Qualifications Framework level

EQF level

European Qualifications Framework (EQF) has 8 levels (1 – the lowest, 8 – the highest).

Levels reflect the complexity level of acquired knowledge, skills and competences (learning outcomes).


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LQF level

Latvian Qualifications Framework (LQF) has 8 levels (1 – the lowest, 8 – the highest).

Levels reflect the complexity level of acquired knowledge, skills and competences (learning outcomes).

LQF covers stages of education starting from the basic education (level 1 – special basic education) to the highest education (level 8 – doctoral studies).


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Level of professional qualification
Till 1 august 2022 in Latvia had a system of five professional qualifications levels (PQL, 1 – the lowest, 5 – the highest).

PQL system covers only professional qualifications (basic education, secondary and higher education stages).

PQL reflects readiness of a person to perform work of certain stage of complexity and responsibility.
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Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are knowledge, skills and competences acquired during a certain period of learning.

In Latvia, learning outcomes are stipulated by state education standards and occupational standards (for the professional qualifications).

Learning outcomes of higher education are defined by higher education institutions.


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Programme requirements are:
– to gain critically reflective understanding of education development trends in improving the quality of life for one’s own and the following generations and facilitating personal wellbeing and coherent development of society:
– to evaluate and improve the pedagogical competence according to the requirements of the fifth-level teacher professional qualification and advance professional development in life-long learning context;
– to implement teaching and research practice in accordance with labour market, social needs and innovative educational science and practice trends;
– to develop and defend Master’s Paper connected with topical needs of education thus contributing to harmonious development of society.

The aim of the programme is:
– to ensure professional Master’s studies in teacher education that are directed to personal wellbeing and the coherent development of society encouraging development of both interdisciplinary pedagogical competence and independent integrated pedagogical and research activity which would be – sustainable-development-oriented, and providing an opportunity to obtain qualification as a subject teacher.
The aim of the Professional Master’s Study Programme “Teacher” corresponds with functions of one of the leading science universities – the University of Latvia (UL) and reflects the mission, vision and values of the Strategic Plan of UL, as well as UL Quality Policy.

The objectives of the programme:
– to ensure critically reflective understanding of education and pedagogical activity to facilitate personal wellbeing and coherent development of society as well as the competence of implementing it in professional practice;
– to facilitate the development of professional competence in connection to labour market and global social needs, and applying it in critically reflective professional practice;
– to ensure the improvement of research skills directed to sustainable development and integrate them in one’s own pedagogical practice in diverse social environments;
– to educate the fifth-level teacher professional qualification specialists thus facilitating their competitiveness in the changeable local and global socioeconomic conditions;
– to facilitate a sense of belonging to the common European education area and acquiring the skill of critically evaluating its diversity, thus, improving professional practice in national cultural environment and advancing responsibility for one’s own professional development in the context of life-long education and life-long learning.

The programme ensures a chance:
– to gain critically reflective understanding of education development trends in improving the quality of life for one’s own and the following generations and facilitating personal wellbeing and coherent development of society;
– to evaluate and improve the pedagogical competence according to the requirements of the fifth-level teacher professional qualification and advance professional development in life-long learning context;
– to implement teaching and research practice in accordance with labour market, social needs and innovative educational science and practice trends;
– to develop and defend Master’s Paper connected with topical needs of education thus contributing to harmonious development of society.

 

Secondary Education Teacher

Actor

  • Knowledge

    1. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of notion:
    1.1. basics of literature history;
    1.2. basics of art history;
    1.3. history of costume design;
    1.4. basics of philosophy;
    1.5. basics of history of religion;
    1.6. aesthetics;
    1.7. basics of accountancy;
    1.8. basics of document management;
    1.9. basics of commerce.
    2. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of understanding:
    2.1. history of music;
    2.2. basics of music theory and composition;
    2.3. communication psychology;
    2.4. history of theatre;
    2.5. history of dance art;
    2.6. ethics;
    2.7. stylistics;
    2.8. folklore and ethnography;
    2.9. human anatomy, physiology and hygiene;
    2.10. anatomy of vocal mechanism;
    2.11. health care, occupational illnesses and their prevention;
    2.12. professional terms in the official language and in one foreign language.
    3. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of use:
    3.1. actor’s ethics;
    3.2. basic principles of actor’s mastery;
    3.3. basics of stage speech;
    3.4. basics of vocal mastery;
    3.5. composition of dance;
    3.6. basic of stage;¬
    3.7. basics of acrobatics and pantomime;
    3.8. basic principles of sports fitness and fitness guiding;
    3.9. official language;
    3.10. one foreign language at the level of communication;
    3.11. labour protection  (rules of fire and electrical safety, ergonomics, first aid);
    3.12. basic principles and requirements of the environmental protection;
    3.13. information technologies;
    3.14. copyright and industry regulations;
    3.15. legal employment relations.

