Name of qualification Name of qualification: Varnostni svetovalec/varnostna svetovalka za prevoz nevarnega blagaAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Dangerous goods transport safety consultant
Type of qualification Type of qualification: National vocational qualification, SQF level 6
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Vocational Qualification
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • A higher vocational qualification and three years' work experience in the carriage of dangerous goods, or
  • a secondary technical qualification and five years' work experience in the carriage of dangerous goods and
  • a certificate of attendance of training for security consultants, as prescribed in section 1.8 of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), (Uradni list RS, 9/03, 66/03, 9/05, 9/07, 125/08, 97/10 and 14/13).
ISCED field Field:
Services
ISCED subfield subfield: transport services
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 6
EQF Level: EQF 5

Learning outcomes:

Candidates will be able to:

  • plan, prepare, carry out and oversee their own work,
  • make rational use of energy, material and time,
  • protect health and the environment,
  • communicate with co-workers, experts and customers,
  • verify the conformity of the handling of dangerous goods in a company with regulations governing the carriage of dangerous goods,
  • advise company management,
  • train employees in a company and keep training records, 
  • provide employees with prescribed information from their area of work, 
  • implement appropriate measures to prevent accidents, 
  • take correct action in the event of accidents, 
  • prepare annual reports. 

Evaluator:

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.

Assesment and completion:

VALIDATION

  • During the guidance process the candidate prepares a personal portfolio, which a committee then assesses, validating catalogue content in part or in full.
  • If the committee is unable to validate all the contents of the catalogue, it assigns tasks to the candidate for verification.

METHODS OF VERIFICATION OF VOCATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Candidates undergo a training test before a panel charged with verifying and validating vocational qualifications. The aptitude test takes place in writing and orally or in writing only and has a maximum duration of 180 minutes. During the test candidates may use literature defined by the testing panel (the use of international and national regulations is permitted).

Candidates must pass the following:

  • a general test (not necessary in the case of refresher training) and
  • a test in one of two special categories (road transport or rail transport).

Varnostni svetovalec/varnostna svetovalka za prevoz nevarnega blaga

SQF 6

EQF 5

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.

SQF 7 / EQF 6 

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

Candidates demonstrate attainment of the knowledge, skills and competences defined in the catalogue of standards of vocational knowledge and skills.

Awarding body:

Providers of procedures for identifying and validating NVQs are entered in a register of providers maintained in the collection of the national information centre for vocational qualifications. These are: vocational schools, companies, B2B training centres, adult education centres and chambers of commerce.

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