EUROPASS CERTIFICATE SUPPLEMENT (*)
1. TITLE OF THE CERTIFICATE (CZ)(1) Výuční list z oboru vzdělání:
23-55-H/02 Karosář (denní studium) (1) In the original language
2. TRANSLATED TITLE OF THE CERTIFICATE(2) Apprenticeship Certificate in:
23-55-H/02 Automotive Body Mechanic (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:
- decide on methods of repairing vehicle bodies and box bodies and select technological procedures for processing and joining parts;
- repair or manufacture vehicle bodies and box bodies;
- modify the surfaces of vehicle bodies and box bodies and apply primers or simple coating systems, apply and repair anti-corrosion and anti-vibration coatings, and apply (or bond) thermal and acoustic insulation;
- check the geometry of vehicle bodies and box bodies;
- modify the dimensions and shape of, fit together and join parts made of sheet metal, metal profiles and plastic components;
- apply filler to joined and repaired body parts and sand the filled surfaces;
- install, repair and maintain control and locking mechanisms of movable parts, adjust their position, glaze windows, and install additional equipment such as sunroofs, spoilers, etc.;
- manually process sheet metal and profiles, check their dimensions and shape, and select and use machines, tools, hand tools, portable power tools, measuring instruments and other work equipment for this purpose;
- measure and mark out sheet metal and determine the developed shapes of parts;
- calculate part dimensions and material consumption for their production;
- prepare auxiliary workshop drawings of parts of vehicle bodies and box bodies;
- distinguish between types of materials used in the construction of vehicle bodies and box bodies, know their mechanical and technological properties, and select suitable materials, semi-finished products, fasteners, auxiliary materials and substances for repairs;
- set up and operate basic types of sheet-metalworking machines, care for and maintain sheet-metalworking tools, implements and machines, and carry out minor repairs to them;
- be prepared to take an examination within the scope of the basic course in arc welding (with a consumable electrode in an active gas) and the basic course in plastics welding (using hot gas and filler material – with a manual and high-speed nozzle), and, where applicable, a training course for operating oxy-fuel welding equipment (for cutting and grooving with oxygen);
- be prepared to obtain a category B driving licence.
4. RANGE OF OCCUPATIONS ACCESSIBLE TO THE HOLDER OF THE CERTIFICATE
The graduate can be employed in the field of repair and manufacture of vehicle bodies and box bodies and their mechanisms, installation of their accessories and equipment, adjustment of the positions of their movable parts, window glazing, minor repairs to body paintwork, and application of coatings to vehicle underbodies.
Examples of possible job positions: automotive body mechanic.
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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