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What kind of qualification type is it?

This qualification is a vocational education and training at a vocational school governed by federal state law. Attendance at full-time vocational school for a period of two years imparts the necessary qualifications for the exercising of a state recognised training occupation under federal state law. This is a full-time school-based training course with a minimum duration of two years. Teaching encompasses a cross-occupational, an occupationally related and possibly also a practical area of learning. Courses are aligned towards occupational work processes and company business processes. A practical placement is integrated into training. Successful completion of training confers the right directly to exercise the occupation in question as a qualified skilled worker in a training occupation governed by federal state law.

Those completing the qualification acquire the necessary employability skills for the exercising of a qualified occupational activity. These bring together professional competence, autonomy and social competence to form overall occupational competence. Methodological competence, communicative competence and learning competence are also intrinsic components of employability skills. They are in possession of competences for the autonomous planning and processing of professional tasks assigned within a comprehensive area of learning or field of occupational activity which is subject to change.

Which learning outcomes are achieved?

• Assist in designing print products and digital media
• Computer-aided preparation of draft designs
• Import and design text, graphic and video data, combine such data for print and digital products taking graphic aspects into account
• Apply the basic principles of colour and spatial design when implementing customer requirements
• Apply a range of photographic techniques, record and process both analogue and digital image data, issue results in an order-related manner
• Design objects from various materials for presentations in accordance with own and stipulated drafts and drawings
• Use technical devices and accessories for audio, video and image reproduction, configure device components and devices
• combine such components and devices to form systems, record and transmit data obtained both in analogue and digital form
• Apply planning techniques and draw up design drafts
• Make product decisions according due consideration to technological and economic aspects
• Arrange, coordinate and monitor production runs and the further processing of such production runs
• Use knowledge of copyright, exploitation rights, personal rights and data protection regulations incorporating knowledge of media and licensing rights
• Use English-language documentation and communicate in English in an activity-related manner
• Accord due consideration to health and safety at work and to the rules of hygiene, handle personal protective equipment and safety and fire protection equipment
• Accord due consideration to correct conduct in the case of accidents, initiate first-aid measures
• Accord due consideration to environmental protection regulations, avoid damage to the environment, make efficient use of energy at work
• Use, manage and maintain work equipment and materials
• Label, store, handle and dispose of work materials
• Work cooperatively and communicatively within a team
• Take on an active role in helping to shape the work environment
• Formulate, realise and reflect on work objectives

Which competent authority issues the qualification certificate?

Public or state recognised vocational school

What are the entry requirements?

In accordance with the provisions in place in the respective federal state:

at least a lower secondary school leaving certificate or an educational qualification recognised as being equivalent pursuant to the regulations of the respective federal state or

intermediate secondary school leaving certificate or an educational qualification recognised as equivalent or entitlement to attend upper secondary school in accordance with the regulations of the respective federal state.

How is the qualification acquired?

State final examination:

1. Following completion of training within the scope of the curriculum stipulated at a full-time vocational school or
2. Following admission as a non-pupil by the education authority of the federal state.

What follow-up options are there?

Access to continuing training governed by federal state law and advanced training governed by federal law,

subject-related access to higher education (in accordance with the Higher Education Act of the federal state)