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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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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Graduates of the study program:
– to be able to start their future career or to continue their studies in professional or academic study programmes;
– understand the relevant theories, regularities and technology of transport infrastructure;
– to be able to do practical tasks in transport infrastructure engineer’s profession;
– to be able to find creative solutions for professional problems;
– to be able to negotiate and discuss practical issues and solutions with colleagues, customers and leaders;
– to be able to evaluate and improve the quality of their work;
– to able to evaluate and improve their own and other persons activities, work in cooperation with others, plan and organize work to carry out certain professional tasks, carry out or supervise the activities where unforeseen changes may occur;
– to be able to define, describe and analyse practical problems in the field of transport infrastructure engineering, select the necessary information and use it in a clearly defined way to solve problems;
– to be able to participate in the development of professional area, show that they are aware of the status of their profession in a wider social context.

Civil engineer of transport structures

  • Knowledge

    Professional knowledge
    1. Principles of technical solutions for transport structures.
    2. Construction methods.
    3. Functional requirements for transport structures.
    4. Classification of structures.
    5. Technical requirements for a group of structures.
    6. Quality indicators of structures.
    7. Types of preliminary studies for construction projects and principles of their implementation.
    8. Requirements of technical regulations outlined in the construction project.
    9. Administrative territorial planning.
    10. Regulations on the building within the territory.
    11. Detailed plans.
    12. Principles of developing work tasks for territory inspection.
    13. Methods for recording the inspection of the territory and transport structures.
    14. Methodology and requirements for inspecting and investigating transport structures.
    15. Types and application of non-destructive and destructive methods for material and structural testing.
    16. Territorial plans.
    17. Building regulations.
    18. Requirements outlined in building codes.
    19. Parameters of transport structures and principles of their definition.
    20. Principles of developing structural schemes of transport structures.
    21. Types of transport structures and their principal characteristics.
    22. Methods for analysing construction risks.
    23. Methods for developing technical solutions for transport structures.
    24. Economic indicators (NPV, IRR, B/C ratio, discount rate).
    25. Calculation of construction costs.
    26. Environmental protection requirements.
    27. Principles of technological construction solutions relevant to the construction field.
    28. Indicators of durability, functionality, and quality of structures.
    29. Principles of selecting construction materials.
    30. Technical indicators of production quality for construction materials.
    31. Principles of sustainable management and use of natural resources.
    32. Selection of appropriate construction materials and solutions to mitigate the adverse environmental impact.
    33. Binding regulatory environmental protection requirements.
    34. Environmental protection requirements for construction projects (habitat assessment methods, impact on water bodies, environmental noise, etc.).
    35. Preventive actions for environmental impact assessment.
    36. Fundamental principles of environmental impact assessment.
    37. Principles of developing recommendations.
    38. Risk analysis depending on the specifics of the transport structure.
    39. Rights and obligations of property possessors and users.
    40. Requirements set by holders of infrastructure systems.
    41. Land use purposes, principles of land expropriation, and determination of compensable land areas and their value.
    42. Types of preliminary studies for construction projects and principles of their implementation.
    43. Conditions and requirements for organising and holding public consultations on transport structures.
    44. Fundamental principles of data compilation and systematisation.
    45. Fundamental principles and conditions for developing recommendations for construction projects.
    46. Definition of construction stages and phases.
    47. Principles of determining the necessary studies for the construction of the transport structure.
    48. Key parameters and quality indicators of a transport structure and methods for their determination.
    49. Construction project, its structure, and formatting requirements.
    50. Methods for the visual inspection of the site.
    51. Topographic symbols and elements.
    52. Principles of establishing and/or surveying geodetic network points.
    53. Methods for surveying specific elements (culvert channels, road sign numbers, etc.).
    54. Geodetic and topographic survey methods and techniques.
    55. Measuring devices and tools for geodetic and topographic surveying, their types, and methods of application.
    56. Physical and mechanical properties of soils.
    57. Nature and causes of deformations in existing structures.
    58. Principles of soil classification.
    59. Principles of identifying adverse soil deposits for construction.
    60. Geotechnical investigation methods and techniques.
    61. Soil and groundwater investigation and methods for the assessment of its results.
    62. Principles of water drainage, catchment areas, ditches, drainage systems, etc.
    63. Principles of determining the hydrometeorological regime.
    64. Climatological and hydrological indicators and processes.
    65. Flood risk analysis.
    66. Hydrological calculations.
    67. Methods for soil and groundwater investigation and assessment of its results.
    68. Flood risk analysis.
    69. Hydraulic calculations.
    70. Methods for determining the ecological flow.
    71. Impact of hydrological conditions on construction project solutions.
    72. Impact of engineering investigation data on construction project solutions.
