Name of qualification Name of qualification: Vrtnarski mojster/vrtnarska mojstricaAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Master craftsman gardener
Type of qualification Type of qualification: Master craftsman
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Educational Qualification
Type of education Type of education: Upper secondary technical education
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
Meeting one of the following conditions:
  • the candidate has acquired an upper secondary vocational education (in any field) and has at least three years of professional experience,
  • the candidate has obtained an upper secondary professional education (in any field) and has at least two years of experience in the professional field,
  • the candidate has obtained  higher professional education (in any field) and has at least one year of experience in the professional field.
ISCED field Field:
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
ISCED subfield subfield: horticulture
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 5
EQF Level: EQF 4

Learning outcomes:

The candidate is able to:

 

  • responsibly plan, organize and control the work processes of employees and the annual production of plants in a horticultural company,
  • to handle machines, devices, tools, materials, energy and time responsibly and economically in the organization and implementation of works in horticultural production,
  • propagate and care for propagated plants,
  • to plant the plants in accordance with the standards in force in the field of horticulture,
  • to care for and maintain the planted areas,
  • carry out grassing of surfaces and construction of built elements and supply them,
  • provide professional advice to clients in planting, arranging and caring for gardens,
  • organize and lead employees in their business unit, taking into account regulations in the field of labor law, rules of teamwork and management skills,
  • communicate with colleagues and business partners in the field of horticulture, taking into account the principles of successful business communication and etiquette and using modern information and communication technologies
  • comprehensively and responsibly manage and monitor the implementation of regulations and standards regarding safety and health at work and environmental protection principles in its business unit,
  • monitor the work processes in its business unit to achieve quality standards and implement measures to improve quality in accordance with the quality standards and strategy of the horticultural business unit,
  • to ensure the profitability of the business unit's operations in cooperation with other services, taking into account the legality of the business environment and regulations in the financial and economic field,
  • plan and implement practical training of students and the introduction of new employees in the company (content, methodological, didactic and technical).

Evaluator:

Members of examination boards for each examination unit separately. Appointed by the minister responsible for education. Appointment may be renewed every 4 years.

Assesment and completion:

Candidates sit a master craftsman examination, which consists of four units:

  • a practical unit,
  • a technical and theoretical part,
  • a business and economics part,
  • an education part.

Vrtnarski mojster/vrtnarska mojstrica

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.

Inženir hortikulture/inženirka hortikulture

SOK 6 / EOK 5

Magister inženir hortikulture/magistrica inženirka hortikulture

Magister inženir sadjarstva/magistrica inženirka sadjarstva

SOK 8 / EOK 7

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

Candidates must pass all four units of the master craftsman examination to receive the title of master craftsman.Kandidat mora za pridobitev naziva mojster opraviti vse (štiri) izpitne enote mojstrskega izpita.

Awarding body:

Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia

URL

Awarding body URL:
https://www.ozs.si/english

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