  • Skills

    1. Plan, organise and implement own creative work.
    2. Follow mutually related work process implementation order and organising it rationally.
    3. Understand general basic principles of stage art.
    4. Perceive work tasks and director’s/ choreographer’s requirements.
    5. Analyse plays, scripts and other texts to create a play and to explain actor’s artistic transformation.
    6. Choose and use best   actor’s technical transformation for the implementation of performances, concerts and any other artistic performances.
    7. Use basic principles of art language and  apply them to the role of (image) creation process.
    8. Understand the stage art impact on the target audience.
    9. Understand the stage’s art of work evaluation principles.
    10. Work in a creative team, make cooperation with specialists involved in performance implementation (directors, choreographs, vocal teachers, paly writers, costume designers, conductors, producers, PR specialists).
    11. Comply with the basic principles of the stage culture.
    12. Prepare to present professional skills and demonstrate them for the target audience.
    13. Able to answer for the quality of own professional work.
    14. Participate at presentations of performances, concerts or any other art performances and provide comments.
    15. Perceive professional criticism and use it for the qualification improvement.
    16. Understand stage art’s values in the aesthetic, ethnic and cultural context.
    17. Understand the characteristics of modern theatre and visual art.
    18. Gain an understanding of contemporary technologies of stage art.
    19. Comply with confidentiality.
    20. Independently follow latest current events and tendencies in the field of stage art and in related fields.
    21. Promote cooperation with specialists of stage art and with specialists from related fields.
    22. Use the available professional sources of information
    23. To use information technologies and office equipment.
    24. Maintain and improve physical fitness.
    25. Be aware of principles of healthy lifestyle
    26. Build positive communication.
    27. to meet the professional and general principles of ethics.
    28. Have a good command of the official language.
    29. Have a good command of one foreign language at the level of communication.
    30. Use professional terminology in the official language and in a foreign language.
    31. Improve their knowledge and skills in professional development programs.
    32. Carry out duties in accordance with work, fire and electrical safety instructions and regulations.
    33. Provide first aid in accidents.
    34. Comply with environment protection regulations.
    35. Know and comply with copyright and other regulations related to the professional field.
    36. Comply with employment regulations.

  • Competences/ autonomy

    1. Ability to plan, organise and implement own creative work.
    2. Ability to assess actions and to set priorities needed for valuable performance concert or any other performance art accomplishment, set priorities.
    3. Ability to perceive work tasks and requirements from the director/ choreographer, assess performances, concerts or any other artistic performance particularities and current events.
    4. Ability to analyse plays, scripts and other role texts during the process of the play.
    5. Ability to analyse aesthetic values of stage art work
    6. Ability to work in a creative team, cooperate with directors, choreographers, vocal coaches, play writers, composers, actors and dancers, when staging theatrical and choreography performances and concerts of different time periods, styles and genres.
    7. Ability to choose and use performances, concerts and other performing art implementation forms that are most appropriate to assess the actor’s transformation, technical and artistic language.
    8. Ability to comply with cultural principles during public performance.
    9. Ability to prepare independently for presenting own professional skills and demonstrate them for the target audience.
    10. Ability to take on the responsibility for the quality of the professional activities.
    11. Ability to participate in performance, play or any other kind of art presentation and present comments accordingly to one’s competence.
    12. Ability to perceive professional criticism and uses it for the qualification improvement.
    13. Ability to comply with confidentiality, not to disclose or not to use information that was obtained during professional work in one’s or other person’ s interests.
    14. Ability follow independently latest current events and tendencies in the field of stage art, art field, related fields, to identify and develop opportunities for cooperation with other professionals.
    15. Ability to get acquainted with the performing arts of contemporary technologies
    16. The ability to improve the professional skills and physical fitness in organised training and self-study.
    17. Ability to comply with the principles of healthy lifestyle.
    18. Ability to comply with the professional and general principles of ethics.
    19. Ability to communicate in state language and one foreign language at the level of professional communication.
    20. Ability to use professional terminology in state language and in a foreign language.  
    21. Ability to understand and comply with legal requirements of work safety and environmental protection.
    22. Ability to select and use information technologies and sources for performing professional duties.
    23. Ability to know and comply with copyright and other regulations related to the professional field.
    24. Ability to comply with the legal employment standards.

Qualification acquisition requirements

Previous education
Higher education qualification of LQF level 6 (bachelor, professional bachelor or professional higher education qualification) in the same or compatible branch of science or professional field of higher education, as well as a certain professional experience laid down by higher education institution
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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60
Duration of study 
Duration of qualification in full-time studies
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1-2 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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Level of professional qualification

Till 1 august 2022 in Latvia had a system of five professional qualifications levels (PQL, 1 – the lowest, 5 – the highest).

PQL system covers only professional qualifications (basic education, secondary and higher education stages).

PQL reflects readiness of a person to perform work of certain stage of complexity and responsibility.


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Qualification field, stage and type

Thematic field (ISCED 2013)
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) developed by UNESCO.
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Education (011)

Detailed field: (ISCED 2013)

Teacher training with subject specialization (0114)

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

Qualification type
ITypes of Latvian education:
-General education
-Professional education
-Academic education
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Vocational

Full or partial

Full qualification

Other information

National Education Information System

National Database of Education Opportunities

Active qualification

Period for issuing qualification: 2013-2024

Last changes: 12.05.2023

Posted: 11.10.2016