Name of qualification Name of qualification: Tehnik optik/tehnica optičarkaAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Optician technician
Type of qualification Type of qualification: Upper secondary technical education
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Educational Qualification
Type of education Type of education: Upper secondary technical education
Duration Duration of education:
4 years
Credits Credits: 240 credits
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • Elementary school education or
  • lower vocational education
ISCED field Field:
Health and welfare
ISCED subfield subfield: medical diagnostic and treatment technology
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 5
EQF Level: EQF 4

Learning outcomes:

The certificate holder will be able to:

  • correctly use machines, tools and equipment in an optical workshop,
  • read regulations on optical device and keep documentation,
  • communicate effectively with co-workers and clients and work in a team,
  • provide professional advice to clients in the process of choosing an optical device,
  • autonomously manufacture a high-quality optical device using appropriate materials and technology,
  • perform quality control of the manufactured optical device,
  • maintain and repair optical devices,
  • give advice on types of vision protection devices,
  • give advice on the importance of correct wearing and handling of contact lenses and on the correct use of fluid for lens maintenance and hygiene;

Elective:

  • demonstrate enterprise skills and successfully market products and services,
  • use optical instruments correctly,
  • clean and maintain simple optical instruments.

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

Assesment and completion:

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

 

Tehnik optik/tehnica optičarka

SQF 5

EQF 4

The Career path tab shows the possible career path within the selected qualification area, which is not the only one and is not mandatory. The actual transition between qualifications, which is determined by law, is defined in the Transition tab.

Ortopedski tehnolog/ortopedska tehnologinja

Zdravstveni reševalec/zdravstvena reševalka

SQF 6 / EQF 5

Diplomirani inženir laboratorijske biomedicine (un)/diplomirana inženirka laboratorijske biomedicine (un)

Diplomirani inženir radiološke tehnologije (vs)/diplomirana inženirka radiološke tehnologije (vs)

Diplomirani laboratorijski zobni protetik (vs)/diplomirana laboratorijska zobna protetičarka (vs)

Diplomirani ortotik in protetik (vs)/diplomirana ortotičarka in protetičarka (vs)

SQF 7 / EQF 6 

Magister inženir radiološke tehnologije/magistrica inženirka radiološke tehnologije

SQF 8 / EQF 7

Progression:

Matura/vocational course, higher vocational education (SQF level 6), professional higher education (SQF level 7) and academic higher education (SQF level 7)

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

Students must successfully (i.e. with positive scores) complete general education subjects, compulsory and elective vocational modules, and the open part of the curriculum. They must also complete extracurricular activities, practical on-the-job training and a vocational matura.

The vocational matura comprises a compulsory section (written and oral examination in Slovene and optometry) and an elective section (written and oral examination in a foreign language or mathematics, and a service with an oral presentation).

Awarding body:

Vocational and technical secondary schools and adult education institutions.

URL

Awarding body URL:
https://paka3.mss.edus.si/registriweb/ProgramPodatki.aspx
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