Name of qualification Tapetnik/tapetnicaAdd to comparison [1]
Translated title (no legal status) Upholsterer
Type of qualification Srednja poklicna izobrazba
Category of qualification Izobrazba
Type of education Upper secondary vocational education
Duration
3 years
Credits 180 credits
Admission requirements
  • Elementary education or
  • lower vocational education
ISCED field Field
Tehnika, proizvodne tehnologije in gradbeništvo
ISCED subfield subfield interdisciplinarne izobraževalne aktivnosti/izidi, pretežno tehnika, proizvodne tehnologije in gradbeništvo
Qualification level

SQF 4
EQF 4

Certificate-holders will be able to:

  • work autonomously and safely with tapestry tools and machinery,
  • autonomously use workshop documentation and plans,
  • handle materials and equipment appropriately,
  • cut, split, join and use tapestry upholstery materials economically,
  • make high-quality upholstery products for furniture (chairs, couches, beds) and upholstered fittings for vehicles,
  • make and fit high-quality textile products for interior fittings,
  • maintain and renovate upholstery products of different thicknesses,
  • use basic information and communications technology.

Certificate holders build on their key vocational knowledge and abilities with key general knowledge in line with national standards.

Students' vocational abilities and skills, and the fulfilment of conditions to obtain credits in accordance with the relevant education programme are established through verification and assessment. Assessment of students also takes into account non-formally acquired knowledge, which must be adequately demonstrated. Students are assessed using scores from 5 (excellent) to 1 (inadequate).

Students may progress to the next year if at the end of the academic year they achieve passing grades in all general education subjects and relevant vocational modules set out in the school’s operational curriculum, and have completed all extracurricular activities and practical on-the-job training, or progress on the basis of a programme faculty decision.

Secondary technical, vocational or vocational-technical education; master craftsman/foreman/shop manager examination (SQF level 5)

Students must successfully complete all general education subjects, compulsory vocational modules and the open part of the curriculum. They must also complete extracurricular activities and work placement requirements and pass a school-leaving examination.
The school-leaving examination comprises a written and oral examination in Slovene, a product and an oral presentation.

Vocational and technical secondary schools and adult education institutions. 

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