    73. Fundamental principles of evaluating risks associated with engineering investigation data.
    74. Data systematisation methods.
    75. Fundamental principles of calculating construction costs according to engineering investigation data.
    76. Requirements for drafting a construction contract.
    77. Requirements of regulatory enactments and mandatory standards governing the construction sector.
    78. Requirements for developing a transport structure design task.
    79. Transport structures and technological solutions for their constructions.
    80. Fundamental principles of analysing the functionality, sustainability, and energy efficiency of transport structures.
    81. Fundamental principles of determining the construction or reconstruction costs of a transport structure.
    82. Methods for effective planning of construction resources.
    83. Methods for analysing risks associated with the construction process.
    84. Principles of developing a schedule for a transport structure construction project.
    85. Principles of effective communication.
    86. Information flow and communication in a common data environment.
    87. Conditions for information exchange.
    88. Types of transport structure constructions.
    89. Methods and calculations for modelling traffic intensity.
    90. Analysis of traffic accident data.
    91. Calculations of intersection capacity.
    92. Principles of drawing up separate parts of the construction project.
    93. Principles of managing the design team.
    94. Principles of compatibility among parts of the construction project.
    95. Principles of Building Information Modelling (BIM).
    96. Fundamental principles of developing and drafting technical drawings.
    97. Building information system, its operating principles.
    98. Design software and its operating principles.
    99. Types of building structures.
    100. Structural properties of various materials.
    101. Properties and interaction of structural materials used in transport structures.
    102. Fundamental principles of traffic organisation.
    103. Classification and significance of roads.
    104. Selection of protective measures against seepage and groundwater.
    105. Principles of the content and drafting of the construction project.
    106. Calculations of transport structure constructions and their elements.
    107. Types of structural materials used in transport structures and principles of their selection.
    108. Types of construction technologies used in transport structures and principles of their selection.
    109. Types of transport structure constructions and their elements, and their use.
    110. Types and characteristics of foundations and substructures of transport structures, and principles of their selection.
    111. Calculation of the bearing capacity of earth structure and structural layers.
    112. Principles of using geosynthetic materials.
    113. Types of retaining walls and bank reinforcements, and their calculation methods.
    114. Dimensioning of traffic elements.
    115. Assessment of traffic flow parameters.
    116. Hydraulic calculations of groundwater.
    117. Fundamental principles of designing water drainage systems for transport structures.
    118. Fundamental principles of calculating hydrological processes at bridge crossings.
    119. Characteristics of catchment areas and methods for their analysis.
    120. Analysis of laboratory test data of materials.
    121. Solving of differential equations.
    122. Solutions to linear algebra and matrix problems.
    123. Distribution probability calculations used in calculations of normal distribution and other distributions for building structures.
    124. Theory and calculations of material strength.
    125. Types of loads and principles of their combination.
    126. Methods for combining different loadings.
    127. Dimensioning of building structures.
    128. Calculations of internal forces and deformations in statically determinate and indeterminate systems.
    129. Calculations of strength, stability, durability, and settlement.
    130. Ultimate limit states and serviceability limit states, and principles of their determination.
    131. Methods for assembling finite element matrices.
    132. Calculations of timber structures.
    133. Calculations of masonry structures.
    134. Geotechnical calculations (bearing capacity of foundations, deformations, bearing capacity and deformations of various types of pile foundations, retaining walls, and other geotechnical structures).
    135. Seismic and other types of calculation.
    136. Methods for determining deformations and stresses.
    137. Requirements for structural schemes and principles of their development.
    138. Dimensioning of structural elements and calculations of bearing capacity.
    139. Structure design codes, loads and actions, and their classification.
    140. Acoustic requirements for transport structures.
    141. Calculations of traffic intensity and capacity.
    142. Hydrological and flow capacity calculations.
    143. Principles of parametric modelling (BIM).
    144. Principles of assessing the requirements outlined in the information requirements of the construction initiator and the BIM implementation plan.
    145. Principles of assessing and incorporating the level of detail in the BIM model of building structures.
    146. Preparation of construction project documentation, based on the BIM model.
    147. Operating principles of the building information system.
    148. Full-cycle computer simulation of structural calculations: model development, analysis, and post-processing of results.
    149. Calculation standards and fundamental principles of the calculations of structural elements.
    150. Principles of drafting technical drawings.
    151. Graphical representation of sites and engineering systems.
    152. Electronic publishing of documents and data sharing.
    153. Work organisation plan and its conditions.
    154. Requirements for setting up a construction site.
    155. Regulatory enactments governing construction work contracts.
    156. Conditions for personal data protection.
    157. Conditions of standard contracts developed by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC).
    158. Methods for analysing the technical design of the construction project.
