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
Latvia has 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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Business manager /Deputy Head

  • Knowledge

    1. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of notion:
    1.1. development trends of the economic systems worldwide;
    1.2. globalization role in the economical process development.
    2. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of understanding:
    2.1. economic theory;
    2.2. economic and mathematical methods;
    2.3. international business environment;
    2.4. development planning for sustainable business;
    2.5. corporate social responsibility;
    2.6. innovation management;
    2.7. social dialogue;
    2.8. logistics;
    2.9. professional terminology in the official language and at least two foreign languages.
    3. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of use:
    3.1. strategic management;
    3.2. staff management;
    3.3. management psychology;
    3.4. manufacture and service organization;
    3.5. financial and management accounting;
    3.6. financial management;
    3.7. management information systems;
    3.8. quality management systems;
    3.9. marketing;
    3.10. computer science;
    3.11. commercial laws and regulations;
    3.12. legal employment relationship;
    3.13. environmental protection;
    3.14. labor protection;
    3.15. business communication;
    3.16. ethics;
    3.17. official language;
    3.18. at least two foreign languages at the communication level.

  • Skills
    1. To understand the current economic development regularities and principles.
    2. To understand the business context.
    3. To analyze current processes in the economic environment and adopt decisions according to changing circumstances.
    4. To analyze company’s functioning, to identify problems and to provide solutions.
    5. To analyze, systemize and synthesize information necessary for company’s functioning.
    6. To use economical mathematical methods in the management process.
    7. To use modern technologies in information acquisition, processing and systematization.
    8. To organize and lead personnel work, to solve conflict situations.
    9. To lead team/group work.
    10. To work in a team or group, to coordinate and delegate tasks.
    11. To choose, evaluate and motivate personnel.
    12. To provide progressive solutions and methods in company’s work, manufacture and management organizing.
    13. To formalize company’s targets, to compose development strategy plan and to evaluate its performance
    14. To understand marketing principles and its role in the company’s strategy development.
    15. To understand principles and techniques in manufacture and service organization.
    16. To understand company’s financial and technological activity indicators and to make decisions to perform company’s functional optimization and profitability improvement.
    17. To analyze, evaluate and plan company’s finances.
    18. To use the latest work organization forms and management information systems to provide company’s management process.
    19. To understand interests of owners and interested parties and to integrate them in the company’s business strategy development.
    20. To communicate and cooperate with personnel, partners, owners, mass media, State and municipal institutions.
    21. To orientate in the regulatory documents and normative acts related to business activity.
    22. To acquire new knowledge independently.
    23. To plan and organize own work effectively.
    24. To prepare and deliver presentations.
    25. To comply with the laws and regulations and ethical standards.
    26. To know the official language.
    27. To know at least two foreign languages at the communication level.
    28. To use professional terminology in the official language and at least two foreign languages.
    29. To comply with the labor protection, fire safety and environmental protection requirements.
    30. To observe the standards of the legal employment relationship.
  • Competences/ autonomy

    1. Ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to lead the company and its departments effectively.
    2. Ability to develop company’s business strategy, mission and targets due to interests of the state, owner or society.
    3. Ability to plan and predict the effective functioning of the company according to provided targets, economical and work market conditions.
    4. Ability to organize company’s rational functioning according to provided targets, economical and work market conditions.
    5. Ability to lead national and international – multicultural employee team.
    6. Ability to work independently and in a team by using own knowledge and leadership skills, Ability to take responsibility for own work results.
    7. Ability to represent the company during the deals with other companies, organizations, authorities, including municipal and State institutions.
    8. Ability to cooperate with other companies, owners and other interested person groups to maintain company’s targets.
    9. Ability to communicate in the official language and at least two foreign languages.
    10. Ability to perform research and scientific values in the management field.
    11. Ability to utilize information technologies to carry out one’s activities.
    12. Ability to provide observance of the requirements of the labour protection and fire safety laws and regulations in the company.
    13. Ability to ensure observance of the standards of the legal employment relationship in the company.
    14. Ability to observe occupational safety requirements.

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 
The unit of the volume of Latvian higher education studies - 1 credit point corresponds to one week of study work in full-time studies (40 credit points per study year).

1 The credit point of Latvia corresponds to 1,5 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credit point.
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120
Duration of study 
Duration of qualification in full-time studies
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2 years

Qualification document

Awarding body

Higher education institution:

- Ventspils University College

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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

Latvia has 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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Business and administration (041)

Detailed field: (ISCED 2013)

Management and administration (0413)

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: 2018-2019

Last changes: 11.01.2019

Posted: 03.09.2018