EUROPASS CERTIFICATE SUPPLEMENT (*)

Czech Republic
 
1. TITLE OF THE CERTIFICATE (CZ)(1)
Vysvědčení o maturitní zkoušce z oboru vzdělání:
43-41-M/01 Veterinářství (denní studium)
(1) In the original language
 
2. TRANSLATED TITLE OF THE CERTIFICATE(2)
Maturita Certificate in:
43-41-M/01 Veterinary (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:

  • monitor compliance with animal hygiene conditions in the breeding of animals;
  • apply a positive and responsible attitude to animals, ensure animal welfare when working with animals;
  • organize and carry out rearing and breeding of individual species and categories of animals, including laboratory and experimental animals;
  • assist in veterinary interventions in the animal breeding and veterinary practices;
  • assist in administration of medicines and veterinary products;
  • heal sick and injured animals under the guidance of a veterinarian;
  • take biological samples and perform sub-tests;
  • carry out insemination, remove and investigate with appropriate methods the semen;
  • control the methods for detecting gestation period, help with the bear and treat animals after delivery; ensure disinfection, disinsection and deratization;
  • provide the health inspection of animals for slaughter and test meat in slaughterhouses and at home defeats;
  • assess the sanitary conditions and ensure sanitary requirements for obtaining and processing raw materials of animal origin;
  • provide veterinary care and protection of human and animal health against diseases caused by harmful food, feed and raw materials of animal origin;
  • carry out evaluating and assessing activities in the purchase of animals for slaughter;
  • take samples and perform basic laboratory tests of food and raw materials of animal origin;
  • ensure food hygiene and sanitation facilities;
  • competent to drive motor vehicles class B.
 
4. RANGE OF OCCUPATIONS ACCESSIBLE TO THE HOLDER OF THE CERTIFICATE 
The graduate is employed in the middle management in the field of veterinary technical activities. Veterinary assistants help veterinarians (under their guidance and responsibility) when checking compliance with conditions of hygiene in animal husbandry in production and processing of animal products, in performance of alergo-diagnostic tests for inspection of slaughter animals and meat.
Graduate can be employed as a technician or zoo technician in farm animals, in breeding enterprises, in shelters for abandoned animals, in the facilities for endangered animals, in animal stores, in breeding exotic animals, in marketing health needs or as an independent entrepreneur. Examples of possible jobs: veterinary technician, veterinary assistant, laboratory technician, animal husbandry, dealer of services for agriculture, sole trader etc.
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

 

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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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