PROFESSIONAL knowledge:
At the comprehension level:
1. Interaction techniques.
2. Basics of psychology.
3. Professional ethics.
4. Rules for the use of scales.
5. Database of the suppliers of auxiliary materials.
At the application level:
1. Principles of selecting personal protective equipment and its use in vehicle painting works.
2. Procedure for using collective protective equipment.
3. Rules for use of the instruments of a fitter.
4. Rules for the use of painting facilities, stands, and instruments.
5. Techniques for solving conflict situations.
6. Methods of identifying needs of a customer.
7. Basic principles of colour theory.
8. Paint systems.
9. Basic principles of mixing paint.
10. Principles of using the databases of the repair paint manufacturer.
11. Paint mixing facilities, their structure and operating principles.
12. Document management.
13. Organisation of the internal work processes of the company.
14. Methods of selecting information in databases/systems.
15. Principles of preparing a technical support request for the vehicle manufacturer.
16. Principles of preparing a technical support request for the paint manufacturer.
17. Basic principles of managing the supplies of the warehouse of paints and auxiliary materials.
18. Methods of calculating the consumption of the surface preparation and painting material.
19. Types of paint systems.
20. Types of painting systems.
21. Putties and putty technologies.
22. Primers and priming technologies.
23. Two-component pore fillers, their application technologies.
24. Painting technologies.
25. Paint, primer, and putty drying technologies.
26. Principles of storing paint materials.
27. Principles of accounting and using paint materials.
28. Basics of organising the work of a painting workshop.
29. Organising of the accounting and use of materials while placing an order.
30. Organising of works in the painting chamber.
31. Organising of the painting of large vehicles.
32. Principles of using collective protective equipment.
33. Operating principles of paint mixing facilities.
34. Types and operating principles of paint spray guns.
35. Air compressors and their operating principles.
36. Structure and operating principle of local and centralised vacuum systems.
37. Structure and operating principle of blowing facilities and spray guns necessary for water-based paints.
38. IR (infrared) dryer, its structure and operating principle.
39. Principles of using manual instruments intended for the vacuum system.
40. Rules for the sorting of the used materials.
41. Rules for the maintenance of the painting workshop after finishing work.
42. Principles of storing instruments.
43. Principles (rules) for the maintenance of paint spray guns.
44. Principles (rules) for the maintenance of surface preparation instruments.
45. Principles of accounting the operations of the painting chamber.
46. Principles of accounting the operations of infrared dryers.
47. Principles of accounting the operations of ventilation systems.
48. Technology for disassembling parts, units, and electrical installation during the painting process.
49. Surface cleaning and degreasing technologies.
50. Surface restoring technologies by means of applying putty.
51. Principles of using templates to restore surface shapes.
52. Types of abrasives, their classification and application technologies in surface treatment.
53. Types of masking materials and technology for their use.
54. Surface masking technologies.
55. Types of primers and their application technologies.
56. Types of primers-fillers and their application technologies.
57. Types of anti-corrosion materials and their application techniques.
58. Metals to be used in vehicles, their coatings and painting technologies.
59. Plastic materials to be used in vehicles, their types and painting technologies.
60. Principles of comparing the costs of the repair of a plastic part and the prices of a new part.
61. Types of plastic parts and permissible repair technologies:
– Adhesion.
– “Welding”.
– Technical heating.
62. Principles of mixing pigments to obtain the necessary colour tone.
63. Technologies for performing colour tests.
64. Principles of using the database of the supplier of auxiliary materials.
65. Principles of using the database of the supplier of paints.
66. Principles of using the paint tinting technology developed by the manufacturer.
67. Principles of using colour spectrophotometers.
68. Degreasing materials and technologies for their application.
69. Types of anti-static dusting cloths and their use.
70. Types of spray guns, technologies for their use.
71. Types of varnishes.
72. Surface varnishing technologies.
73. Drying technology, using the drying chamber.
74. Technologies for drying surface coatings, using mobile equipment.
75. Differences in drying the surface coating without using drying facilities (air-drying).
76. Types of polishing pastes.
77. Technologies for applying polishing pastes.
78. Types of polishing disks and polishing technologies.
79. Types of special washing products and technologies for their use.
80. Types of micro-defect fillers and technologies for its use.
81. Types of protective coatings and technologies for their application (wax, polish, etc.).
82. Multiple-tone painting technologies.
83. Bodywork wrapping technologies.
84. Techniques for using design adhesive tapes.
85. Technologies for determining the maximum thickness of putty required to restore a surface.
86. Principles of determining the alignment of parts.
87. Sealants for welded seams and technologies for their application.
88. Methods of determining the compliance of the painting tone with the base painting.
89. Types of coating thickness gauges.
90. Technologies for measuring the coating thickness.
91. Technologies for assessing the compliance of the surface shape.
92. Principles of assessing the quality of the painting.
93. Causes of painting defects.
94. Technologies for the rectification of defects provided by paint manufacturers.
GENERAL knowledge:
At the concept level:
1. Legal provisions stipulated in the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia in the context of law-governed and civil society.
