Name of qualification Svetovalec sirov/svetovalka sirov/sommelier za sireAdd to comparison [1]
Translated title (no legal status) Cheese connoisseur/sommelier
Type of qualification Nacionalna poklicna kvalifikacija, SOK raven 5
Category of qualification Poklicna kvalifikacija
Admission requirements

Minimum vocational upper secondary education and completed modules of the Gastronome-hotel manager vocational upper secondary education programme: basics of food services, communication and operations, serving of regular meals, etc.

ISCED field Field
Transport, varnost, gostinstvo in turizem, osebne storitve
ISCED subfield subfield hotelirstvo in gostinstvo
Qualification level

SQF 5
EQF 4

The candidate:

  • plans, prepares, carries out and controls own work,
  • makes rational use of energy, material and time,
  • protects health and the environment,
  • communicates with the relevant professional services and clients in Slovene and one foreign language at a basic level,
  • develops entrepreneurial characteristics, skills and behaviour,
  • purchases cheeses based on a sensory assessment,
  • prepares cheeses for serving,
  • includes cheeses in prepared dishes,
  • recommends cheeses to guests, and
  • serves cheeses to guests.

Verification and assessment are carried out by committees for the verification and validation of national vocational qualifications, appointed by the National Examination Centre (NEC). Committee members must be licensed by the National Examination Centre. Licences may be found here [2].

VALIDATION

During the counselling process, the candidate prepares a portfolio. The relevant committee assesses the portfolio and recognises the catalogue content in part or full. If the committee is unable to recognise all catalogue content, it assigns tasks to the candidate for verification.

VERIFICATION METHOD

Service with an oral presentation.

 

A candidate demonstrates the attainment of the knowledge, skills and competences defined in the catalogue of standards of vocational knowledge and skills.

Providers of procedures for identifying and validating national vocational qualifications are entered in a register of providers maintained in the relevant collection of the National Reference Point for Occupational Qualifications. Providers include: vocational schools, companies, inter-company training centres, adult education centres, chambers of commerce, etc.

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