Name of qualification Name of qualification: Inženir kmetijstva in krajine/inženirka kmetijstva in krajineAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Agricultural and landscape engineer
Type of qualification Type of qualification: Short cycle higher vocational diploma
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Educational Qualification
Type of education Type of education: Short cycle higher vocational education
Duration Duration of education:
2 years
Credits Credits: 120 credits
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • Matura or vocational matura (previously school-leaving examination) or 
  • master craftsman, foreman or managerial examination, three years of working experience and passed examinations in general education subjects in a scope determined for the vocational matura in secondary professional education.
ISCED field Field:
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
ISCED subfield subfield: inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 6
EQF Level: EQF 5
EOVK Level: Short cycle

Learning outcomes:
Students will be able to: 
(general competences)
  • develop a moral and ethical sense for honesty, accuracy and conscientiousness at work, 
  • independently decide on the selection and use of raw materials and materials in production,
  • manage, plan, organise and supervise technological and production units,
  • use a foreign language to keep abreast of technical developments abroad and to communicate with professional terminology,
  • develop aesthetic appearances,
  • communicate for successful work with people in Slovenia and elsewhere,
(specific vocational competences)
  • understand the co-dependence of natural, ecological, technological, economic, social and cultural factors in the countryside and their importance for sustainable development,
  • assure the quality of agricultural crops, products and services and take account of modern requirements and the needs of consumers,
  • use environment-friendly farming technology and alternative energy sources in various ways,
  • effectively organise, implement and monitor agricultural production, processing and the further processing of agricultural products and other activities in the countryside,
  • design an integrated marketing strategy, brand and promotion as methods of marketing in agriculture and in other rural activities,
  • manage the sale of agricultural crops and services and products from supplementary activities.

Assesment and completion:
Students' knowledge is assessed by means of practical classes and seminar papers, and also via products, projects, performances, services, etc. and by examinations. Examination performance is graded as follows: 10 (excellent); 9 (very good: above-average knowledge but with some mistakes); 8 (very good: solid results); 7 (good); 6 (adequate: knowledge satisfies minimum criteria); 5–1 (inadequate). In order to pass an examination, a candidate must achieve a grade between adequate (6) and excellent (10).

Progress:

Students may progress to the second year if they have successfully completed first-year modules, subjects and practical training (including practical classes, seminar papers, projects, examinations, etc.) totalling at least 45 credits, where all practical classes and practical training course units must be completed in full. 

Inženir kmetijstva in krajine/inženirka kmetijstva in krajine

SQF 6

EQF 5

Progression:

First-cycle study programmes (SQF, level 7)

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

Diplomas are issued to students who complete all the obligatory modules/subjects in the amount of 52 credits, the elective modules/subjects in the amount of 37 credits, practical classes in the amount of 26 credits and diploma examination in the amount of 5 credits.

Awarding body:

Naklo Biotechnology Centre, Higher Professional School, Grm Novo mesto – Centre for Biotechnology and Tourism, Higher Professional School, Nova Gorica Education Centre, Higher Professional School, Ptuj Education Centre, Higher Professional School, Šentjur Education Centre, Higher Professional School.

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