EUROPASS CERTIFICATE SUPPLEMENT (*)

Czech Republic
 
1. TITLE OF THE CERTIFICATE (CZ)(1)
Vysvědčení o maturitní zkoušce z oboru vzdělání:
34-41-M/01 Polygrafie (denní studium)
(1) In the original language
 
2. TRANSLATED TITLE OF THE CERTIFICATE(2)
Maturita Certificate in:
34-41-M/01 Printing (full-time study)
(2) This translation has no legal status.
 
3. PROFILE OF SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
General competences:
 
  • be familiar with various methods of learning, use sources of information well, show functional literacy;
  • understand assignments or identify the cores of problems, exert variable solutions, work both independently and within a team;
  • communicate in one foreign language at the level of at least B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; 
  • cope with changing socio-economic conditions, be financially literate;
  • be aware of the labour market mechanisms, and of the employee-employer relationships, act on career decisions responsibly, understand the significance of lifelong learning;
  • use basic mathematics and the basic principles of physics and chemistry when needed in daily situations;
  • work with the means of information and communication technologies, exploit adequate sources of information, handle information effectively;
  • act in an environmentally-conscious manner and in compliance with strategies for sustainability;
  • support values of local, national, European and world cultures, recognize the value of life;
  • exert fundamentals of health protection, occupational safety, and fire prevention and safety;
  • exert norms and prescriptions in the field.

Vocational competences:

  • have an overview of printing production and the development in printing;
  • know the organizational structure of enterprises engaged in the production of printed materials, including those preparing documents for production
  • know the machinery and equipment used in the printing production and be familiar with their technical, capacity and economic parameters;
  • prepare technological documentation for the production of different types of orders, set and manage technological processes in the production departments of the sub-sections of the printing industry;
  • handle the common calculations in the reproduction, typesetting, printing and finishing processing of printings related to technological processes;
  • know the principles of processing text and image templates for prepress using graphical computer programs;
  • assess the quality of text and image data for prepress;
  • plan orders for each machine and analyse the use of its capacity;
  • organize and manage production activities in the sub-sections of the printing production in the stages of processing printing plates, printing and finishing;
  • know the logistical issues within the printing production and within the partnership between supplier and consumer organizations;
  • understand the process of preparing prints in publishing houses;
  • assess the quality of individual technological procedures and their semi-products, and evaluate the quality of the final product;
  • comply with established standards and regulations related to quality management systems in the workplace;
  • ensure security parameters of the quality of processes, products or services, and take into account the requirements of customers;
  • consider the possible costs, revenues and profits, environmental impact, social impacts when planning and assessing activities in work and in everyday life.
 
4. RANGE OF OCCUPATIONS ACCESSIBLE TO THE HOLDER OF THE CERTIFICATE 
The graduate is employed in the middle management positions in the in the production, technical, technological, economic and commercial units in the printing companies, publishing houses, reproduction centers, advertising agencies and DTP studios.
Examples of possible jobs: printing technician - master, printing technician - technologist, supply manager, production manager, technical editor at the publishing house, operator of the equipment for prepress.
5. OFFICIAL BASIS OF THE CERTIFICATE
Name and status of the body awarding the certificate
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Name and status of the national/regional authority providing accreditation/recognition of the certificate
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Karmelitská 7
118 12 Praha 1
Czech Republic
Level of the certificate (national or international)

Upper secondary education completed by the Maturita examination
ISCED 354, EQF 4
Grading scale
Result in the general section – success rate in % Czech language and literature, foreign language: more than 87 % to 100 % excellent - 1
more than 73 % to 87 % commendable - 2
more than 58 % to 73 % good - 3
44 % to 58 % sufficient - 4
0 % and less than 44 % insufficient - 5
Mathematics and Advanced Mathematics:
more than 85 % to 100 % excellent - 1
more than 67 % to 85 % commendable - 2
more than 49 % to 67 % good - 3
33 % to 49 % sufficient - 4
0 % and less than 33 % insufficient - 5
Pass requirements
1 excellent (výborný)
2 very good (chvalitebný)
3 good (dobrý)
4 satisfactory (dostatečný)
5 fail (nedostatečný)
Overall assessment:
Prospěl s vyznamenáním: Pass with Honours (the average mark is ≤ 1,5)
Prospěl: Pass (an examination mark is not worse than 4)
Neprospěl: Fail (the examination mark in one or more subjects is 5)
Access to next level of education / training
ISCED 655/645/746, EQF 6 and EQF 7 (EQF7 only for Long first degree programmes at Master’s)
International agreements
Legal basis
Law No. 561/2004 on Pre-school, Basic, Secondary, Post-secondary and Other Education (School Act) as amended by later regulations
Ss. 22 and 24 of the Decree No. 177/2009 Coll., on Detailed Conditions for Completing Education by the School-leaving Examination in Secondary Schools, as amended.
 
6. OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED WAYS OF ACQUIRING THE CERTIFICATE
Description of vocational education and training received Percentage of total programme Duration
  • School- / training centre-based
The ratio between theoretical education and practical training is defined by education providers themselves with regard to the respective educational programme and the employers´ needs.
  • Workplace-based
  • Accredited prior learning
Total duration of the education / training leading to the certificate 4 years / 4 096 lessons

stamp and signature

Done at Prague for the school year 2023/2024

Entry requirements

Completed compulsory school education

Additional information

More information (including a description of the national qualifications system) available at: EQF, EURYDICE, NPI

 

National Pedagogical Institute of the Czech Republic – National Europass Centre Czech Republic, Senovážné nám. 872/25,
110 00 Praha 1

 
(*) Explanatory note
The Certificate supplement provides additional information about the certificate and does not have any legal status in itself. Its format is based on
the Decision (EU) 2018/646 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 on a common framework for the provision of better
services for skills and qualifications (Europass) and repealing Decision No 2241/2004/EC.
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