Professional knowledge
At the concept level:
1. Technological characteristics of various types of freights.
2. Historical development of automotive and motor vehicle business in Latvia and worldwide.
3. Development trends of automotive systems in Europe and worldwide.
4. International regulatory documents regarding motor vehicles.
5. Latest discoveries and technological solutions for motor vehicles.
6. Experimental research methods.
7. Formation of harmful components of exhaust gases in internal combustion engines.
8. Application of innovative structural solutions in motor sport.
9. Laws and regulations on the environmental protection.
At the comprehension level:
1. Intelligent transport systems.
2. Multimodal and intermodal transportation.
3. System for organising commercial automotive transportation in Europe.
4. Contracts used in automotive transportation.
5. Regulations on professional activity in the field of automotive transportation.
6. Annual reports of automotive companies.
7. Ways of financing companies.
8. Key performance indicators of automotive transportation companies.
9. Advanced technological automotive systems.
10. Requirements for vehicle type approval, registration, and technical inspections established in Europe and Latvia.
11. Procedures for preventing severe violations of traffic safety regulations.
12. Principles of cargo placement and securing, best practice.
13. Impact of technological requirements for motor vehicles on the economy, safety, and environment.
14. Types and key energy parameters of motor vehicle drive.
15. Impact of the structure and operational parameters of motor vehicles on efficient use of energy.
16. Technologies for checking the technical condition.
17. Methods for restoring the units of motor vehicles.
18. Technologies for the repair and painting of motor vehicle body.
19. Historical development of motor vehicle technologies.
20. Electric motor vehicles and their components.
21. Innovative internal combustion engine solutions to increase efficiency and reduce emissions.
22. Field-specific research equipment.
23. Theoretical foundations of scientific research work.
24. Process of conducting research.
25. Correlation between automotive and motor vehicle issues and solutions for issues in various fields.
26. Interests of the scientific community.
27. Planning of transportation.
28. Basics of entrepreneurship in the automotive sector.
29. Impact of technological solutions on the environment and occupational safety.
30. Laws and regulations governing the road traffic safety.
31. Risks in road traffic and measures for the improvement of road traffic safety.
32. Principles of road traffic organisation and technical means for their implementation.
33. Active, passive, post-collision, fire, and ecological safety parameters of motor vehicles.
34. Professional training of drivers.
35. Schemes for the reconstruction of a road traffic accident.
36. Psychophysiological characteristics of motor vehicle drivers.
37. Impact of technical parameters of cars on optimal driving strategy.
38. Work environment risks.
39. Impact of technologies and equipment on labour protection.
40. Impact of the professional activity and scientific results on the environment and society. Polluting effect of technologies and equipment.
41. Types and causes of environmental pollution.
42. Competence-based approach in education.
43. Latest automotive and motor vehicle technologies.
44. Basic principles of ethics of an educator.
45. Conflict resolution theory.
46. Latest automotive and motor vehicle technologies.
47. Principles of the company’s structure.
48. Methodology for determining competence levels.
49. Guidelines for organisational psychology.
50. Interaction between individual and society.
51. Current issues in the field of automotive equipment and motor vehicles.
52. Stages of the professional training process.
53. Knowledge from various fields that help solve issues with automotive equipment and motor vehicles.
54. Technological, social, and business knowledge from various fields.
At the application level:
1. Automotive technological processes.
2. Norms of civic and social rights in automotive transportation companies.
3. Cost elements in automotive transportation companies.
4. Modern automotive technologies.
5. Norms of working and rest periods of car drivers.
6. Data analysis methods.
7. Modern motor vehicle technologies.
8. Optimisation of motor vehicle technologies.
9. Technological options for energy supply of motor vehicles.
10. Recording and analysis of motor vehicle motion data.
11. Methods for detecting defects and damages in motor vehicles.
12. Methods for determining the technical condition of motor vehicles.
13. Process of developing innovative products.
14. Research methods in automotive and motor vehicle technologies.
15. Methods for processing and analysing engineering measurements and data.
16. Writing of scientific articles.
17. Writing of scientific articles.
18. Verbal and non-verbal presentation skills.
19. Sustainable automotive and heavy motor vehicle technologies.
20. Research on road traffic safety.
21. Determination of safety indicators of motor vehicles.
22. Analysis of road traffic accidents.
23. Development of instructions for the technological process of work.
24. Measurement of pollution caused by automotive equipment.
25. Learning concepts or methods.
26. Methods for testing the knowledge and skills.
27. Basics of communication in the training process of trainees.
28. Planning of resources.
29. Communication methods.
30. Modern automotive and motor vehicle technologies.

General knowledge
At the concept level:
1. Development of automotive industry worldwide.
2. Latest solutions and discoveries in the related industries.
3. Communication methods.
4. Work performance indicators.
5. Learning strategies.
6. Self-assessment principles.
7. Career choice.
8. Research methods.
9. Basics of civil law.
10. Basics of administrative law.
At the comprehension level:
1. Current issues of the interaction between the environment and society.
2. Civil defence system.
3. Grammar and language functions.
4. Latest field-specific technologies.
5. Principles of using information and communication technologies (data carriers, information systems, and equipment).
6. Security of information and communication technologies and the data.
7. Protection of business data and personal data.
8. Principles of the circulation of electronic documents.
9. Significance and reliability of different sources of information.
10. Awareness of the objectives of various audiences.
11. Business and consumer needs in the related industries.
12. Best practices in ensuring the motor vehicle post-sales process.
13. Best practices in ensuring the transportation process.
14. Wide knowledge of the latest solutions and discoveries in the sector of automotive equipment and motor vehicles.
15. Learning styles, reliability and significance of sources of information.
At the application level:
1. Requirements of the laws and regulations governing the field.
2. Laws and regulations on labour protection.
3. Laws and regulations on fire safety and electrical safety.
4. Laws and regulations on the environmental protection.
5. Working conditions and human health as a condition of quality of life.
6. Conditions for a safe work environment and risk factors.
7. ABC of first aid.
8. Vocabulary.
9. Professional and scientific terminology in the official language in the field of automotive equipment and motor vehicles.
10. Terminology in the field of automotive equipment and motor vehicles, and related industries.
11. Professional and scientific terminology in the field of automotive equipment and motor vehicles.
12. Grammatical and syntactic constructions characteristic to scientific and technical language.
13. Most important concepts and patterns of automotive equipment and motor vehicles.
14. Application of information technologies in automotive processes.
15. Selection of information, development of documents, and processing of data in conformity with the work task.
16. Work with office equipment and information and communication systems.
17. Scientific research methods.
18. Verbal and non-verbal presentation skills.
19. Laws and regulations governing the employment relationship.
20. Content of the employment contract and collective agreement.
21. Work procedure rules and internal regulatory enactments.
22. General and professional ethics.

Professional skills and attitudes
1. To perform work in complex and unpredictable conditions.
2. To evaluate the efficiency, productivity, and safety of the technological processes of automotive systems.
3. To provide a detailed description and analysis of the procedures for licensing commercial automotive transportation companies.
4. To explain the system of permits for automotive transportation.
5. To identify the commercial legal norms applicable to the implementation of automotive transportation.
6. To analyse the efficiency of public transport.
7. To develop advanced technological automotive systems.
8. To develop instructions for drivers regarding the condition of cars, their equipment, and freights, as well as preventive measures to be taken.
