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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Professional knowledge
At the concept level:
1. Chemistry.
2. Technical materials of energy equipment and ways of processing and using them.
3. Business principles.
At the comprehension level:
1. Operating principles of thermotechnical and electrotechnical equipment.
2. Necessity, requirements, and frequency of the supervision and maintenance of power installations.
3. Operating principles of electrical and heating equipment.
4. Efficiency indicators and characteristic parameters of power installations and factors influencing their efficiency.
5. Statistical data processing methods.
6. Relationship between environmental factors and the operating modes of heat supply systems.
7. Types of primary energy resources, including renewable ones, their energy and technological characteristics and parameters.
8. Boiler equipment, its systems, operating principles, systems, and equipment for ensuring their operation.
9. Structure and operation of the elements of heat transfer systems.
10. Principles and conditions for the assembly of electrical equipment.
11. Processing of digital signals.
12. Structure and operating principles of analog and digital electronic components.
13. Semiconductor electronics.
14. Sensors and actuators.
15. Operating principles of automation components.
16. Types of technical documentation.
17. Electromagnetism.
18. Theory of electrical circuits.
19. Electrotechnical materials.
20. Operating principles of heat generation and utilisation equipment.
21. Principles of combined generation (cogeneration) of electrical and heat energy.
22. Principles of operating and controlling heat supply systems, transducers, and actuators.
23. Basics of economics.
24. Entrepreneurship in electrical engineering.
25. Energy efficiency principles and indicators.
At the application level:
1. Energy efficiency factors.
2. Assessment of the technical and economic indicators.
3. Assessment of the operational safety of power installations.
4. Use of diagnostics and measuring equipment.
5. Use of diagnostics and measuring equipment.
6. Labour protection conditions during the servicing and repair work.
7. Organisation of power installation servicing and repair work.
8. Power installation repair technologies.
9. Use of diagnostics and measuring equipment.
10. Anticipation of equipment failures and calculations of the safety of power installations.
11. Impact of environmental factors in the technological processes parameters of heat supply systems and their provision.
12. Selection and use of primary energy resources for heat and electrical energy generation.
13. Impact of pollutants on the environment, its evaluation and reduction.
14. Operating principles of electrical energy, heat, and cogeneration systems.
15. Specificity of energy generation when using renewable energy equipment.
16. Technologies for the assembly of electrical equipment.
17. Laws and regulations governing the installation of power installations.
18. Specificity of the installation and adjustment of renewable energy equipment.
19. Operation, importance, and selection of the control and protection components of power installations.
20. Operating parameters of heating and heat energy facilities.
21. Programmable logic controllers and computer-aided systems.
22. Calculations of electrical, magnetic, and electronic components.
23. Principles of developing the technical documentation.
24. Designing of automated electrotechnical systems, power supply, electrical transmission and distribution equipment.
25. Diagrams of power supply, electrical transmission and distribution equipment, the necessary calculations, assembly diagrams, and structural documents.
26. Types and components of electric (including automatic) drive.
27. Structure and operating principles of power installations and parameters characterising the process.
28. Control systems of electrotechnological equipment and systems, and their components.
29. Control systems of heating equipment and heat supply systems, and their components.
30. Methodology for computer-aided modelling
31. and developing calculation programs.
32. Programmable logic controllers.
33. Energy efficiency indicators of power installations and parameters characterising them.
34. Application of economic evaluation methods in the electrical engineering sector.
35. Operating principles and technical parameters of electrical and heating equipment, and their components.
36. Impact of separate components of electrical and heating equipment on the efficiency of operation, economic assessment.
37. Energy efficiency indicators of power installations.
38. Technologies for energy-efficient generation and use.
39. Use of diagnostics and measuring equipment.
General knowledge
At the comprehension level:
1. Employment relationship.
2. Basics of entrepreneurship.
3. Environmental impact of the operation of equipment.
4. Possibilities and potential risks of information technologies.
5. Security of electronic information.
6. Self-assessment mechanisms.
7. Engineering psychology.
8. Basics of management.
At the application level:
