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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Professional knowledge
At the conceptual level:
1. Principles of power supply and its provision.
At the comprehension level:
1. Electrical equipment (structure, operating principles, and operation).
2. Power supply elements and their operating principles.
3. Application of materials used in the installation and maintenance of electrical equipment.
4. Safety requirements for the use of tools.
5. Requirements of the work task.
6. Understanding of technical drawings and technical documentation.
7. Requirements for work performance and conformity criteria.
8. Types and operating principles of measuring instruments.
9. Common defects and methods for their remediation.
10. Task-related concepts and processes.
11. Types of faults and their characteristics.
12. Content and types of technical documentation.
13. Types of electrical diagrams, designations, and symbols, and their meaning.
14. Principles of document management.
15. Formats of digital documents and their use.
16. Importance of electrical diagrams and differences between their types.
17. Role of documentation in the operation and maintenance of equipment.
18. Formats of digital documentation.
19. Standardised graphical symbols and their meaning.
20. Operating principles of electrical installations and equipment, and the logic of their connections.
21. Impact of changes on the functionality and safety of electrical equipment.
22. Compliance of installation report documentation with standards and regulatory requirements.
23. Components and significance of electrical diagrams, operating instructions, switching schedules, and terminal diagrams.
24. Content and significance of internal and external regulatory occupational safety and fire safety regulations.
25. Principles for the development and implementation of laws and regulations.
26. Occupational safety, fire safety, and electrical safety regulations.
27. Effect of electricity of the human body.
28. Fire safety measures and action in the event of fire.
29. Identification of risk factors in the work environment.
30. Knowledge of laws and regulations governing occupational safety and electrical safety.
31. Work tasks performed in accordance with the instructions and safety requirements established by the company.
32. Institutions and organisations monitoring compliance with environmental protection requirements.
33. Environmental risks arising from improper use of leakage of chemicals.
34. Laws and regulations on handling chemicals and hazardous waste and environmental protection.
35. Types of waste and their sorting.
36. Hazardous substances in technological processes.
37. Safety requirements for the use of tools.
At the application level:
1. Operating principles of electrotechnical equipment and systems.
2. Electrotechnical graphical symbols.
3. Technical symbols and terminology in a foreign language.
4. Criteria for the visual inspection of electrotechnical equipment.
5. Use of tools and auxiliary equipment for the installation of electrotechnical equipment.
6. Selection of installation tools, equipment, and technical means appropriate for the work task.
7. Application of electrical installation materials, tools, and equipment according to their intended use and safety requirements.
8. Application of metalworking, fitting, construction, and measuring tools and technologies appropriate to the work task, in accordance with operating and safety requirements.
9. Types of defects and their causes.
10. Electrical measurements in single-phase and three-phase networks.
11. Use of equipment and devices for measuring electrical and non-electrical quantities, principles for performing measurements, and the recording, analysis, and application of results.
12. Structure and operating principles of measuring devices.
13. Safety requirements for the maintenance of measuring devices, inspection equipment, tools, and other equipment.
14. Standards and instructions regarding the maintenance of equipment.
15. Ability to compare, classify, and explain relationships between elements.
16. Operating principles of electrical installations and electrical equipment, measurement methods, and devices.
17. Structure and operating principles of electrical equipment and electrical installations.
18. Occupational safety and environmental protection requirements during repair work.
19. Operating instructions and repair methods for electrical equipment.
20. Operating principles of electrical components and systems.
21. Manufacturer’s technical documentation.
22. Components and connections used in electrical diagrams.
23. Work with digital documents, their updating, maintenance, and classification.
24. Structure and components of electrical diagrams.
25. Rules and good practices for technical documentation management.
26. Software for editing digital diagrams.
27. Preparation of documents in accordance with all relevant technical and administrative requirements.
28. Accuracy of work and compliance with laws and regulations.
29. Sector-specific regulatory requirements and technical standards establishing the requirements for the preparation and maintenance of documentation.