9. To recognise patterns in the business development of the automotive field.
10. To analyse the technological requirements of regulatory and internationally recognised practices.
11. To conduct scientific experimental research and optimization of motor vehicle technologies.
12. To justify the most appropriate technical methods for operating motor vehicles.
13. To skilfully apply theory in solving technological tasks.
14. To use new approaches to achieve technological goals.
15. To justify the technical condition, faults, and failures of the systems and components of motor vehicles.
16. To select different methods, modes, parameters, and means to detect defects and damages in motor vehicles.
17. To understand the causes of defects in motor vehicles.
18. To analyse the materials used for the restoration of motor vehicle components and repair technologies.
19. To select methods and tools for the repair of motor vehicle parts.
20. To find effective, alternative, and innovative solutions in conformity with the requirements for motor vehicles.
21. To model the operational characteristics of motor vehicles.
22. To select research methods, equipment, and materials for automotive equipment and motor vehicles.
23. To identify correlations in automotive and motor vehicle processes.
24. To conduct scientific research measurements regarding automotive equipment and motor vehicle technologies.
25. To process the research data.
26. To identify research activities carried out in the sector of automotive equipment and motor vehicles.
27. To evaluate contradictory opinions on automotive issues.
28. To draw up analytical reviews of the research on automotive equipment and motor vehicles.
29. To independently use the theory, methods, and problem-solving skills.
30. To draw up well-structured written documents.
31. To publicly present the results of research in the sector of automotive equipment and motor vehicles.
32. To adapt the presentation style to the audience and purpose of communication.
33. To defend own work in a well-argued manner.
34. To conduct a comprehensive analysis of establishing sustainable working conditions in the automotive sector.
35. To analyse the processes, objects, and conditions that impact the road traffic safety.
36. To select safe motor vehicle technologies and equipment.
37. To analyse road traffic accidents.
38. To organise safe working conditions in the automotive sector.
39. To assess the environmental impact of motor vehicles.
40. To select technologies and equipment that ensure a sustainable environment.
41. To assess environmentally-friendly technologies in automotive companies.
42. To identify the training or professional development needs of automotive and motor vehicle specialists.
43. To plan a learning strategy.
44. To maintain a positive attitude towards colleagues, their wishes, even in challenging situations, and trust them.
45. To evaluate the professional competences of employees.
46. To identify the individual professional skills, abilities, and knowledge among employees within the company that are lacking and require improvement.
47. To explain and discuss complex or systemic aspects of automotive equipment and motor vehicles with both specialists and other employees.
48. To compile scientific-technical and theoretical information on automotive and motor vehicle technologies from various scientific and scientific-technical sources.
49. To articulate and analytically describe information issues and solutions in the field of automotive and motor vehicle technologies.
50. To use the knowledge, professional experience, and understanding to identify and solve problems, explain processes, and make evidence-based conclusions.
General skills and attitudes
1. To comply with the requirements of the laws and regulations governing the field.
2. To comply with the field-specific standards.
3. To comply with the labour protection requirements.
4. To provide first aid.
5. To organise the workplace in conformity with the labour protection requirements.
6. To identify the potential risks when completing work tasks.
7. To keep up with the changes in laws and regulations.
8. To comply with the civil defence and environmental protection requirements.
9. To clearly express own thoughts on complex or systemic issues in the transport sector in the official language orally and in writing according to the specificity of the communication channel.
10. To correctly use and develop the terminology in the field of automotive equipment and motor vehicles in the official language.
11. To use specialized professional language in the field of automotive equipment and motor vehicles in discussions, dialogues, interviews, and other oral communication situations, as well as in written form in professional and scientific documents.
12. To communicate orally and in writing in various situations involving professional communication in at least one foreign language.
13. To select the most suitable information and communication technology solution to perform a task.
14. To process text, work with spreadsheets and databases, store information, and ensure the management.
15. To use information and communication technologies to communicate and search information.
16. To distinguish scientifically grounded theories from opinions which are not based on evidence.
17. To speak publicly in various communication formats and before various audiences.
18. To act in the intersection of multiple fields.
19. To understand the representatives of other fields of work.
20. To create an inclusive component of teamwork in collective work.
21. To assume responsibility for the work results of a personnel group and their analysis.
22. To independently manage the improvement of own scientific qualification and specialisation.
23. To enhance the skills and knowledge systematically.
24. To understand own learning style and select appropriate strategies for structuring and memorising of information.
25. To analyse legal issues.
26. To observe the norms of employment relationship.
27. To adhere to the basic principles of professional and general ethics.

Professional competences
1. Ability to take justified decisions on the management of automotive processes.
2. Ability to conduct business in automotive transportation.
3. Ability to organise business in automotive transportation based on business theory.
4. Ability to select technological solutions of successful business in automotive transportation.
5. Ability to organise automotive business while mitigating public road traffic accidents.
6. Ability to forecast the development of the transport system in complex and contradictory conditions and take analytically justified decisions.