    159. Use of a federated BIM model.
    160. Principles of ensuring occupational safety measures at the construction site.
    161. Principles of ensuring the compliance with environmental protection requirements during the construction work.
    162. Principles of ensuring the compliance with fire safety requirements during the construction work.
    163. Technological and calendar planning of construction resources.
    164. Construction technologies (work techniques and operations, technological processes of construction, classification of construction work and special construction work, technological equipment): – conditions for the installation of structural layers of mineral materials; – conditions for the installation of asphalt concrete layers; – conditions for the installation of concrete structures; – requirements for the manufacture of metal structures, anti-corrosion protection; – conditions for the installation of technical traffic control devices; – requirements for the installation of water drainage systems; – requirements for the performance of landscaping work.
    165. Conditions of civil liability insurance in construction.
    166. Qualification requirements for the personnel involved in the implementation of the construction project.
    167. Occupational safety requirements.
    168. Environmental protection requirements.
    169. Data protection requirements.
    170. Essential requirements for structures.
    171. Technical characteristics and properties of construction materials and building structures.
    172. Conditions for the development of construction site infrastructure.
    173. Requirements for ensuring living conditions at the construction site.
    174. Requirements for the placement of occupational safety signs at the construction site.
    175. Layout of technical traffic organisation devices at the construction site during the construction.
    176. Principles of developing a schedule for the flow of material and technical resources.
    177. Schematics of technological flows for transport structures and principles of their development.
    178. Sequence and specifics of construction work.
    179. Conditions for setting up axes at the construction site.
    180. Principles of resource supply logistics.
    181. Construction machinery, mechanisms, and tools, and their operating principles.
    182. Structural solutions for structures.
    183. Principles of ensuring the quality of construction work.
    184. Quality control methods, sampling, and testing.
    185. Principles of accounting resources (personnel, technologies, construction materials, subcontracts).
    186. Fundamental principles of cost control.
    187. EU requirements for the marketing of construction products.
    188. Construction material standards, forms of conformity attestation (declarations of performance, declarations of conformity, technical data sheets, etc.).
    189. Methods for testing construction materials.
    190. Sampling and labelling of construction materials.
    191. Analysis of construction material test results.
    192. Geodetic surveys.
    193. Measuring devices and tools, measurement accuracy, and equipment calibration.
    194. Operation of the Building Information System (BIS) and data entry.
    195. Regulatory requirements for ensuring executable documentation at the construction site during the construction, commissioning of the site, and acquisition of the required approvals.
    196. Work performance techniques at the construction site.
    197. Sequence of performing construction work.
    198. Methods for controlling federated models in the Building Information System (BIS).
    199. Types of work remuneration, fundamental principles of work standardisation.
    200. Construction work costs and fundamental principles of their formation.
    201. Fundamental principles of construction cost estimation.
    202. Interaction between technical factors and economic factors, and methods for their evaluation.
    203. Principles of planning changes in the construction process.
    204. Procedures and conditions for making change in construction work.
    205. Risk identification methods.
    206. Conditions for documenting changes.
    207. Technical symbols in construction drawings.
    208. Principles of organising construction work.
    209. Work performance techniques at the construction site.
    210. Sequence of performing construction work.
    211. Methods for controlling BIM federated models.
    212. Tasks of the construction supervision plan.
    213. Principles of developing construction work stages.
    214. Construction supervision methods.
    215. Methods for inspecting documentation and coordinating construction work.
    216. Planning, monitoring, and reporting methods.
    217. Types of quality control devices and their application.
    218. Quality requirements for construction supervision.
    219. Preventive measures for mitigating the environmental impact.
    220. Principles and methods of monitoring the technological process of construction work and the completed construction work.
    221. Declarations of conformity for construction materials and construction products, and principles and methods of quality control.
    222. Compliance with occupational safety, environmental protection, and fire safety requirements during the performance of construction work.
    223. Regulatory requirements for the technical condition of transport structures in operation.
    224. Compliance with traffic safety requirements during the inspection of the transport structure.
    225. Methods for inspecting, checking, and testing the technical condition of transport structures.
    226. Equipment and measuring devices for testing transport structures.
    227. Principles of determining road categories and routine maintenance classes.
    228. Requirements for summer and winter routine maintenance of roads.
    229. Requirements for installing technical traffic organisation devices.
    230. Repair methods, materials used, and their compatibility.
    231. Surveying and geodetic work.
    232. Analysis of defects identified during the operation of the transport structure and methods for determining the impact on the longevity and operational safety of the transport structure.
    233. Planning of the necessary types, technologies, and scopes of repair work.

