EUROPASS CERTIFICATE SUPPLEMENT (*)
1. TITLE OF THE CERTIFICATE (CZ)(1) Výuční list z oboru vzdělání:
41-56-H/01 Lesní mechanizátor (denní studium) (1) In the original language
2. TRANSLATED TITLE OF THE CERTIFICATE(2) Apprenticeship Certificate in:
41-56-H/01 Forest Machine Operator (full-time study) (2) This translation has no legal status.
3. PROFILE OF SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
General competences:
- master different ways of learning and take responsibility for the development of one’s own potential in a lifelong perspective;
- understand tasks or identify the core of a problem, apply various solutions, work independently and in a team;
- apply reading literacy skills to work effectively with information and to evaluate texts;
- communicate in one foreign language at least at A2+ level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR);
- apply basic scientific, technical, IT and mathematical knowledge, skills and procedures in practical contexts and in solving problems in various areas of life;
- work safely with digital technologies and their software, and keep up with their development;
- search for, process and critically evaluate information, use algorithmic thinking, communicate and collaborate in online environments, and create digital content and simple models;
- understand the basic principles of information systems, analyse their structure and functions;
- be well versed in different social and value systems, as well as social, political, legal and economic processes of everyday life, and demonstrate financial and media literacy;
- adapt to changing social, economic and technological conditions, and make responsible economic decisions;
- strive for the highest quality of one’s own work, services and products in accordance with technological procedures and quality standards;
- observe the principles of occupational health and safety, and fire protection.
Vocational competences:
- work with technical and technological documentation;
- select and use appropriate materials for forest production;
- measure monitored values and parameters in products from forest production and follow the prescribed procedures in the production technology;
- adjust, operate and perform routine maintenance and simple repairs of machinery and equipment of forest production,
- collect seeds and scions of forest tree species and provide their initial care;
- perform basic activities in the production of seedlings, especially soil preparation, transplanting seedlings and care for them, winterizing and picking up seedlings, seed coated preparation, transport and storage of planting stock;
- care for the planting stock and carry out reforestation with commonly used methods;
- care for the cultures and young stands, carry out their protection against weed, animals and harmful insects and apply the expertise of hunting in forests;
- carry out education stands and identify felling (thinning) in forests before clearing;
- carry out the extraction of timber by chainsaw (or harvesters) and transport it from the point of extracting to the pick-up place or transport it to customers using common technical equipment;
- carry out further processing of harvested materials;
- conduct basic production records and routine administrative operations associated with forest production;
- drive motor vehicles of category T (tractor).
4. RANGE OF OCCUPATIONS ACCESSIBLE TO THE HOLDER OF THE CERTIFICATE
Graduates may find employment in the field of complex forest production and related activities, i.e. mainly in the production of reproductive material and in handling storage.
They may also be employed in repair and service activities for forestry machinery, in the maintenance of municipal green areas, nature conservation in areas under special protection regimes, in the long-term maintenance of greenery along transport routes, and in primary wood processing plants, etc.
Examples of possible job positions: forest machine operator, woodman, operator of logging and hauling machinery, loader operator, operator of cable systems for the transport of wood.
5. OFFICIAL BASIS OF THE CERTIFICATE
| Name and status of the body awarding the certificate |
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 final examination (Apprenticeship Certificate) ISCED 353, EQF 3 |
Grading scale / 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) |
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| Access to next level of education / training ISCED 354, EQF 4 |
International agreements |
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| Legal basis: Law No. 561/2004 on Pre-school, Basic, Secondary, Post-secondary and Other Education (School Act) as amended by later regulations |
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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 | 3 years / 3 072 lessons | |
| 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 |
stamp and signature Done at Prague for the school year 2025/2026 |
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(*)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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