30. Necessity of documents in the maintenance and operation of electrical equipment, and its proper use in practice.
31. Knowledge of documents related to risk assessment of the work environment.
32. Structure of laws and regulations and their application in a specific work environment.
33. Provision of first aid. Action in the event of fire, electrical injury, or other emergency situations.
34. Knowledge of the operating principles of personal and collective protective equipment.
35. Safe and ergonomic work techniques.
36. Regulatory requirements for waste management and pollution prevention.
37. Content of safety data sheets and their practical application.
38. Classification, labelling, and symbols of chemicals.
39. Rules for the storage of chemicals.
40. Occupational safety and environmental protection requirements for sorting production residues.
41. Collection and handling of production residues.
42. Requirements for the disposal of hazardous substances.
43. Installation tools and technical equipment, and their application.
General knowledge
At the comprehension level:
1. Grammar and language functions.
2. Vocabulary.
3. Grammar and language function.
4. Types of verbal and non-verbal interaction.
5. Context of language and communication.
6. Application of units of measurement (V, A, Ω, W, etc.) and their interrelationships.
7. Electrical quantities, magnetism, electrical conductivity of materials, oxidation process, etc.
8. Operating principles of computers and office equipment.
9. Patterns of facts, theories, and professional activity.
10. Professional career development.
At the application level:
1. Official language.
2. Professional terminology in the official language.
3. Use of a foreign language.
4. Sector-specific terminology.
5. Units of measurement and shapes.
6. Tools and methods used in mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
7. Terminology used in mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
8. Elements of statistics.
9. Fundamental principles of property rights and data protection.
10. Use of information and communication technologies.
11. Information and communication system security.
12. Data processing and security.
13. Artificial intelligence tools.
14. Self-assessment mechanisms.
15. Learning strategies.
16. Planning of the study and career path.
17. Fundamental principles of time management.
18. Principles of career development assessment.
Professional skills and attitudes
1. To assess the work task to be performed.
2. To determine the scope of work to be performed.
3. To read and understand technical documentation (technical drawings, material specifications, electrical diagrams).
4. To obtain information necessary for work performance.
5. To familiarise oneself with the instructions of manufacturers of electrotechnical equipment.
6. To assess working conditions and prepare the workplace for safe work.
7. To assess the work environment.
8. To act in accordance with the prepared work plan, technical design, and installation instruction.
9. To be familiar with the process of procuring materials, tools, and equipment.
10. To select the necessary tools and technical equipment.
11. To independently assess the availability of tools and technical equipment and the procedures for supplying them.
12. To assess installation work tasks for performing the electrical installation work.
13. To select hand-held tools and electrical equipment for installation and mechanical connections.
14. To assess the accuracy of prepared measurements and components in accordance with installation requirements.
15. To identify and rectify errors or deficiencies in completed work.
16. To use measuring and testing tools for quality control of work.
17. To perform, record, analyse, and apply geometric measurements.
18. To perform, record, analyse, and apply non-electrical measurements within the scope of own competence, including temperature, air humidity, light intensity, and other measurements necessary for work performance.
19. To perform and record measurements of electrical quantities and values, and analyse and apply them in accordance with regulatory requirements.
20. To perform visual and functional inspection of equipment and tools.
21. To identify and rectify damages or deviations in operation and perform preventive maintenance.
22. To perform the necessary visual inspections of electrical installations and electrical equipment under the supervision of the supervisor.
23. To identify damage and defects in electrical installations and electrical equipment, and to assess and rectify them within the scope of own competence.
24. To verify the compliance of electrical equipment with installation documentation and the purpose of the technical design.
25. To select installation materials in accordance with technical documentation.
26. To recognise elements shown in diagrams and their interconnections.
27. To find the necessary information in the manufacturer’s documentation.
28. To use digital tools for viewing and processing documents.
29. To recognise the types of electrical diagrams and understand their applicability in different work tasks.
30. To understand the operating principles of electrical components, their symbols shown in diagrams, and the content of the manufacturer’s documentation.
31. To use digital documentation tools and follow the fundamental principles of documentation management.
32. To make technically accurate changes to diagrams according to the actual changes in equipment.
33. To verify whether the changes comply with regulatory requirements and technical standards.
34. To use digital tools to edit diagrams and update documents while maintaining their correct formatting and ensuring consistency and relevance of the documentation across all its sections.
35. To save and archive corrections in accordance with documentation management regulations.
36. To prepare and complete installation report documentation in accordance with technical requirements.
37. To verify and ensure the accuracy of documentation and its compliance with the work performed and measurements taken.
38. To store and organise documentation in accordance with internal requirements, ensuring its accessibility and updating.
39. To read electrical diagrams, operating instructions, switching schedules, and terminal diagrams to ensure proper operation of equipment.