    General knowledge
    1. Principles of internal monitoring of the work environment.
    2. The role and significance of occupational safety in the operation of institutions, companies, and local governments.
    3. Concept of sustainable development.
    4. Working conditions and human health as a condition of quality of life.
    5. Sustainable development strategy of Latvia.
    6. Safe work methods. Response to an emergency situation.
    7. Methods for instructing employees.
    8. Risk identification and methods of their prevention.
    9. Principles of ‘green thinking’.
    10. Regulatory framework for emergency situations and states of emergency.
    11. Grammar and language functions.
    12. Types of verbal interaction.
    13. Language styles and intonation features.
    14. Diversity of language and communication in different contexts.
    15. Intercultural interaction.
    16. Construction-specific professional terminology in foreign languages.
    17. Communication strategies (metacognitive principle).
    18. Principles of public speaking.
    19. Mathematical simulation models.
    20. Optimisation as a branch of mathematics and engineering.
    21. Thermal, hydrological, electrical, mechanical, and chemical limitations.
    22. Various modern simulation tools and methods in process management.
    23. Technical proposals and simulation models.
    24. Principles of research methodology.
    25. Data analysis and compilation methods.
    26. Mathematical terminology, tools, and analysis methods.
    27. Principles of rational and sustainable use of natural resources.
    28. Personnel management policy of the organisation.
    29. Resource and financial analysis methods.
    30. Social and political structure of society.
    31. Social diversity and the principle of equality.
    32. General and professional ethics. Intercultural communication.
    33. Opportunities and potential risks of information technologies.
    34. Personal data protection.
    35. Security of electronic information.
    36. Information technologies for data processing, analysis, and management.
    37. Fundamental principles of collaboration in the digital environment.
    38. Data security.
    39. Computer security programs.
    40. National unified computerised information systems and their operating principles.
    41. Rights, obligations, and responsibility of an individual.
    42. Legal relationship.
    43. Legal provisions of labour law.
    44. Internal rules of procedure.
    45. Occupational hygiene and work culture.
    46. Labour law system and its fundamental principles.
    47. Nature of social dialogue and mechanisms for cooperation.
    48. Directions of societal and statehood development.
    49. Stages and procedures of experiments, research methodology and standards.
    50. Scientific research methods.
    51. Results of experiments or observations during the process, including deviations from results.
    52. Controllable and uncontrollable parameters, their impact on the validity of the experiment.
    53. Quantitative and qualitative analysis methods.
    54. Writing and formatting of publications and presentation of results.
    55. Standards accepted in Latvia and the international scientific community.
    56. Idea generation.
    57. Principles of priority setting.
    58. Principles of defining objectives.
    59. Techniques of effective communication.
    60. Communication (including intercultural communication) in society (including multicultural society).
    61. Argumentation techniques.
    62. Preparation of reports and publications.
    63. Professional career development and its significance.
    64. Learning strategies.
    65. Self-assessment mechanisms.
    66. Planning of studies, career, and work progress.

