Name of qualification Name of qualification: Vrtnar/vrtnarkaAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Gardener
Type of qualification Type of qualification: Upper secondary vocational education
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Educational Qualification
Type of education Type of education: Upper secondary vocational education
Duration Duration of education:
3 years
Credits Credits: 180 credits
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • Elementary school education or
  • lower vocational education
ISCED field Field:
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
ISCED subfield subfield: horticulture
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 4
EQF Level: EQF 4

Learning outcomes:
Certificate holders will be able to: 
  • plan and organise their own work,
  • independently perform technological procedures of ornamental plant and vegetable production based on a horticultural production plan,
  • produce, tend and protect ornamental plants and vegetables, taking account of growth factors and environmental protection principles,
  • produce seedlings and grafts for sale in accordance with the required standards,
  • design, arrange and maintain green areas,
  • perform work with horticultural machinery, devices and tools, observing the regulations on safety at work,
  • make simple calculations and sell horticultural crops, products and services,
  • cooperate in a group and communicate with co-workers,
  • use information and communication technology to search, process and evaluate data in their work,
  • act responsibly at the work place to ensure their own safety and health at work and to protect the environment,

Elective: 

  • propagation and production of ornamental herbaceous and woody plants,
  • arrangement of green areas and installing constructed elements under a plan,
  • production of specific types of vegetables outdoors and in protected premises,
  • propagation of trees and grapevines and cultivation of tree and grapevine seedlings,
  • construction, planting and tending of simple constructed elements,
  • maintenance of recreational and sports green areas.
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 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 grades from 5 (excellent) to 1 (inadequate).

 

Progress:

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.

Vrtnar/vrtnarka

SQF 4

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.

Hortikulturni tehnik/hortikulturna tehnica

Hortikulturni tehnik/hortikulturna tehnica

SQF 5 / EQF 4

Inženir hortikulture/inženirka hortikulture

Upravljalec/upravljalka zelenih površin za šport in prosti čas

SQF 6 / EQF 5

Magister inženir hortikulture/magistrica inženirka hortikulture

SQF 8 / SQF 7

Progression:

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

Conditions for obtaining a public document:
Students must successfully (i.e. with passing grades) complete general education subjects, compulsory and two elective vocational modules, and the open part of the curriculum. They must also complete extracurricular activities, practical on-the-job training and pass a school-leaving examination.
The school-leaving examination comprises a written and oral examination in Slovene, a product/service and 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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