Name of qualification Name of qualification: Zidar, restavratorski sodelavec/zidarka, restavratorska sodelavkaAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Mason, restoration assistant
Type of qualification Type of qualification: National vocational qualification, SQF level 5
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Vocational Qualification
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • Knowledge and skills in the field of technologies of work, technical drawing, basic and ancillary materials for masonry elements and manual and machine manufacture and installation of masonry elements at the secondary vocational education level for the occupation of mason,
  • completed interventions on architectural heritage, documented in accordance with restoration methodology as per the occupational standard that forms part of this catalogue and approved by a restorer who has passed the professional examination in the protection of cultural heritage,
  • three years' work experience in the renovation of architectural heritage under the leadership of or approved by a restorer who has passed the professional examination in the protection of cultural heritage and holds a list of references.
ISCED field Field:
Arts and humanities
ISCED subfield subfield: handicrafts
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 5
EQF Level: EQF 4

Learning outcomes:
Candidates will be able to:
  • plan, prepare, carry out and check own work, 
  • make rational use of energy, material and time, 
  • protect health and the environment, 
  • lead a small team, 
  • collaborate with experts responsible for the restoration intervention, 
  • assess the causes and degree of damage to an object or parts thereof under the supervision of the experts responsible for the restoration intervention, 
  • prepare an object before a restoration intervention under the supervision of the experts responsible for the restoration intervention, 
  • protect segments of architectural heritage from damage during work, before and during transport and after installation under the supervision of the experts responsible for the restoration intervention, 
  • carry out restoration interventions on architectural heritage under the supervision of the experts responsible for the restoration interventions, 
  • repair and build masonry structures from various materials using historical technologies, repair damage and insert missing parts/sections under the supervision of the experts responsible for the restoration interventions, 
  • make, clean and repair historical plasterwork and stuccowork, protect them before and during transport, install and protect them following installation under the supervision of the experts responsible for the restoration intervention, 
  • clean and repair historical concrete and reinforced concrete architectural heritage, protect it before and during transport, install and protect it following installation under the supervision of the experts responsible for the restoration intervention, 
  • draw attention to unexpected finds and changes in the planning, preparation and implementation of the intervention, 
  • document all phases of the intervention.

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 counselling process, the candidate prepares a portfolio. The relevant committee assesses the portfolio and validates catalogue content in part or full. If the committee is unable to recognise all catalogue content, it assigns tasks to the candidate for verification. 
VERIFICATION METHOD
Product with relevant prescribed documentation and an oral presentation.

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 national vocational qualifications are entered in a register of providers maintained in the relevant database of the National Reference Point for Occupational Qualifications. Providers include: vocational schools, companies, inter-company training centres, adult education centres, chambers of commerce, etc.

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