  • Skills

    Professional skills and attitudes
    1. To identify the intentions of the construction initiator regarding the concept of transport structure construction.
    2. To evaluate the feasibility of implementing the concept of transport structure construction in accordance with regulatory requirements.
    3. To comply with the regulatory requirements governing the construction of transport structures.
    4. To get acquainted with the specific spatial plan of the relevant administrative territory.
    5. To develop the work task for inspecting the planned transport structure site to obtain information on the construction area, conduct excavations, perform geotechnical investigations, etc.
    6. To inspect the site in the field to assess the technical feasibility of the construction of the transport structure.
    7. To inspect the current transport structures and constructions, documenting the results where necessary.
    8. To comply with the regulatory requirements and standards governing the construction of transport structures.
    9. To draft various alternatives for the transport structure in accordance with the conditions set by the construction initiator and the needs of the users of the transport structure.
    10. To draft competitive alternatives for technical solutions for a structure, considering the economic indicators, environmental protection, functionality and sustainability of the site, and other relevant requirements for the transport structure.
    11. To analyse the impact of the transport structure on environment, other structures, and engineering systems.
    12. To determine the main construction volumes for the developed transport structure alternatives.
    13. To calculate the costs of transport structure alternatives, estimating the expected construction costs.
    14. To select technically and economically justified construction products.
    15. To prepare the technical and economic comparison of the developed transport structure alternatives.
    16. To organise the analysis of the economic and technical justification, involving relevant specialists.
    17. To understand the processes of the environmental impact of the planned transport structure.
    18. To understand the significance of potential adverse effects of the intended activity.
    19. To cooperate with competent authorities in the assessment of the adverse environmental impact of construction, if necessary.
    20. To develop proposals for the prevention or mitigation of the adverse environmental impact of the transport structure.
    21. To organise the preparation of the relevant documentation for the construction concept.
    22. To cooperate with the stakeholders and involved persons.
    23. To organise the public consultation in accordance with regulatory requirements, involving the relevant stakeholders.
    24. To summarise the results of the public consultation by evaluating public comments and suggestions.
    25. To develop recommendations for further stages of transport structure design.
    26. To analyse the output data necessary for transport structure design.
    27. To define the application of regulatory requirements for the implementation of the concept of transport structure construction.
    28. To define the necessary investigations for the transport structure.
    29. To define the technical, quantitative, and quality indicators and parameters for the transport structure.
    30. To define objectives and methods for the coordination of project sections.
    31. To define requirements for the scope and structure of the construction project.
    32. To define the areas and scope of geodetic surveys.
    33. To prepare the task for geodetic and topographic surveys.
    34. To define the specific topographic surveying works necessary for the development of solutions for the transport structure.
    35. To analyse the obtained results of geodetic and topographic surveys.
    36. To define the locations and number of geotechnical investigation, including the types and scope of laboratory tests.
    37. To define special investigation work in accordance with the regulatory framework.
    38. To analyse geotechnical survey work and collected data, considering the impact on the construction process.
    39. To analyse cartographic, topographic, and geotechnical survey materials.
    40. To analyse the impact of the hydrological regime in transport structures.
    41. To develop the task and scope for hydrological investigations.
    42. To systematise the obtained engineering investigation data.
    43. To analyse the costs of the construction or reconstruction of the transport structure, based on the obtained engineering investigation data.
    44. To analyse the potential risks associated with the construction or reconstruction of the planned structure, based on the obtained engineering investigation data.
    45. To develop conceptual alternatives for the transport structure, based on the design work task.
    46. To prepare the necessary set of graphical and textual documents representing the basic concept of the structure (building volume, location, and intended use).
    47. To advise the construction initiator and contractor on the feasibility of implementing the project concept.
    48. To develop a design work plan, defining the requirements for the construction project.
    49. To prepare a schedule for the development of the construction project.
    50. To develop structural solution schemes for the transport structure.
    51. To prepare a summary of design output data.
    52. To request and collect the documents necessary to commence the design of the transport structure.
    53. To obtain documents (technical specifications) outlining the requirements of relevant authorities and engineering system owners.
    54. To prepare the key technical parameters necessary to commence the design.
    55. To develop a design work plan, defining the requirements for the construction project and involving relevant construction specialists.
    56. To prepare a schedule for the development of the construction project parts.
    57. To coordinate the work and quality of transport structure designers in line with the schedule for the development of the construction project.
    58. To coordinate the consistency of the different parts of the construction project with the overall project.
    59. To inform the persons in charge of the relevant construction project part on the scope of work assigned to them.
    60. To monitor the compliance with the transport structure construction project with the design task and conditions outlined in the building permit.
    61. To obtain information relevant to the design process, requesting additional information, if necessary, and ensuring its timely submission to the specialists in charge of the relevant construction project parts.
    62. To verify the compliance of individual construction project parts with the construction concept and their mutual consistency.
    63. To monitor the consistency of the transport structure project with other project parts, including by using the Building Information Modelling (BIM) collaboration methods.
    64. To ensure the inclusion of all changes to the construction project in all relevant construction project parts, communicating those changes to the authorities issuing the building permit, if necessary, and organise the corresponding approval procedure.
    65. To develop calculation schemes for structures.
    66. To calculate structures of various materials and dimension the structural parameters in accordance with the requirements of building codes and mandatory standards.
    67. To prepare a calculation report with justification for the compliance of building structures with mechanical strength, stability, and other requirements.
    68. To develop technical solutions for building structures in accordance with the conditions outlined in the construction project, traffic intensity, and organisation.
    69. To develop a detailed transport structure construction project, providing the contractor with sufficient information for the performance of construction work.
    70. To develop the relevant construction project sections, ensuring their consistency with the construction concept, the task of the construction initiator, and conditions outlined in the building permit, in accordance with the requirements of Latvian building codes and other regulatory requirements.
    71. To calculate the strength, stability, durability, and settlement of the foundation and base of the transport structure, considering the engineering survey data.
    72. To calculate various building structures in accordance with the requirements of building codes and mandatory standards.
    73. To prepare a calculation report.
    74. To review each page of the developed construction project drawing sheet if the technical designer of the relevant construction project part does not hold the relevant certificate.
    75. To develop technical solutions for building structures in accordance with the conditions of the design task and functional requirements for the structure.
    76. To develop the economic part of the construction project and the work organisation project.
    77. To develop other sections of the transport structure construction project in line with the design task.
    78. To prepare construction project documentation and its graphical part.
    79. To comply with guidelines on safe traffic when designing the transport structure.
    80. To design transport structures, using sustainable, environmentally-friendly construction materials and work technologies.