1. Requirements of laws and regulations, and standards governing the energy industry.
2. Labour protection, electrical safety, and fire safety.
3. Potential work environment risks and their prevention.
4. Professional ethics.
5. Regulatory documents and standards governing the civil defence and environmental protection.
6. Information technologies for data processing, analysis, and management.
7. Research methods.
8. Methods of statistical processing and analysis.
9. Principles of sustainable development.
10. Research methodology.
11. Statistical processing of data.
12. Preparation of reviews and reports.
13. Planning and adoption of decisions.
14. Planning of education, career, and progress of work.
15. Extensive vocabulary relevant to the professional field.
16. Functional grammar.
17. Professional terminology in the official language and in the foreign language.
18. Communication skills.
Professional skills and attitudes
1. To assess the energy efficiency indicators of power installations and systems.
2. To assess the interaction of processes.
3. To use the diagnostics and measuring equipment.
4. To assess the operating modes of energy equipment and systems.
5. To develop a system of maintenance of power installations.
6. To assess the operational safety of power installations and systems.
7. To assess the energy efficiency indicators of power installations and systems.
8. To manage energy-related technological processes in electrical and heat energy equipment and plants.
9. To be familiar with the principles of organising the energy management of companies.
10. To determine the levels of responsibility of the energy management personnel.
11. To manage the maintenance and repair of power installations.
12. To determine the causes and reasons of failures in power installations and systems.
13. To analyse data on the frequency and duration of failures, and their impact on the process or the system in general.
14. To evaluate the impact of environmental factors on the operation and operational parameters of power installations.
15. To choose the most suitable type of energy resource and equipment for energy generation.
16. To evaluate the suitability of the energy parameters for effective energy generation.
17. To set and maintain the operating modes of energy generation systems and equipment in conformity with energy efficiency conditions and technical specifications.
18. To evaluate the environmental impact of the operation of equipment.
19. To organise the assembly and adjustment of electrical and heating equipment.
20. To apply manufacturer’s instructions and regulatory documents for the installation and adjustment.
21. To comply with the requirements of laws and regulations, and other relevant documents.
22. To read the schematic electrical, heating and assembly diagrams and technical drawings.
23. To analyse the market supply of equipment.
24. To assess the technical parameters of control equipment.
25. To choose the most suitable control equipment for the process.
26. To assess the operational parameters of heating and heat energy equipment and systems.
27. To prepare functioning algorithms according to the technological process of manufacturing.
28. To use regulatory documentation in the design process.
29. To prepare the technical project documentation.
30. To use current technologies and software in the process of designing electrotechnical equipment.
31. To develop schemes of electrotechnical systems and model their operation.
32. To calculate the operating modes and technical parameters of electrical transmission system elements and equipment.
33. To use appropriate engineering terminology and language relevant to the process and equipment.
34. To analyse the operating principles of electrical and heating equipment.
35. To create electrical and electronic control diagrams, descriptions of diagram operation, assembly and connection diagrams, and test microprocessor control system programs.
36. To choose appropriate transducers (sensors) and actuators for the process.
37. To use computer programs for the calculations of elements of power supply and electric drive systems.
38. To use software capabilities to visualise results and model processes.
39. To use documentation for technical and economic assessment of equipment.
40. To perform market supply analysis and evaluate and weigh the technical and economic criteria.
41. To perform systematic search and research of information based on defined technical parameters of equipment.
42. To perform the comparative analysis of
43. electrical and heating equipment.
44. To assess the efficiency of power installations and technologies.
45. To assess the quality of power installations and technologies available on the market and their suitability for energy-efficient use.
46. To make metrological measurements by using different types of measuring equipment.
47. To control the implementation of operating modes in conformity with the process requirements.
General skills and attitudes
1. To understand the requirements of the laws and regulations governing the field.
2. To comply with the necessary governing laws and regulations to solve an issue.
3. To comply with the field-specific standards.
4. To comply with the labour protection, fire safety, and electrical safety requirements.
5. To provide first aid.
6. To adhere to the principles of professional ethics and norms of employment relationship.
7. To comply with the civil defence requirements.
8. To comply with the environmental protection requirements.
9. To use information technology tools and services.
10. To communicate in co-operation networks by using the Internet.
11. To search and summarize the obtained information.
12. To ensure the storage of electronic documentation and data.
13. To analyse scientific literature and patents.
14. To be well-versed in research methods in the industry.
15. To summarise, systematise, and analyse the data.
16. To process information by selecting the most appropriate solution for the situation.
17. To conduct analytical and experimental research and to process, interpret, and summarise the outcomes.
18. To perform the statistical processing and analysis of data.
19. To prepare a report on research results.
20. To prepare reviews.
21. To assess own professional experience objectively.
22. To understand the learning needs for career growth.
23. To systematically acquire new knowledge and experience.
24. To keep up with industry developments.
25. To use the acquired knowledge in practice.
26. To communicate orally and in writing and to clarify the opinion in a well-argued manner when solving work tasks in various professional situations and environments.
27. To use the professional terminology in the official language and in the foreign language.
28. To present work results in both the professional environment and society.
29. To communicate with the subordinated employees, organise the performance of work tasks thoughtfully, and be able to motivate the employees and substantiate requirements.