2. Types of verbal and non-verbal interaction.
3. Diversity of social relations.
4. Social and political structure of society.
At the comprehension level:
1. Methods of providing first aid.
2. Environmental protection requirements.
3. Significance and benefits of sorting waste.
4. Labour rights.
5. Fundamental issues of labour rights.
6. Essence of civil society.
7. Risk factors of the surrounding work environment.
8. Grammar and language functions.
9. Types of intercultural interaction.
10. Language styles and intonations.
11. Diversity of language and communication in different contexts.
12. Principles of promoting cooperation.
13. Types of regulatory technical documentation in the area of vehicle painting.
14. Sources of up-to-date information.
15. Professional career development and its importance.
16. Learning strategies.
17. Information systems security.
18. Training programs provided by the manufacturers of mechanical engineering facilities.
19. Types of application programs.
20. Work organisation of the company.
At the application level:
1. Guidelines for acting in an emergency.
2. Guidelines for acting in the event of poisoning with chemical substances.
3. Introductory instruction.
4. Instruction of labour protection at the workplace.
5. Labour protection safety signs and signals.
6. Safety data sheets of chemical substances.
7. Requirements of electrical safety regulations.
8. Requirements of fire safety regulations.
9. Action plan in the event of fire.
10. Requirements for management of hazardous waste.
11. Composition of employment contract and collective agreement.
12. Work procedure regulations and internal laws and regulations.
13. Basic principles of ergonomics.
14. Workplace organisation principles.
15. Vocabulary.
16. Professional terminology in the official language and two foreign languages.
17. Time planning techniques.
18. Effective interaction and cooperation techniques.
19. Techniques for planning the time and the work sequence.
20. Mathematical and physical units of measurement.
21. Calculation of area and volume.
22. Mathematical calculations.
23. Calculation of physical parameters.
24. Latest technologies in the area of vehicle painting.
25. Basics of self-assessment.
26. Operating principles of computer and office equipment.
27. Computer security programs.
28. Methods of generating ideas.
29. Basics of marketing.

PROFESSIONAL skills:
1. To use personal protective equipment for the specific work task responsibly.
2. To apply collective protective equipment.
3. To verify the conformity of instruments with occupational safety requirements.
4. To check the compliance of equipment with occupational safety requirements.
5. To listen to the preferences and needs of the customer.
6. To check the validity of a problem or preference.
7. To cooperate, following the principles of positive interaction.
8. To solve conflict situations, providing arguments to support own opinion.
9. To prepare the painting work task.
10. To apply the technical documentation of the paint manufacturer.
11. To use the documentation of painting and drying facilities and equipment.
12. To prepare the documentation for handing over the vehicle after painting.
13. To search the solutions recommended by manufacturers in databases.
14. To prepare questions to the paint manufacturer.
15. To determine the quantity of material to be used for surface preparation and painting.
16. To order paint components for the mixing facility.
17. To order auxiliary materials.
18. To order transparent varnishes.
19. To order putty materials, priming materials, and hardeners for paints and varnishes.
20. To choose a paint system.
21. To choose a painting system.
22. To choose the type of applying putty and priming.
23. To choose the way of painting.
24. To choose a drying technology.
25. To organise the arrangement of paint materials.
26. To organise the use of paint materials.
27. To ensure automated accounting of paint materials.
28. To account the working hours for the completion of a task.
29. To develop a report on the use of materials.
30. To prepare a site for the item to be painted in the preparation room.
31. To place the item to be painted in the preparation room.
32. To prepare the painting chamber.
33. To place the item to be painted in the painting chamber.
34. To connect the collective protective equipment of the premises.
35. To apply the local and centralised vacuum system in accordance with the operating instruction.
36. To apply an air compressor, check and regulate the required pressure within the system.
37. To prepare the paint mixing device (turn it on and mix the pigments for at least 15 minutes).
38. To prepare/regulate manual blow paint guns for water-based paints.
39. To prepare/regulate the stationary blowing facility of water-based paints in the chamber.
40. To connect sanding machines and manual abrasive blocks to the vacuum system.
41. To connect IR (infrared) dryers.
42. To connect spray guns.
43. To sort the used abrasive and masking materials, residues of the used paints, varnishes, and solvents, and materials used for swiping/degreasing of surfaces.