    81. To calculate construction costs with the accuracy specified by the construction initiator.
    82. To analyse the prepared technical drawings to assess whether the information provided therein is sufficient.
    83. To perform verification calculations in accordance with the prepared calculation schemes.
    84. To compare the results of verification calculations with the submitted results of the calculation report.
    85. To analyse the calculation report for building structures where no verification calculations are not performed.
    86. To perform the Building Information Modelling (BIM) of building structures in line with the BIM tasks of the project, information requirements set by the construction initiator, and the BIM execution plan (BEP).
    87. To coordinate the consistency of the construction part of the construction project with other parts of the construction project as part of the BIM coordination process.
    88. To prepare a calculation report and technical drawings for each stage of the construction design.
    89. To format the relevant stages of the construction project in accordance with the standards and generally accepted principles of drawing up a project.
    90. To perform 2D and 3D modelling of building structures.
    91. To have the construction project approved by the relevant authorities.
    92. To prepare a proposal for the implementation of the construction project in accordance with the conditions outlined in the procurement regulations.
    93. To evaluate the construction company’s capacity and competitiveness for the implementation of the transport structure construction project.
    94. To analyse the conditions outlined in the construction agreement.
    95. To identify the types of transport structure construction work, determining the quantities of the necessary technological resources, labour resources, construction materials, and building structures for the implementation of the construction project.
    96. To determine occupational safety, environmental safety, and fire safety measures at the construction site.
    97. To plan traffic organisation solutions during the construction.
    98. To develop a plan for the performance of transport structure construction work.
    99. To develop a calendar schedule for the implementation of the transport structure construction project, a cash flow chart, and the general layout of the construction site.
    100. To monitor the preparation of the construction site prior to commencing the construction work, preventing unauthorised construction and operation of the structure.
    101. To develop a construction site infrastructure for the transport structure.
    102. To determine the optimal composition of specialists for the construction of the transport structure.
    103. To determine a rational composition of the structural units performing construction work.
    104. To ensure the compliance with occupational safety, environmental safety, and fire safety measures at the construction site.
    105. To ensure traffic safety and organisation during the construction and repair of the transport structure.
    106. To organise construction work in accordance with appropriate technologies for the construction of transport structures.
    107. To develop schedules for the flow of material and technical resources in line with the work performance plan and the developed schedules.
    108. To monitor the performance of construction work, its quality, and consistency with the construction project.
    109. To coordinate the construction process between structural units.
    110. To coordinate the work of subcontractors.
    111. To inform the persons involved in the construction process and institutions about possible inconsistencies.
    112. To monitor the compliance with the conditions for the delivery and storage of construction materials and building structures.
    113. To ensure that the performed construction work and work methods are suitable for the relevant conditions at the construction site, while preserving the stability and necessary safety of structures.
    114. To select construction products in line with the specification and cost estimate for the transport structure construction project.
    115. To monitor the deadlines for the delivery of construction products in line with the construction work schedule.
    116. To monitor the documents demonstrating the conformity of construction products.
    117. To monitor the conformity of delivered construction products with the declared requirements, conducting inspections and ensuring testing.
    118. To make entries on the performed work, used construction products, and quality of work in the construction logbook.
    119. To perform verification measurements of the geometric parameters of the structure (height levels, location in the layout).
    120. To perform the operative quality control of the constructed structures.
    121. To measure and calculate the scope of construction work.
    122. To monitor the constructed structures in line with the compatible BIM model.
    123. To organise the acceptance of building structures, concealed work, and other common construction work by visually inspecting the completed concealed work before it is concealed, if necessary.
    124. To monitor the compliance with the instructions recorded in the construction logbook.
    125. To organise the commissioning of the transport structure.
    126. To compare the actual and planned costs of the transport structure construction work.
    127. To analyse the effectiveness of resources used in the course of construction (machinery, materials, labour resources, etc.).
    128. To analyse the actual and planned pace of work performance, making changes to the calendar and cash flow schedules, if necessary.
    129. To analyse the consistency of the transport structure construction process with the construction project, quality requirements, and work performance plan.
    130. To analyse the risks affecting the performance of construction work.
    131. To timely identify the conditions preventing the full implementation of the construction project solutions, coordinating any deviations from the construction project in accordance with the procedures established by regulatory enactments.
    132. To make the necessary changes in the planned preparatory stages of construction work and the selected methods by documenting them.
    133. To make entries on any changes in the construction work process in the construction logbook.
    134. To inform the persons involved in the construction process and institutions about possible inconsistencies.
    135. To analyse the technical documentation of the construction project, including the work organisation plan.
    136. To analyse the work performance plan.
    137. To analyse the detailed information provided by the construction site manager regarding the preparatory stages of construction work and the selected work methods for the performance of work.
    138. To comply with regulatory construction requirements for the monitoring of construction work.
    139. To plan the mandatory construction work inspections.
    140. To plan the main stages of construction work.
    141. To acquaint the construction site manager with the construction supervision plan.
    142. To monitor the compliance with technologies for the performance of construction work and perform operational quality control.
    143. To verify the volumes of performed construction work and the consistency of the installed structures and engineering systems with the construction project solutions.
    144. To measure the completed works, using appropriate control devices.
    145. To analyse potential risks during the construction work.
    146. To monitor the compliance with occupational safety measures at the construction site.
    147. To monitor the ecological aspects of the technological processes of construction work.
    148. To record inconsistencies in the construction project by informing the supervisor.
    149. To announce the evacuation of workers and other persons from the construction site in the event of dangerous structural deformations, signs of collapse, direct fire or explosion threats, or other risks.
    150. To ensure that special emergency services are called and that the construction initiator, building authority, and other involved parties are notified of risks in accordance with regulatory requirements.
    151. To confirm the readiness of the transport structure for operation in the building information system.
    152. To inspect the commissioned transport structure within the deadlines specified in regulatory enactments and the agreement.
    153. To conduct the necessary inspections to assess the technical condition of the transport structure.
    154. To prepare the inspection report on identified defects, including proposals for their rectification.
    155. To determine the summer and winter maintenance classes of transport structures in accordance with regulatory requirements.
    156. To organise the daily summer and winter maintenance of transport structures (roads, bridges, interchanges, etc.) according to their designated maintenance classes.
    157. To determine the necessary periodic maintenance work, based on the identified defects and their impact on the operation of transport structures.
    158. To prepare a programme for periodic maintenance work.
    159. To monitor the quality of daily and periodic maintenance of transport structures, including materials used and the applied technologies.