40. To make the necessary changes and updates in documentation in line with changes in the system or electrical equipment.
41. To make corrections in documentation to reflect actual changes and preserve its accuracy and relevance.
42. To analyse and apply current regulatory documents governing occupational safety and fire safety.
43. To prepare reports and documentation in accordance with occupational safety requirements.
44. To comply with occupational safety, fire safety, and electrical safety requirements, including in electrical hazard zones, during live-line working.
45. To provide first aid.
46. To be familiar with the application of safe work methods.
47. To assess potential risks.
48. To comply with occupational safety and environmental protection requirements.
49. To act in accordance with the prepared work plan.
50. To apply current regulatory documents governing environmental protection in daily work.
51. To complete documentation in accordance with environmental requirements.
52. To correctly read and apply information from safety data sheets.
53. To select and use appropriate personal protective equipment when handling chemicals.
54. To comply with the rules for the safe storage of chemicals.
55. To handle chemical leakage or spillage.
56. To complete and maintain records on the use of chemicals and their residues.
57. To collect and remove production residues in accordance with occupational safety and environmental protection requirements.
58. To dispose of production waste in accordance with occupational safety and environmental protection requirements.
59. To dispose of or reuse equipment and materials in accordance with occupational safety and environmental protection requirements.
60. To organise the environment.
61. To select the necessary tools and technical equipment.
62. To independently assess the availability of tools and technical equipment and the procedures for supplying them.
General skills and attitudes
1. To use the official language in general communication and in professional activity.
2. To use professional terminology in the official language.
3. To communicate verbally and in writing in a foreign language.
4. To use professional terminology in a foreign language.
5. To apply mathematical skills to calculate the necessary amount of materials for the installation and repair of electrical equipment.
6. To resolve practical tasks in mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
7. To create patterns when performing professional work tasks.
8. To handle digital and analogue systems.
9. To prepare professional work content using software.
10. To use information and communication technologies in professional activity.
11. To comply with information technology security and personal data protection requirements.
12. To assess own personal and social development opportunities.
13. To assess own professional experience and opportunities for professional competence development.
14. To purposefully plan the improvement of professional competences.
15. To acquire new skills for career growth.
Professional competences
1. Ability to read and understand simple technical drawings, electrical diagrams, and material specifications in order to prepare for performing the tasks assigned to the electrical installer.
2. Ability to analyse the workplace and work task independently.
3. Ability to assess the current condition of electrotechnical equipment and systems.
4. Ability to maintain and use material and technical resources for the performance of electrotechnical and operational work.
5. Ability to assess and select tools and technical equipment required for performing work tasks.
6. Ability to evaluate the requirements of the work task and develop action measures fir performing electrical installation work.
7. Ability to perform electrical installation work tasks.
8. Ability to perform electrical installation work independently and accurately.
9. Ability to resolve technical issues during installation.
10. Ability to objectively assess the compliance of own work with technical requirements.
11. Ability to analyse work results and make improvements.
12. Ability to perform accurate electrical and other work-related measurements within the scope of own competence, using appropriate measuring instruments.
13. Ability to record the necessary measurements in a report.
14. Ability to assess the compliance of the technical condition with operating requirements.
15. Ability to plan and organise maintenance work.
16. Ability to comply with occupational safety and environmental protection requirements.
17. Ability to inspect electrical equipment and electrical installations, identify and assess damage or non-compliances, and remedy them within the scope of own competence, using the necessary technologies.
18. Ability to perform operational and repair work in accordance with the work task and technical documentation.
19. Ability to assess whether documentation is up to date and applicable to the specific equipment or system.
20. Ability to handle paper-based and digital documentation in line with the work task.
21. Ability to handle technical information accurately and with due care.
22. Ability to assess the compliance of documentation with the specific equipment or situation.
23. Ability to maintain technical documentation up to date, complete, and accessible to other employees or institutions.
24. Ability to use documentation when taking decisions and selecting technical solutions.
25. Ability to independently maintain and update technical documentation in line with the actual changes in the work environment.
26. Ability to analyse technical changes and accurately reflect them in electrical diagrams, ensuring clarity and transparency.
27. Ability to ensure the accuracy and relevance of documentation and make it accessible for other specialists.
28. Ability to ensure the compliance of prepared documentation with all quality requirements.
29. Ability to systematically structure documentation and ensure its accessibility, taking into account work requirements and the need for rapid access to information.