Professional competences
1. Ability to analyse and assess the efficiency indicators of energy facilities and energotechnological processes, and their numerical values.
2. Ability to define factors affecting the energy efficiency.
3. Ability to detect the defects and failures of electrical and heating equipment and systems.
4. Ability to develop and implement a schedule for regular maintenance of power installations.
5. Ability to organise and manage the electrotechnological processes in plants in relation with electrical and heating equipment and systems.
6. Ability to professionally manage the subordinated personnel in charge of the maintenance of power installations and organise their work by performing routine and emergency maintenance of power installations.
7. Ability to rectify the detected damages/ failures by using appropriate materials, methods, and tools.
8. Ability to organise the repair of power installations professionally.
9. Ability to collect and analyse statistical information on the causes of failures in power installations and their frequency.
10. Ability to anticipate the likelihood of failures based on the data.
11. Ability to assess the overall impact of environmental conditions on the operating modes of power installations and the technological process.
12. Ability to organise the electrical and heat energy generation process.
13. Ability to select the most technically and economically efficient type of energy resources and equipment.
14. Ability to manage the functioning of heat transfer systems.
15. Ability to assess the environmental impact of a power plant.
16. Ability to control the environmental impact of power plants.
17. Ability to manage and carry out the installation and adjustment of energy equipment and systems, and work in conformity with the manufacturer’s instructions and regulatory documents.
18. Ability to manage and perform the arrangement, assembly, launching, and setting of control circuits of power installations.
19. Ability to assess the conformity of the operation of control circuits with the technological process and control algorithm.
20. Ability to develop operating algorithms for power installations in conformity with the technological process.
21. Ability to develop and maintain the necessary technical documentation (technical project and technical task).
22. Ability to prepare electrical circuit diagrams, specifications for materials, and descriptions of equipment operation.
23. Ability to read and develop circuit and assembly diagrams for electrical and heating equipment and systems.
24. Ability to design power installations by analysing various technical solutions.
25. Ability to design electrical energy transmission and distribution networks by analysing various technical solutions.
26. Ability to perform calculations of the components of electrical and heating systems.
27. Ability to develop calculation and modelling programs.
28. Ability to select electric drive components in conformity with the technological process requirements.
29. Ability to develop, maintain, and improve the technical documentation.
30. Ability to prepare a description of the operation of a power installation.
31. Ability to develop control circuits of electrical and heating equipment.
32. Ability to perform computer-aided calculations of the parameters of power supply and electric drive components.
33. Ability to model the operation of equipment and visualise the results.
34. Ability to perform the economic assessment of heat energy and electrical energy equipment and make an economically justified selection.
35. Ability to understand the structure, operation, operational processes, and development technologies of electrical and hating equipment and systems.
36. Ability to acquire, select, and analyse information independently.
37. Ability to make research on the market supply and demand.
38. Ability to prepare presentation materials.
39. Ability to provide well-reasoned arguments and discuss aspects in the professional field.
40. Ability to draw up business documents.
41. Ability to compare and assess the efficiency of the operation of various power installations and technologies.
42. Ability to select appropriate energy-efficient equipment and technologies for the manufacturing process.
43. Ability to manage and perform the setting and control of the operating modes and related parameters of energy equipment and systems to ensure efficient operation.
General competences
1. Ability understand and comply with the requirements of the laws and regulations governing the field.
2. Ability to observe the employment relationship.
3. Ability to perform work tasks while complying with the labour protection requirements.
4. Ability to adhere to the basic requirements of professional ethics.
5. Ability to perform work tasks while complying with the requirements of the laws and regulations on civil defence and environmental protection.
6. Ability to use information technology in the relevant field of professional activity safely and effectively.
7. Ability to work with scientific literature and databases.
8. Ability to conduct research and develop proposals in the electrical engineering sector.
9. Ability to conduct analytical and experimental research, and to interpret and analyse the obtained results.
10. Ability to prepare research reviews and reports.
11. Ability to organise oneself by assuming responsibility and continue learning and self-education in the professional field, and to develop personal competences.
12. Ability to constantly keep up with the news in the development of electrical engineering sector and the use of new technologies.
13. Ability to communicate, write, read, work, and speak fluently in the official language and one or more foreign languages while understanding and using professional terminology and concepts.
14. Ability to work in a team to perform the work tasks effectively.
15. Ability to manage the subordinated employees professionally.
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Engineering and engineering trades (071)
Detailed field: (ISCED 2013)Electricity and energy (0713)
EducationHigher education
Qualification typeVocational
Full or partialFull qualification
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Period for issuing qualification: 2022-2028
Last changes: 08.09.2025
Posted: 02.06.2022