    General skills and attitudes
    1. To analyse sector-specific standards, documentation, and terminology.
    2. To comply with regulatory civil defence and environmental protection requirements.
    3. To comply with occupational safety requirements.
    4. To organise the workplace and work environment in accordance with regulatory occupational safety requirements.
    5. To identify potential risks when performing professional work duties.
    6. To act in accordance with fire safety, electrical safety, occupational safety, and environmental protection requirements.
    7. To use environmentally friendly work methods, ensuring efficient waste sorting and disposal.
    8. To handle emergencies at the national and company level according to the established civil defence plans.
    9. To act according to the principles of ‘green thinking’ and sustainable development.
    10. To communicate in the official language verbally and in writing in various professional situations and settings.
    11. To produce a coherent and structured speech in the official language, appropriately using a variety of structural elements of the text, various linking words, and other means of cohesion.
    12. To use professional terminology in foreign languages.
    13. To present issues in the professional setting and society in general.
    14. To develop simple simulation models by applying mathematical calculations.
    15. To define an engineering issue, identify constraints, and find the optimal technical solution for this issue.
    16. To develop algorithms for solving mathematical and practical optimisation tasks.
    17. To operate with numbers, graphical and statistical data and information, algebraic expressions and equations, and geometric figures.
    18. To select elements required for mathematical interpretation.
    19. To systematise information on the effective use of energy resources.
    20. To handle technological equipment, instruments, and scientific data.
    21. To observe the norms of communication culture and professional ethics.
    22. To develop proposals for improving the organisation’s/ company’s policy.
    23. To assess the organisation’s/ company’s resources and their sufficiency in line with the organisation’s strategy.
    24. To implement the organisation’s/company’s personnel management policy.
    25. To adapt search strategies to find the most appropriate data, information, and content in the digital environment.
    26. To select the most appropriate digital tools and technologies for creating data, resources, and knowledge in collaboration with others.
    27. To evaluate the most appropriate ways of transforming, restoring, improving, and refining specific parts of the content and information to generate new and original content.
    28. To comply with legal norms related to the use of digital technologies, property rights, and data.
    29. To choose the most appropriate security and protection measures in the digital environment.
    30. To respect the rights and obligations of the employer and employee.
    31. To comply with sector-specific regulatory enactments and the organisation’s internal rules of procedure.
    32. To comply with occupational hygiene requirements.
    33. To develop new engineering methods.
    34. To develop a research methodology independently.
    35. To perform a critical analysis of obtained data, providing reasoned explanations on the results and conclusions.
    36. To develop reports, publications, and presentations on the results of research in the relevant sector and field of professional activity.
    37. To set long-term, medium-term, and short-term goals.
    38. To set priorities and develop an operational plan.
    39. To explore and test innovative approaches.
    40. To combine knowledge and resources to achieve a significant impact in idea development.
    41. To actively participate in professional organisations in the construction sector.
    42. To cooperate with professional organisations abroad in innovative fields.
    43. To conduct research by processing and interpreting its results.
    44. To prepare a report on the research findings.
    45. To prepare presentation materials and publications.
    46. To justify own opinion.
    47. To evaluate own professional experience and career development opportunities.
    48. To assess own and other specialists’ professional experience and level of professional competence adequately.
    49. To purposefully plan the improvement of professional competences for the organisation and individual specialists.