44. To clean the painting chamber and preparation room.
45. To place instruments in their designated places.
46. To clean/wash spray guns.
47. To clean/wash the instruments used for surface preparation.
48. To document information on the operation of the painting chamber.
49. To document information on the operation of the infrared dryer.
50. To document information on the operation of ventilation systems.
51. To disassemble the parts and units of bodywork equipment.
52. To disassemble the interior parts and units.
53. To assemble and disassemble the necessary electrical installation.
54. To wash a vehicle.
55. To degrease the surfaces to be repaired.
56. To restore the surface shape.
57. To ensure the drying of the coating of putty applied to the surface.
58. To sand the surfaces to be repaired.
59. To choose masking materials.
60. To mask the surfaces not intended for painting.
61. To choose the primer-filler.
62. To apply the primer-filler to the surface to be painted.
63. To choose anti-corrosion materials.
64. To identify the type of the metal surface to be painted.
65. To identify the type of the plastic part to be painted.
66. To prepare a plastic part for repair.
67. To repair a plastic part by means of gluing.
68. To repair a plastic part by means of “welding”.
69. To repair a plastic part by means of thermal heating.
70. To choose a colour tone.
71. To mix paint in accordance with the colour tone formula.
72. To paint a test card.
73. To compare the tone of the test card with the current tone of the bodywork painting.
74. To determine the compliance of the colour tone with the current bodywork painting.
75. To determine the amount of pigment required to match the tone.
76. To degrease the surface before painting.
77. To clean the surface with an anti-static dusting cloth, blowing with compressed air.
78. To paint the surface, using a spray gun.
79. To prepare a varnish for use.
80. To varnish a surface, using a spray gun.
81. To dry the applied material, using mobile equipment.
82. To dry the applied material, using the painting chamber.
83. To dry the applied material, using drying equipment.
84. To choose polishing pastes.
85. To choose polishing implements.
86. To polish the painted surface.
87. To perform the surface treatment with washing products.
88. To avert micro-defects.
89. To apply a protective coating.
90. To prepare a surface for multi-tone painting or wrapping.
91. To perform multi-tone painting.
92. To apply adhesive film or decorative adhesive tapes to surfaces.
93. To identify the need for restoring a surface to its initial shape, applying putty.
94. To identify the alignment of parts.
95. To check the sealing of welded seams.
96. To check whether the colour repair tone matches the base painting.
97. To check whether the colour repair tone matches the sample provided by the company delivering paints.
98. To measure the thickness of the surface coating.
99. To check the compliance of the surface shape, using a template.
100. To assess the hiding power of paint.
101. To assess the presence of runs in the paint.
102. To assess the cleanliness of the painted surface.
103. To assess the paint settling in the repair area.
104. To assess the streaking of the painted surface.
105. To assess the peeling of paint.
106. To analyse the technologies for the rectification of defects provided by the paint manufacturer.
107. To analyse the possibility to avert a defect by means of repainting.
108. To analyse the possibility to avert a defect by means of sanding and polishing.
GENERAL skills:
1. To act in an emergency.
2. To provide first aid in accidents.
3. To have a good knowledge of the safety data sheets of chemical materials used for work.
4. To accurately obey labour protection safety signs and signals.
5. To comply with the requirements of labour protection instructions and rules for the operation of facilities.
6. To comply with electrical safety regulations.
7. To comply with fire safety regulations.
8. To assess the compliance of the facilities with electrical safety regulations visually.
9. To comply with environmental protection requirements while carrying out work duties.
10. To sort waste generated during the work process in compliance with environmental protection requirements.
11. To use environmentally friendly materials and working techniques.
12. To apply the Labour Law and other laws and regulations regarding employment legal relationship.
13. To evaluate the requirements for employment legal relationship in conjunction with laws and regulations responsibly.
14. To comply with the requirements for employment legal relationship.
15. To comply with the work procedure regulations and internal laws and regulations of the company.
16. To be aware of own responsibility in the context of civil society.
17. To use harmless and safe working techniques to complete a work task.
18. To follow the basic principles of ergonomics.
19. To organise the appropriate measures to keep the workplace in order.
20. To clearly define own idea in the official language and foreign language both orally and in writing while communicating with the colleagues and other persons.
