Name of qualification Name of qualification: Pomožni steklobrusilec/pomožna steklobrusilkaAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Assistant glass grinder
Type of qualification Type of qualification: National vocational qualification, SQF level 3
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Vocational Qualification
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • at least one year's work experience in the glassblowing field, demonstrated by means of contracts or letters of reference from employers or documented products
ISCED field Field:
Engineering, manufacturing and construction
ISCED subfield subfield: materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 3
EQF Level: EQF 3

Learning outcomes:

Candidates will be able to:

  • receive and understand daily instructions and plan their work by phases accordingly;
  • cut and saw glass in accordance with instructions in such a way as to achieve the maximum yield of glass pre-products;
  • carry out finishing of glass using various machines and instruments, observing the manufacturer's instructions, and ensure straightness of cut and cleanness of surface;
  • drill holes through glass at indicated places using a glass drilling machine;
  • being careful to ensure as little wastage as possible and adapting the pressure and speed of drilling to the type or thickness of the glass;
  • ensure quality and the achievement of quantitative norms of products produced while observing regulations, the principles of rational use of energy, time and material, and good business practices;
  • work in such a way as not to endanger themselves or other people in their working environment or pollute the environment, and in this regard adapt their own activity to the tasks at hand;
  • in communication with the various stakeholders they encounter in their work, observe business ethics and the values of the enterprise.

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 portfolio, which is assessed by a committee. If the portfolio submitted by the candidate contains authentic, valid and adequate proof of the knowledge, skills and competences defined in the occupational standard, the committee may:

  • validate the contents of the occupational standard in full,
  • validate the contents of the occupational standard in part and define the knowledge, skills and competences to be verified,
  • refuse to validate any of the contents of the occupational standard because the candidate has not provided proof of any of the knowledge, skills and competences defined in the occupational standard, in which case it will verify the occupational standard in full.
    Verification

Candidates complete a practical assignment to demonstrate their mastery of the required vocational competences according to the requirements of the occupational standard and technical documentation. The practical assignment may be accompanied by 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 NVQs are entered in a register of providers maintained in the collection of the national information centre for vocational qualifications. These are: vocational schools, businesses, B2B training centres, adult education centres and chambers of commerce.

Currently no providers.

URL

Awarding body URL: