In this article we will try to answer the following common questions: “What is a qualification?”, “To whom is it assigned?”, “Is it possible to improve the level of qualification and how?”
Surely every adult has an idea of what
qualification. This term is inextricably linked with the concept of "activity". Any work, regardless of its nature and level of complexity, requires the employee to have certain training, as well as basic knowledge and skills in order to perform it qualitatively. From the foregoing, one can draw a definite conclusion about what qualification is. This is the level of preparedness of the employee for the duties assigned to him.
Qualification is awarded after a training course and subsequent examination of knowledge. Upon graduation, an appropriate document is issued - a certificate or diploma. A common question: "What is a
diploma qualification, and how does it differ from a specialty?" The answer is simple: a specialty is a field of activity, and qualification is a level of preparedness (engineer, bachelor).
The qualification of an employee is determined by such an indicator as qualification rank. It is assigned by the certification committee taking into account the level of complexity,
conditions and responsibility of the workflow. In our country, a six-digit grid is adopted to determine qualifications, in some cases an eight-digit grid is used. For engineers, economists, public sector employees, the appropriate category is applied. The salary depends on the employee’s tariff, it is formed by multiplying the tariff coefficient by the rate of the first category.
Professionals who already have higher or secondary vocational education have the opportunity to increase their qualifications in order to expand and update their theoretical and practical skills, while at the same time increasing their income. The following types of advanced training are available:
1. Short-term increase - up to 72 hours. It is carried out at the initiative of the employer, the area - thematic issues in a particular production. Lectures are conducted by highly qualified staff members of the company. After passing the exam, a document is issued on the passage of a short-term refresher course.
2. Thematic seminars and trainings - from 72 to 100 hours. Held to adapt
workers to new conditions of the production process or when introducing new technologies. This type of advanced training is carried out in the form of trainings, seminars on problematic issues.
3. Long - from 100 to 500 hours. It is carried out for employees with work experience, but experiencing a lack of practical skills. Upon completion, a corresponding certificate is issued. By law, such events should be held at least once every 5 years, but in practice the frequency of such courses is set arbitrarily, at the request of the employer. The form of training can be different: without separation from production, with separation, with partial combination. As a rule, the most optimal option is selected. In some cases, courses are held in another city. In this case, the employee is guaranteed to retain the workplace, as well as the average salary.