EUROPASS CERTIFICATE SUPPLEMENT (*)

1. TITLE OF THE CERTIFICATE (CZ)(1) Výuční list z oboru vzdělání:
34-57-H/01 Knihař (dálkové studium) (1) In the original language

2. TRANSLATED TITLE OF THE CERTIFICATE(2) Apprenticeship Certificate in:
34-57-H/01 Bookbinder (distance 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:

  • apply the aesthetic principles of print production; 
  • use graphic techniques in connection with the printing industry; 
  • work with the machines and equipment used in print production, explain the principles of their operation and carry out their basic maintenance;   
  • prepare materials for bookbinding production, handle them correctly and store them properly;  
  • process the order, perform economic calculations and draw up the production technology, while taking customer requirements into account; 
  • be conversant with current trends in document creation and select the correct method of processing in view of the technical and software capabilities available; 
  • use appropriate tools, work aids and software for the processing of books and printed matter;  
  • create and modify book bindings in accordance with the relevant technological procedures;  
  • apply specialist printing techniques, including the graphic finishing of bindings; 
  • ensure that the quality parameters of processes, products and services are met and take customer requirements into account.

4. RANGE OF OCCUPATIONS ACCESSIBLE TO THE HOLDER OF THE CERTIFICATE

Graduates will find employment in the printing industry, in particular in bookbinderies, printing houses, advertising agencies and restoration workshops. After gaining the necessary practical experience, graduates may work on a self-employed basis. 

Examples of possible positions: industrial bookbinder, artistic bookbinder, bookbinder on automated bookbinding lines, bookbinder operating bookbinding machines.

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)
Access to next level of education / training
ISCED 354, EQF 4		 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
 

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 3–4 years / 600–880 consultation 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

(*)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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