to take responsible decisions and apply norms in the professional activity in conformity with the requirements of the regulatory framework for labour law.
17. Ability to determine own business model and adapt the plans for the achievement of the set goals.
18. Ability to pursue the professional activity in conformity with the company’s operational goals while planning and evaluating one’s own and team’s goals in creating new values.
19. Ability to use mathematical thinking in the restoration/preservation process in order to develop and provide well-argued justifications, and test and compare the proposed alternative solutions.
20. Ability to efficiently manage own learning and career and to assess and purposefully improve and plan the development of professional competences in line with the development of the art industry.

1. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of notion:
1.1. general and personality psychology;
1.2. general history (society and economic factors, society and culture, society and science);
1.3. general history of art;
1.4. history of Latvian arts and crafts.
2. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of understanding:
2.1. materials science, properties and processing technologies of materials applied in restoration;
2.2. assessment of the original manufacturing/production technologies and technical condition of the object to be restored;
2.3. laws and regulations applicable in restoration and protection of monuments;
2.4. professional terms in the official language and at least two foreign languages.
3. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of use:
3.1. official language;
3.2. preparation of restoration documentation in English;
3.3. ability to communicate in at least two foreign languages;
3.4. psychology of business relations;
3.5. restoration technologies and history, traditional and contemporary restoration techniques;
3.6. fundamentals of restoration (examination of the object to be restored, documentation and terminology, restauration ethics and protection of monuments, development of a restoration program, examination methods);
3.7. restoration work organization and management;
3.8. photographic documentation (photographic recording of restoration stages, preparation of technical documentation);
3.9. drawing;
3.10. composition;
3.11. colour science;
3.12. modelling: three-dimensional working models (clay, plasticine, gypsum);
3.13. technical drawing, surveying;
3.14. computer skills;
3.15. business and economics;
3.16. finance (calculation of restoration costs);
3.17. practical restoration, project management;
3.18. labour protection;
3.19. fire safety;
3.20. environmental protection;
3.21. legal employment relationship.

1. Carry out methodical research and analysis of cultural values, prepare and implement a restoration work program.
2. Possess knowledge of restoration and heritage protection laws and regulations.
3. Read and understand project documentation.
4. Possess knowledge of restoration processes and technological processes applied in the particular craft sector.
5. Possess knowledge of the range and properties of restoration materials.
6. Be able to select appropriate technological equipment for restoration works.
7. Be able to calculate the costs of restoration works, assess economic factors and choose the most advantageous option.
8. Be able to organize and manage restoration works in accordance with the restoration assignment and approved methodology, and in accordance with the relevant occupational health and safety, fire safety and environmental laws.
9. Be able to carry out research and analysis of the technical condition of cultural values and the object to be restored, take measurements and prepare preliminary and working drawings.
10. Be able to identify the causes of the damages incurred by the object to be restored and suggest appropriate restoration methods.
11. Be able to analyze restoration and conservation progress and predict further development of situations.
12. Be able to develop and carry out commercial activities in restoration of cultural values.
13. Be able to manage a professional restoration team by appropriately selecting restoration specialists and establishing employment relationships.
14. Be able to work with modern information systems.
15. Be able to process restoration work documentation.
16. Improve knowledge and skills through self-education.
17. Use professional terminology in the official language and at least two foreign languages.
18. Be able to communicate fluently in the official language.
19. Be able to communicate in at least two foreign languages.

1. Ability to responsibly and independently carry out restoration works according to the Latvian law, European Union law and international cultural heritage preservation and restoration conventions.
2. Ability to carry out a methodologically sound research of the object to be restored.
3. Ability to carry out protection and preservation of cultural values.
4. Ability to carry out conservation and restoration of cultural values, preserving authenticity of the object.
5. Ability to plan and manage restoration works.
6. Ability to evaluate and analyze economic factors of restoration works.
7. Ability to document restoration process, prepare restoration documentation in the national language and English.
8. Ability to organize material and technical supply of restoration works; plan and monitor payments.
9. Ability to choose partners for implementation of restoration works.
10. Ability to monitor and ensure compliance with environmental protection, fire safety and labour protection regulations.
11. Ability to communicate in the official language and at least two foreign languages.