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Vocational Qualification in Media and Visual Expression (1.8.2018)

Holders of the vocational qualification in media and visual expression are capable of working in diverse tasks in the field of media and visual expression. Qualification holders know the operating environment of media and have the capabilities to perform a myriad of tasks in different working environments. Both people with a broad range of vocational skills and specialists in vocational skills are needed in the field of media and visual expression. Qualification holders generally possess broad capabilities in their own competence area, but they may also specialise in a specific sub-area of their competence area.

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The scope of the vocational qualification in media and visual expression in 180 competence points. The qualification is composed of vocational units (145 competence points) and common units (35 competence points). The common units are: communication and interaction skills, skills in mathematics and natural sciences, and knowledge of society and working life skills.

The vocational qualification in media and visual expression comprises four competence areas:

  • competence area of audiovisual communication
  • competence area of publication production
  • competence area of graphic communication
  • competence area of visual expression.

The qualification titles are Implementer of media services and Implementer of visual expression.

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Vocational units

015

Compulsory unit

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Working in the media sector

035

Common units

The scope of communication and interaction competence is at least 11 competence points, the scope of mathematics and science competence is at least 6 competence points, and the scope of citizenship and working life competence is at least 9 competence points. The common units must also contain optional targeted learning outcomes from one of several common units and part(s) of units selected by the student, making up the scope of 35 competence points of common units.

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Communication and interaction competence

06

Mathematics and science competence

09

Citizenship and working life competence

09

Optional targeted learning outcomes of common units

The optional targeted learning outcomes of common units may be other optional targeted learning outcomes determined in the qualification requirements or decided by the education provider that support the outcomes determined for that unit and its parts in the qualification requirements. The student's prior learning may also be included in optional targeted learning outcomes if it supports the targeted learning outcomes determined for that unit and its parts in the qualification requirements.