Name of qualification Name of qualification: Vrtnarski mojster/vrtnarska mojstricaAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Master horticulturalist
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:
Fulfilment of one of the following conditions:
  • the candidate has obtained a vocational upper secondary education (any specialisation) and has at least three years of experience in his/her profession, 
  • the candidate has obtained a secondary technical education (any specialisation) and has at least two years of experience in his/her profession, or 
  • the candidate has obtained a higher vocational education or first-cycle professional education (any specialisation) and has at least one year of experience in his/her profession.
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 master will be able to:
  • organise and manage the work process,
  • assure quality for products and services,
  • prepare business plans and analyse the results of work,
  • receive clients and provide advice,
  • manage the procurement and sale of products and services,
  • operate a business rationally and economically (staff, standards and calculation of services),
  • draft proposals for the rewarding of co-workers and work to ensure a passing working environment,
  • recruit staff and plan their development,
  • ensure the implementation of environmental regulations and regulations on safety at work, fire safety and environmental protection,
  • transfer knowledge, skills, experience and new developments in the profession to apprentices, students and co-workers,
  • perform the most demanding tasks in the field of horticulture on the level of a master craftsman,
  • propagate and cultivate ornamental plants, vegetables, herbs and fruit plants outdoors and in a protected space,
  • produce vegetables, spices, herbs, mushrooms and fruit,
  • harvest, store, transport and prepare plant stock and crops for sale, plan plantings and maintain planted surfaces and constructed elements,
  • keep abreast of new developments in the horticultural profession in their native and a foreign language.

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:
System of assessment: 
The candidate sits for a master craftsman's examination, which consists of four units:
  • a practical unit,
  • a specialised theoretical unit,
  • a business and economic unit, and
  • a teaching/instruction unit.

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

A candidate must pass all four units of a master craftsman’s examination to receive the title of master craftsmen.

Awarding body:

Chamber of Crafts and Small Business of Slovenia

URL

Awarding body URL:
http://www.ozs.si/ozseng/
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