Name of qualification Hmeljar/hmeljarkaAdd to comparison [1]
Translated title (no legal status) Hop producer
Type of qualification Nacionalna poklicna kvalifikacija, SOK raven 4
Category of qualification Poklicna kvalifikacija
Admission requirements
  • Completed basic education and
  • driving licence category F.
ISCED field Field
Kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo, ribištvo in veterinarstvo
ISCED subfield subfield poljedelstvo in reja živali
Qualification level

SQF 4
EQF 4

Learning outcomes

Candidates will be able to:
  • plan, prepare, carry out and check own work,
  • ensure the quality and efficiency of own work in the working environment in accordance with regulations and standards,
  • make rational use of energy, material and time,
  • protect health and the environment,
  • develop enterprising characteristics, skills and behaviour,
  • communicate with co-workers and clients,
  • use modern information and communication technologies,
  • prepare land for hop gardens,
  • prepare plant stock and plant it,
  • separate and cut,
  • train lead shoots and hop vines,
  • tend hop gardens,
  • perform plant protection,
  • harvest hops.

Accessors

Verification and assessment are carried out by committees for the verification and validation of national vocational qualifications, appointed by the National Examination Centre (NEC). Committee members must be licensed by the National Examination Centre. Licences may be found here [2].

Assessment and completion

VALIDATION
During the counselling process, the candidate prepares a portfolio. The relevant committee assesses the portfolio and recognises the catalogue content in part or full. If the committee is unable to recognise all catalogue content, it assigns tasks to the candidate for verification.
VERIFICATION METHOD
Service with an oral presentation.

Condition for obtaining certificate

Candidates demonstrate attainment of the knowledge, skills and competences defined in the catalogue of standards of vocational knowledge and skills.

Awarding body

Providers of procedures for identifying and validating national vocational qualifications are entered in a register of providers maintained in the relevant database of the National Reference Point for Occupational Qualifications. Providers include: vocational schools, companies, inter-company training centres, adult education centres and chambers of commerce.