European Qualifications Framework (EQF) has 8 levels (1 – the lowest, 8 – the highest).
Levels reflect the complexity level of acquired knowledge, skills and competences (learning outcomes).
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Information about the Latvian qualifications referenced to Latvian qualifications framework (LQF)
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1. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of notion:
1.1. quality management systems;
1.2. financial accounting;
1.3. marketing;
1.4. environmental protection.
2. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of understanding:
2.1. records management;
2.2. staff records management;
2.3. statistics;
2.4. sociology;
2.5. basics of business law;
2.6. economics;
2.7. internal and external communication;
2.8. information technologies;
2.9. management accounting;
2.10. professional terminology in the official language and two foreign languages.
3. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of use:
3.1. staff management;
3.2. project management;
3.3. professional ethics;
3.4. organizational psychology;
3.5. personality psychology;
3.6. legal employment relationship and social rights;
3.7. labour protection;
3.8. business communication;
3.9. two foreign languages at the communication level;
3.10. official language at the highest level;
3.11. management science;
3.12. corporate social responsibility.
1. To understand current processes in the labour market and adopt decisions according to changing circumstances.
2. To plan and organize one’s work.
3. To apply acquired knowledge in staff management.
4. To develop short and long term staff plans.
5. To work in psychologically challenging situations and get involved in problem-solving.
6. To be able to adopt decisions.
7. To understand the business context.
8. To formulate a company’s staff management goals.
9. To organize and manage the staff of a company’s departments.
10. To utilize management information systems in order to ensure a company’s staff management process.
11. To introduce advanced solutions and methods in a company’s staff management.
12. To be able to substantiate one’s opinion.
13. To acquire new knowledge independently.
14. To prepare and deliver presentations.
15. To utilize the latest forms of work organization and information technology.
16. To have a good understanding of documents governing a company’s activity, employment relationship and labour protection.
17. To be able to work in a team/group.
18. To know the official language at the highest level.
19. To be able to communicate orally/verbally in two languages.
20. To use professional terminology in the official language and one foreign language.
21. To collaborate with employees and their representatives, partners, owners, media, national and local authorities, non-governmental organizations.
22. To act in accordance with existing regulations and rules of conduct.
23. To be able to use a computer.
1. Ability to analyse and assess the domestic and international economic environment, labour market trends.
2. Ability to define a company’s staff goals and basic directions.
3. Ability to analyse a company’s staff statistics.
4. Ability to develop a company’s human resource management system optimization plans.
5. Ability to understand a company’s economic performance.
6. Ability to plan a company’s staff budget, resources and necessary competence, as well as division of responsibilities.
7. Ability to manage a company’s staff department.
8. Ability to ensure a company’s staff management function (staff records, training, staff development, salary system, incentives system, evaluation system, etc.).
9. Ability to understand the labour protection system and manage the work of labour protection specialists.
10. Ability to develop the organizational structure of a company.
11. Ability to organize and manage changes within a company.
12. Ability to manage and organize collective negotiations and reach an agreement.
13. Ability to understand and promote the exchange of information within a company.
14. Ability to understand employment relationship requirements and ensure implementation thereof.
15. Ability to manage employees.
16. Ability to communicate in the official language at the highest level and two foreign languages.
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Business and administration (041)
Detailed field: (ISCED 2013)Management and administration (0413)
EducationHigher education
Qualification typeVocational
Full or partialFull qualification
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Active qualification
Period for issuing qualification: 2013-2021
Last changes: 06.09.2021
Posted: 07.05.2016