  • Competences/ autonomy

    Professional competences
    1. Ability to get acquainted with the requirements set by the construction initiator and assist in defining them.
    2. Ability to get acquainted with the planned transport structure alternatives on site, inspect the existing transport structures, and record the results.
    3. Ability to develop solutions of transport structure alternatives.
    4. Ability to develop the technical and economic justification for a transport structure, defining the achievable technical, volume, and quality indicators and parameters of the construction project.
    5. Ability to organise environmental impact assessment.
    6. Ability to independently organise public consultation of the transport structure concept in accordance with regulatory requirements.
    7. Ability to develop the transport structure design task.
    8. Ability to prepare a task and organise geodetic and topographic surveys at the construction site.
    9. Ability to organise geodetic surveys at the construction site.
    10. Ability to organise hydrological investigations, determining the necessary locations and scope of investigation.
    11. Ability to analyse engineering investigation data and provide recommendations for construction project solutions.
    12. Ability to develop the minimum content of a transport structure construction project and the construction project task in collaboration with the construction initiator.
    13. Ability to define output data for transport structure design.
    14. Ability to independently manage and supervise the development of the transport structure construction project, monitoring the consistency of the overall construction project with the design task, construction concept, and regulatory framework.
    15. Ability to develop technical solutions and constructions for the transport structure accurately.
    16. Ability to develop a transport structure construction project in accordance with the requirements of construction regulations and functional requirements of the transport structure.
    17. Ability to organise the review or expert assessment of the developed transport structure construction project.
    18. Ability to develop the BIM model of the structural part of the transport structure construction project in line with BIM objectives under the project.
    19. Ability to organise the development of the documentation for the transport structure construction project (in the BIS).
    20. Ability to prepare the necessary documents for initiating the construction of the transport structure.
    21. Ability to organise the construction of the transport structure at the construction site according to the work organisation plan, occupational safety plan, and work performance plan, pursuant to regulatory enactments governing the construction sector.
    22. Ability to ensure the use of construction materials and products for construction in accordance with the construction project.
    23. Ability to manage executable documentation on completed construction work, record construction work in the Building Information System (BIS) on a daily basis, and ensure quality control at the construction site and acceptance of work.
    24. Ability to analyse the economic factors of construction work.
    25. Ability to make changes to planned work, coordinating them in accordance with the procedures established by regulatory enactments.
    26. Ability to get acquainted with the technical documentation of the construction project, the work organisation plan, work performance plan, and BIM models of construction project sections for the purpose of construction supervision.
    27. Ability to develop a construction supervision plan, determining mandatory inspections and principal stages of construction work.
    28. Ability to verify the consistency of the sequence and quality of construction work with the construction project, the work performance plan, construction supervision plan, and regulatory enactments governing the construction sector, occupational safety, environmental protection, and fire safety.
    29. Ability to inspect the commissioned transport structure within the deadlines specified in regulatory enactments and the agreement.

    General competences
    1. Ability to perform professional work duties in compliance with the requirements of construction-specific regulatory enactments, standards, and regulatory requirements for the work environment, as well as take decisions on response to emergency situations.
    2. Ability to communicate with colleagues and authorities involved in professional activity, using the official language and professional construction terminology in foreign languages, clearly and logically structuring speech, and presenting issues in the professional environment and society at large.
    3. Ability to define an engineering issue, identify constraints, and find the optimal technical solution for this issue.
    4. Ability to apply social and personal skills for fostering social dialogue in society and participate in building the organisation’s/ company’s reputation.
    5. Ability to manage data, information, and content in the digital environment according to the specific features of professional activity, using digital tools, technologies, and platforms.
    6. Ability to complete professional work tasks in accordance with the requirements concerning employment relationships.
    7. Ability to conduct research and develop concepts in the construction sector and the field of professional activity, selecting appropriate research methods and substantiating the results of experiments.
    8. Ability to develop innovative ideas by enhancing knowledge of novelties in the sector and the field of professional activity.
    9. Ability to participate in shaping construction sector policies.
    10. Ability to develop reports, publications, and presentations on research results in the field of professional activity.
    11. Ability to plan and take decisions in shaping own professional career.

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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270
Duration of study 
Duration of qualification in full-time studies
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4 years, 6 months; 5 years

Qualification document

Awarding body

Higher education institution:

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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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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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Architecture and construction (073)

Detailed field: (ISCED 2013)

Building and civil engineering (0732)

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

Active qualification

Period for issuing qualification: 2022-2028

Last changes: 17.07.2025

Posted: 08.02.2023