EUROPASS CERTIFICATE SUPPLEMENT ^(*)

Czech Republic

1. TITLE OF THE CERTIFICATE (CZ)⁽¹⁾

Vysvědčení o maturitní zkoušce z oboru vzdělání:
43-41-M/001 Veterinární prevence (denní studium)

⁽¹⁾ In the original language

2. TRANSLATED TITLE OF THE CERTIFICATE⁽²⁾

Maturita Certificate in:
43-41-M/001 Veterinary Prevention (full-time study)

⁽²⁾ This translation has no legal status.

3. PROFILE OF SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

General competences:

be well informed about culture, history and the present of the Czech nation within the European and world context;
formulate views and attitudes verbally and in writing, communicate in at least one other foreign language, use technical terminology;
educate themselves, work in an effective way and assess impartially results;
adapt themselves to the changing conditions of life and work, work well in a team and be responsible for assigned tasks;
work with information, use ICT;
use basic mathematics and the basic principles of physics and chemistry when needed;
know the present rights and duties of employers and employees and know how to conduct a job search;
act in an environmentally-conscious manner and in compliance with strategies for sustainability;
apply the fundamentals of health, occupational safety, and fire prevention and safety.

Vocational competences:

carry out and organise working activities in animal husbandry;
organise the reproductive process in an agricultural enterprise, ascertain pregnancy, assist in natural birth and treat the animals and young afterwards;
check the adherence to animal hygiene conditions and ensure animal welfare during breeding;
take biological samples and carry out partial examinations;
take sperm, process it in a laboratory and prepare it for insemination;
assist a veterinarian during surgical and medicinal procedures;
treat sick and wounded animals under the supervision of a veterinarian;
secure disinfection, disinfestation and rat eradication;
carry out veterinary supervision and ensure the hygienic requirements when processing products of animal origin;
take samples and carry out the basic laboratory investigations of foodstuffs and raw materials of animal origin;
drive motorised vehicles from group B (passenger cars).

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

The graduate can find work in middle management positions in a complex of veterinary technical activities. Veterinary assistants help veterinarians (under their supervision and responsibility) particularly when checking the upholding of the hygienic conditions in animal husbandry, in manufacturing and processing animal products, when carrying allergen-diagnostic tests, when examining slaughter animals and meat. The graduate can also work as a laboratory assistant or zootechnician in domesticated animal rearing, in breeding enterprises, in shelters for abandoned animals, in stations for endangered animals, in pet shops, breeding centres for exotic animals, in the area of marketing veterinary needs or as an independent entrepreneur.
Examples of possible jobs: veterinary technician, veterinary assistant, laboratory assistant, zootechnician, retailer of services for agriculture, independent entrepreneur, etc.

5. OFFICIAL BASIS OF THE CERTIFICATE
Name and status of the body awarding the certificate {Nazev_instituce} {Pravni_status_instituce}	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 / 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

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 / 157 weeks
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: www.npicr.cz and www.eurydice.org 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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