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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Land vehicle technical expert

  • Knowledge

    1. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of understanding:
    1.1. labour protection;
    1.2. fire safety;
    1.3. electrical safety;
    1.4. basics of business;
    1.5. environmental protection;
    1.6. health education;
    1.7. legal employment relationship;
    1.8. professional terms in the national language and two foreign languages.
    2. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of use:
    2.1. official language;
    2.2. ability to communicate in two foreign languages;
    2.3. rules governing the work of a technical assessor and expert;
    2.4. communication skills;
    2.5. basic principles of work planning and organization;
    2.6. basics of electrical engineering and electronics;
    2.7. pneumatic equipment in vehicles and implements;
    2.8. hydraulic equipment in road vehicles and tractors;
    2.9. cooling systems in road vehicles and tractors;
    2.10. materials science;
    2.11. technical measurements;
    2.12. tolerances and fits;
    2.13. design principles and construction characteristics of vehicles and tractors;
    2.14. engine construction characteristics, design principles, repair technologies;
    2.15. running gear characteristics, design principles, repair technologies;
    2.16. controls characteristics, design principles, repair technologies;
    2.17. body design principles and characteristics;
    2.18. body anti-corrosion treatment in a plant and in a repair workshop;
    2.19. repair technologies of plastic components;
    2.20. body repair and painting technologies;
    2.21. electrical system design in road vehicles and tractors, repair possibilities and technologies;
    2.22. maintenance supplies for road vehicles, tractors and special purpose vehicles;
    2.23. basic processing principles of structural materials used in road vehicles and tractors;
    2.24. regulations on the technical condition of road vehicles and tractors;
    2.25. technical assessment and expert’s examination;
    2.26. ability to work with special technical assessment software;
    2.27. basic camera skills;
    2.28. ability to apply automotive theory in order to determine the origin of damage.

  • Skills

    1. To use a computer and Internet skills.
    2. To observe the road traffic regulations.
    3. To observe the fire safety regulations.
    4. To observe the electrical safety rules.
    5. To have basic camera skills.
    6. To read and draw drawings and preliminary drawings.
    7. To read and draw circuitry.
    8. To identify substance hazard classes.
    9. To observe the  environmental protection regulations.
    10. To read standardized symbols.
    11. To provide the first aid.
    12. To use the means of communication.
    13. To observe occupational health and safety regulations.
    14. To make technical assessment calculations and prepare a description of expert’s examination results in electronic form.
    15. To b able to use locksmith tools and instruments, pneumatic and electrical instruments, locksmith and automotive electrician measuring instrumentation.
    16. To use the tools, equipment and work gear necessary to carry out technical assessment and expert’s examination.
    17. To observe laws and regulations on vehicle technical examination.
    18. To observe road traffic organization and safety laws and regulations.
    19. To be able to take photographs in accordance with assessment and expert’s examination requirements.
    20. To be able to determine the market value of a vehicle by using legally prescribed valuation catalogs and other authorized sources of information.
    21. To use technical manuals.
    22. To use special literature.
    23. To be able to choose appropriate methods and technologies to troubleshoot vehicle problems.
    24. To troubleshoot vehicle problems.
    25. To have knowledge of the repair technology specified by the relevant manufacturer and apply it in the preparation of the expert’s examination documents.
    26. To use special technical examination software.
    27. To observe professional work ethic principles.
    28. To plan and carry out his/her work in compliance with the specified deadlines.
    29. To understand principles of teamwork, be able to work in a team and collaborate with other professionals.
    30. To provide written and oral information.
    31. To be able to communicate fluently in the national language.
    32. To be able to communicate in two foreign languages.
    33. To use professional terminology in the national language and two foreign languages.
    34. To be able to resolve problem situations.
    35. To think logically; be able to obtain, classify and use the necessary information.
    36. To build and maintain positive communication with the customer.
    37. To  improve his/her professional knowledge continuously.
    38. To use communication skills.
    39. To have knowledge of the technical means necessary for organization and execution of work.