30. Ability to ensure the accuracy of documentation and its compliance with technical and safety standards.
31. Ability to effectively manage and archive documentation, ensuring its availability and updating in the work process.
32. Ability to cooperate with engineers, technicians, and other specialists in order to ensure the compliance of documentation and its proper use.
33. Ability to assess risk factors and take preventive measures.
34. Ability to take well-reasoned decisions based on regulatory requirements.
35. Ability to prepare documentation and reports in accordance with occupational safety requirements.
36. Ability to perform work tasks in accordance with occupational safety, fire safety, and electrical safety requirements.
37. Ability to act responsibly in emergency situations and provide necessary first aid.
38. Ability to use appropriate personal and collective protective equipment.
39. Ability to prepare own workplace in accordance with occupational safety requirements.
40. Ability to assess occupational safety and environmental protection requirements.
41. Ability to prepare the workplace for safe work performance.
42. Ability to apply current regulatory documents governing environmental protection in daily work.
43. Ability to complete documentation in accordance with environmental requirements.
44. Ability to comply with the rules for the storage and use of chemicals.
45. Ability to independently recognise potentially hazardous situations and take appropriate preventive measures.
46. Ability to cooperate with occupational safety and environmental specialists on matters concerning the handling of chemicals.
47. Ability to ensure the sorting, collection, and disposal of production residues and waste in accordance with occupational safety and environmental protection requirements.
48. Ability to assess and select tools and technical equipment required for performing the work task.
General competences
1. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in the official language.
2. Ability to express opinions verbally and in writing in a foreign language, using professional terminology.
3. Ability to use mathematical and logical thinking to perform professional work tasks.
4. Ability to confidently and securely use information and communication technologies to complete a work task.
5. Ability to create digital content in accordance with the specific nature of professional activity, taking into account potential security risks.
6. Ability to assess own professional experience and purposefully plan the improvement of professional competences.
7. Ability to consciously pursue further learning to improve own professional competences.
1. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of notion:
1.1. basics of mechanics;
1.2. basics of construction;
1.3. basics of communication;
1.4. non-electrical measurements;
1.5. basics of material processing;
1.6. basic principles of professional and general ethics;
1.7. basic principles of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
2. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of understanding :
2.1. structure, operation, and exploitation of electrical devices;
2.2. computer science, special applications, informative databases;
2.3. environmentally friendly technologies and materials;
2.4. electric appliances, electric devices, methods of their inspection, and detection of defects;
2.5. professional terminology in the official language and in one foreign language.
3. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of use:
3.1. basics of electrical engineering at a primary education level in physics and mathematics;
3.2. electric tools and devices;
3.3. electric installation technologies – tools, devices, installation materials;
3.4. fire safety, fire fighting equipment and its use;
3.5. labour protection, labour protective equipment and its use;
3.6. electrical safety;
3.7. environmental protection;
3.8. official language;
3.9. one foreign language at the professional communication level;
3.10. first aid;
3.11. standards of legal employment relations;
3.12. electrotechnical materials;
3.13. designations of electrical schematics;
3.14. electrical and non-electrical measurements.
1. To understand the work of an electrician.
2. To contact and use technical means of communication.
3. To read, understand, and assemble electrical and technical schematics.
4. To read and understand technical schematics, sketches and technical designs.
5. To verify and assess conformity of electrical devices with assembly documentation and purpose of technical design.
6. To choose assembly materials in compliance with technical documentation.
7. To choose and use appropriate tools, devices, and auxiliary devices for performance of electrical installation works.
8. To read the documentation of an electrical installation.
9. To perform an electrical installation (to lay and finish cables, mark conductors and cables, assemble panels, terminal-block cabinets, switching substations and their wiring, install lightning protection systems, earthing circuits, electrical installation of residential, manufacturing and public buildings) in accordance with documentation.
10. To perform the duties of a machinist (assemble detachable and permanent joints, straighten, cut, bend, saw, drill, grind, fix, cut assembly materials, cut threads, and solder).
11. To perform the auxiliary work involved in an electrical installation (prepare and install sockets, holes, gutters, install dowels, fix clamps, close feedthrough places of wires and earthing busbars in walls and covering, dig, strengthen and backfill trenches, and paint structure elements)
12. To assess the work performed and verify conformity of work with the technical documentation.
13. To assess compliance of measuring equipment, testing devices, and tools with the work to be performed and maintain these tools in working order.