7. Ability to formulate effective and innovative solutions in accordance with global regulatory requirements.
8. Ability to find effective, alternative, and innovative solutions in conformity with the requirements for motor vehicles.
9. Ability to justify decisions in the selection of motor vehicle power supply.
10. Ability to analyse, evaluate, explain, and justify possible reasons and causes for permissible wear and fractures in motor vehicles.
11. Ability to organise optimal restoration of motor vehicles and components.
12. Ability to integrate knowledge from different fields in the creation of innovative structural solutions in motor vehicle technologies.
13. Ability to select methods for automotive and motor vehicle research and contribute to the development of research methods.
14. Ability to contribute to the creation of new knowledge in automotive and motor vehicle technologies.
15. Ability to critically analyse complex scientific and professional issues by reviewing research conducted in the sector of automotive equipment and motor vehicles.
16. Ability to create written documents of various formats and content in conformity with the specific publication requirements.
17. Ability to provide ethical and professional reports on research in the sector of automotive equipment and motor vehicles to various target audiences.
18. Ability to independently formulate, critically analyse, and find solutions for complex scientific and professional automotive issues.
19. Ability to identify and analyse the subjects, objects, processes, and conditions that affect traffic safety and their specific characteristics.
20. Ability to increase the safety of road traffic and the use of motor vehicles by selecting safer technologies.
21. Ability to increase the road traffic safety by promoting the skills and attitudes of road users.
22. Ability to create a safe work environment in the automotive sector.
23. Ability to create a sustainable environment in the automotive sector in co-operation with specialists from other fields.
24. Ability to develop and improve modules and programmes for the training of automotive and motor vehicle specialists.
25. Ability to organise and implement the training and certification of automotive and motor vehicle specialists.
26. Ability to develop training plans for professional individual development of specialists.
27. Ability to organise conferences and seminars on topics related to automotive equipment and motor vehicles.
28. Ability to develop theory-based professional training materials on the latest advances in automotive and motor vehicle technologies.
29. Ability to integrate knowledge from different fields when addressing issues related to automotive equipment and motor vehicle technologies.
General competences
1. Ability to comply with the requirements of the laws and regulations governing the field.
2. Ability to comply with the civil defence and environmental protection requirements.
3. Ability to comply with the requirements of the laws and regulations on labour protection and fire safety.
4. Ability to speak publicly and argue in favour of the chosen technological and business strategy in the sector of automotive equipment and motor vehicles.
5. Ability to develop a field-specific terminology in the official language.
6. Ability to critically analyse scientific and professional issues while communicating in a foreign language.
7. Ability to responsibly apply information and communication technologies and equipment, work in the e-environment, and ensure the protection of the data of commercial activity and personal data.
8. Ability to search, collect, and process information and use it critically and systematically.
9. Ability to integrate engineering, business, humanitarian, social, and other knowledge.
10. Ability to communicate with the community related to automotive and motor vehicle technologies professionally and ethically.
11. Ability to organise and participate in interdisciplinary co-operation.
12. Ability to manage other employees, analysing work results and assuming responsibility for them.
13. Ability to improve own scientific qualification independently.
14. Ability to manage the improvement of own competences and specialisation independently.
15. Ability to put forward proposals for problem-solving and avoid violations in the field of labour law, civil law, and administrative law.
16. Ability to observe the norms of employment relationship.
17. Ability to adhere to the basic principles of professional and general ethics.