  • Competences/ autonomy

    1. Ability to identify the damages incurred by a vehicle as a result of a road traffic accident, their origins and repair costs.
    2. Ability to carry out expert’s examination of technical or qualitative parameters of a new vehicle or a vehicle being operated, its component failures and materials used.
    3. Ability to negotiate with the customer (a customer is a natural or legal person with whom a verbal agreement has been reached or a contract has been signed for technical assessment or technical expert’s examination) the time and location of the inspection of the vehicle or its components, or materials used (hereinafter referred to as “subject of examination”).
    4. Ability to comply with the vehicle inspection timeframe specified in laws and regulations on vehicle technical inspection and technical control of vehicles.
    5. Ability to inform the customer about the working conditions and equipment necessary to carry out the inspection of a vehicle and to determine repair costs.
    6. Ability to inform the customer about the costs of the expert’s examination and the payment procedure.
    7. Ability to ensure that the expert’s examination is carried out in compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
    8. Ability to conclude a contract with the customer.
    9. Ability to examine a vehicle or a subject of examination and record in the examination form its identification data, technical equipment and the necessary information about the owner or the person applying for the expert’s examination.
    10. Ability to take a photograph of the vehicle or the subject of examination, and, if necessary – parts thereof, provided photographs of such parts might significantly affect the results of the expert’s examination.
    11. Ability to visually assess the technical condition of the vehicle’s body and damage (for example, to evaluate the deformation types and directions, rusting effects, compare gap size between adjacent parts, color tone difference, damage incurred prior to the repair works).
    12. Ability to evaluate engine, transmission, running gear, electrical equipment, braking systems, suspension, interior and exterior damage.
    13. Ability to anticipate all factors that may have a significant impact on the expert’s examination and its quality.
    14. Ability to complete inspection protocol – to record identification data and the detected damage and confirm these data by signatures of the technical expert and the owner of the vehicle or his/her authorized representative.
    15. Ability to prepare or require the customer to prepare the documents necessary for the expert’s examination of the subject of examination (for example, certificates of conformity, national standards, technical regulations, drawings, operating instructions, warranty conditions).
    16. Ability to calculate, argue and defend the efficiency of repairs and their costs.
    17. Ability to choose appropriate measuring instruments and tools.
    18. Ability to take the necessary technical measurements.
    19. Ability to determine objectively necessary repair methods and technologies.
    20. Ability to list in the inspection protocol all damaged components of the subject of examination and visually record the damage (for example, fractures, pitting, cracks, deformation type, torsion, dry friction and overheating signs, material tension, grease presence, low-grade paint, non-compliance of sizes).
    21. Ability to carry out additional inspection in the event hidden defects have been detected.
    22. Ability to explain the necessity of a further examination in a specialized laboratory and obtain approval from the owner of the subject of examination or the customer ordering the expert’s examination.
    23. Ability to determine (upon a specific request of the customer) the origin of the damage incurred by the vehicle.
    24. Ability to carry out, if necessary, a further examination of the subject of examination.
    25. Ability to add an expert opinion issued by a specialized technical research laboratory to the expert’s examination file.
    26. Ability to carry out the necessary calculations.
    27. Ability to inform the customer about the course of the expert’s examination and its completion deadline.
    28. Ability to submit the original expert’s examination documents to the customer after the execution of a delivery and acceptance statement.
    29. Ability to draw up a technical expert’s opinion in compliance with the procedure set out in the relevant laws and regulations. The technical expert’s opinion shall contain a description of the examined vehicle, principle of operation, operating regulations, malfunction causes, description of the causes and consequences of the process that has resulted in failure, expenditure needed to restore the vehicle to the condition prior to failure, justification and efficiency of the above expenditure.
    30. Ability to submit the original expert’s examination documents to the customer after the execution of a delivery and acceptance statement.
    31. Ability to archive copies of documents and photographic materials in accordance with regulatory requirements.
    32. Ability to comply with the laws and regulations on technical assessment and technical examination of vehicles.
    33. Ability to communicate in the national language and two foreign languages.

Qualification acquisition requirements

Previous education
Certificate of general secondary education or Diploma of vocational 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 
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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180
Duration of study 
Duration of qualification in full-time studies
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2-3 years

Qualification document

Awarding body

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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LQF PQ level:

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Theoretical and practical training corresponding to the LQF levels, characterized by the learning outcomes that can be achieved at the relevant level, which gives the opportunity to perform work corresponding to a certain level 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)

Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft (0716)

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

Period for issuing qualification: 2013-2022

Last changes: 30.10.2024

Posted: 07.05.2016