14. To work with appropriate measuring instruments, indicators and testing devices, perform and record measurements of electric and non-electric quantities and values.
15. Perform inspection of electrical appliances and electrical devices, detecting their damage.
16. To assess the damage and defects of electrical appliances and devices, and eliminate them in compliance with their own competence.
17. To perform exploitation and repair work of electrical appliances and devices in accordance with technological documentation.
18. To sketch and draw, both digitally and manually, and make corrections in the electrical and assembly schematics.
19. To create, fill in, and maintain technical documentation (electrical schematics, exploitation instructions, switch maps, extension piece/switch maps, inspection protocols).
20. To have good knowledge of electrician’s labour protection regulatory documentation, perform work in accordance with the statutory regulatory requirements on labour protection.
21. To assess possible risks.
22. To provide medical first aid.
23. To observe the statutory regulatory requirements on fire safety, and to use fire fighting equipment.
24. To choose and use appropriate personal and collective labour protective equipment.
25. To organize their own work without assistance, analyse the working process and assume responsibility for the result of their own work.
26. To prepare their own workplace for safe undertaking of work.
27. To observe the statutory regulatory requirements on environmental protection.
28. To observe rules for storage and use of chemical substances, and use absorbers of chemical substances.
29. To sort waste arising from electrician’s work processes.
30. To perform the duties of an electrician, using environmentally friendly technologies and materials.
31. To obtain information and constantly keep up to date with issues related to the work of an electrician, and to use this knowledge while at work.
32. To substantiate their own opinion and cooperate with other specialists.
33. To choose appropriate applications of information technologies and improve their knowledge.
34. To observe the requirements of legal employment relations.
35. To observe principles of professional and general ethics.
36. To use professional terminology in the official language and in one foreign language.
37. To know the official language.
38. To know one foreign language at the professional communication level.
1. Ability to understand and assess how electrical devices are assembled using the technical documentation of work to be performed.
2. Ability to read, understand, and assemble electrical and technical schematics, and technical projects.
3. Ability to assess conformity of the electrical device to be installed with technical documentation and purpose of technical design.
4. Ability to determine the materials and quantity required for installation and selection of electrical devices, using the appropriate tools, machines, and auxiliary devices in compliance with technical documentation of work to be performed.
5. Ability to perform the installation of electrical devices in compliance with technical documentation.
6. Ability to perform the duties of a machinist.
7. Ability to perform the auxiliary work involved in the installation of electrical devices.
8. Ability to choose measuring equipment, testing devices, and tools corresponding to the technical requirements, perform and record precisely the measurements of electric and non-electric quantities and values.
9. Ability to detect and assess unforeseen damage or non-conformities and eliminate them in compliance with their own competence using appropriate technologies.
10. Ability to perform precisely the exploitation and repair work (planned and unplanned) of electrical appliances and devices in accordance with technical documentation, using appropriate technologies.
11. Ability to develop and maintain technical documentation of electrical appliances and devices, to sketch and draw, both digitally and manually, using special computer applications.
12. Ability to observe the statutory regulatory requirements on labour protection and fire safety, if necessary, act appropriately, performing the job duties of an electrician.
13. Ability to provide medical first aid.
14. Ability to use appropriate personal and collective protective equipment and prepare their own workplace for safe performance of job duties in accordance with the statutory regulatory requirements on labour protection.
15. Ability to recognize and choose fire fighting equipment appropriate for each specific situation.
16. Ability to perform the job duties of an electrician, observing the statutory regulatory requirements on environmental protection, to use chemical substances and technologies without causing harm to oneself and the surrounding environment.
17. Ability to ensure sorting of waste arising from the work processes.
18. Ability to find, assess, and use creatively, newly acquired knowledge while performing the job duties of an electrician, and offer suggestions for improvement of work processes.
19. Ability to observe requirements of legal employment relations.
20. Ability to perform works without assistance and assume responsibility for the result of their own work.
21. Ability to observe the principles of professional and general ethics.
22. Ability to communicate in the official language and in one foreign language.
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Engineering and engineering trades (071)
Detailed field: (ISCED 2013)Electricity and energy (0713)
EducationBasic education
Qualification typeVocational (continuing education)
Full or partialFull qualification
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Last changes: 02.04.2026
Posted: 07.05.2016