21. To use professional terminology in the official language and at least one foreign language both orally and in writing to ensure the performance of works.
22. To cooperate in a team while carrying out professional work duties.
23. To define priorities while planning own professional activity.
24. To plan own time and work duties rationally.
25. To cooperate effectively in different environments.
26. To think critically and creatively.
27. To identify and remedy the causes of stress.
28. To solve conflict situations, providing arguments to support own opinion.
29. To respect confidentiality in the relationship with the customer.
30. To calculate work expenses.
31. To recalculate quantities in different systems of units.
32. To model the progress of resolving the planned task while carrying out professional work duties.
33. To increase the level of professional qualification in vehicle painting technologies.
34. To acquire the latest information on the operating principles of technological facilities.
35. To learn to use the latest technologies in the area of vehicle painting.
36. To learn about the latest information technologies.
37. To use computer and office equipment to carry out work duties.
38. To find specific information in internet resources and data carriers independently.
39. To process information purposefully, choosing the most appropriate solution.
40. To check the safety configuration of the devices and systems used in the professional activity.
41. To complete the tasks assigned by the work manager.
42. To become actively involved in the generation of new ideas, taking the initiative.
43. To take decisions on the solutions to problems in a specific work situations independently.
44. To become engaged in the cultural environment of the company.
45. To use resources rationally.

PROFESSIONAL competences:
1. Ability to use personal and collective protective equipment in vehicle painting works responsibly.
2. Ability to assess the compliance of equipment and instruments with the work task and occupational safety requirements.
3. Ability to communicate with the customer, following the principles of positive interaction and ethics.
4. Ability to independently work with the technical and service documentation and research the repair information provided by the vehicle manufacturer and paint supplier.
5. Ability to order the materials required for surface preparation and painting and develop a painting process chart independently.
6. Ability to organise the storage and accounting of painting materials and prepare a report on the performed work and used materials.
7. Ability to prepare the workplace for the work to be performed independently, preparing the necessary instruments, facilities, and auxiliary devices, connect the necessary manual instruments and facilities to power sources, and disconnect them after finishing work.
8. Ability to sort and separate the used chemical materials subject to special utilisation in accordance with the regulatory documentation.
9. Ability to bring the workplace in order after finishing work, maintain instruments and auxiliary devices, and fill in the log-book of the operation of facilities.
10. Ability to disassemble the necessary units and parts independently.
11. Ability to wash and degrease surfaces.
12. Ability to shape surfaces independently, using their restoring technologies by means of applying putty and sanding.
13. Ability to mask the surfaces not intended for painting.
14. Ability to perform anti-corrosion treatment and priming, choosing materials corresponding to the technology.
15. Ability to identify the materials of the surface to be painted independently.
16. Ability to repair plastic parts independently, applying different repair technologies.
17. Ability to prepare a set of paint materials, perform a colour test, and tint a colour tone.
18. Ability to paint a surface and varnish the painted surface independently, using a spray gun, and dry surfaces in compliance with environmental protection requirements and instruction for the use of a spray gun.
19. Ability to perform the polishing of surfaces and their treatment with cosmetic products independently.
20. Ability to perform the multiple-tone painting of the bodywork or parts and bodywork wrapping independently, using an adhesive film and design adhesive tapes.
21. Ability to assess the surface quality and the alignment of the repaired details independently upon acceptance of the vehicle or its parts for painting.
22. Ability to check the compliance of the colour tone with the requirements independently and measure the thickness of the applied paint material.
23. Ability to detect the defects occurred during the painting process and choose techniques for averting defects independently.
GENERAL competences:
1. Ability to provide first aid and act in the event of emergency and poisoning with chemical substances.
2. Ability to complete work tasks in compliance with labour protection, electrical and fire safety, and environmental protection requirements, and strictly follow the indications in the safety data sheets of chemical substances.
3. Ability to establish employment legal relationship in compliance with laws and regulations.
4. Ability to apply harmless and safe working techniques during the work process.
5. Ability to communicate in the official language both orally and in writing and use professional terminology to complete work tasks.
6. Ability to cooperate in a team effectively, while carrying out professional work duties.
7. Ability to apply the basic principles of mathematics, physics, and chemistry in the professional activity independently.
8. Ability to evaluate own personal skills, identify own education development needs, and plan professional development.
9. Ability to use information and communication technologies to complete a work task.
10. Ability to engage in the development of the operation of the company actively, offering new and rational ideas for the completion of a work task.