Earning Criteria

• Practical training in school (20 credit points)
• Practical training through work placement at the employer (46 credit points)
• Candidate has to acquire grades for all subjects, including general subjects, professional modules and open curriculum. Grading scale: 5 – excellent, 4 – very good, 3 – good, 2 – sufficient
• Final examination is composed of:
• Written and oral examination: Slovene
• Presenting and defending a project or service (2 credit points)
• Mandatory professional modules; Catering basics (16 credit points) and Communication and administration (5 credit points).
• Optional professional modules – minimum 4 chosen (21 credit points) out of:
• Preparing individual group meals (6 credits), Preparing regular meals (8 credits), Preparing extraordinary meals (7 credits), Serving beverages (4 credits), Serving regular meals (10 credits), Serving extraordinary meals (7 credits), Eco tourism (5 credits), Residential culture (5 credits), Textiles (11 credits),
• Slovenian national dishes (3 credits), Delicatessen cuisine (3 credits), Baking pizzas (3 credits), Baking cakes (3 credits), Preparing meals in front of guests (3 credits), Cocktails (3 credits), Slovenian wines (3 credits), Decorations (3 credits), Creativity (3 credits), Home care (3 credits).
• General education:  Slovene (12 credits), Mathematics (12 credits), Foreign language (9 credits), Art (2 credits), Natural sciences (6 credits), Social sciences (6 credits), Physical education (7 credits).
• Level of the certificate (national or international): Upper Secondary Vocational Education, Slovenian Qualification Framework: SOK 4, European Qualification Framework: EQF 4, ISCED 2011: 353
• Entry requirements: the programme can be attended by anyone who has completed the programme of primary education or lower vocational education or equivalent education in line with previous regulations.
• Access to next level of education/training: A successfully completed education programme within secondary vocational education enables entrance into corresponding education programmes of vocational-technical education. After a certain number of years of work experience, it also enables one to pass a suitable master craftsman or foreman or shop manager exam.
• Legal basis: Organisation and Financing of Education Act, Vocational and Technical Education Act, Slovenian Qualifications Framework Act, Apprenticeship Act, Europass Decision
• Name and status of the national/regional authority providing accreditation/recognition of the certificate: Ministry of Education, Science and Sport.