S.L. 451.3 Art. 13Levels of professional qualifications.

For the purpose of regulations 15 and 16, the professional qualifications are grouped under the following levels as described below:

(a) an attestation of competence issued by a competent authority in the home Member State designated pursuant to legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions of that Member State on the basis of:

(i) a training course not forming part of a certificate or diploma within the meaning of paragraphs (b), (c), (d) or (e), or a specific examination without prior training or full time pursuit of the profession in a Member State for three consecutive years or for an equivalent duration on a part time basis during the previous ten years; or

(ii) general primary or secondary education, attesting that the holder has acquired general knowledge;

(b) a certificate attesting to a successful completion of a secondary course:

(i) general in character, supplemented by a course of study or professional training other than those referred to in paragraph (c) and, or by the probationary or professional practice required in addition to that course; or

(ii) technical or professional in character, supplemented where appropriate by a course of study or professional training as aforementioned or by the probationary or professional practice required in addition to that course;

(c) a diploma certifying successful completion of:

(i) training at post secondary level other than that referred to in paragraphs (d) and (e) of a duration of at least one year or of an equivalent duration on a part time basis, one of the conditions of entry of which is, as a general rule, the successful completion of the secondary course required to obtain entry to university or higher education or the completion of equivalent school education of the higher secondary level as well as the professional training which may be required in addition to that post secondary course; or

(ii) regulated education and training or, in the case of regulated professions, vocational training with a special structure, with competences going beyond what is provided for in paragraph (b), equivalent to the level of training provided for under sub-paragraph (i), if such training provides a comparable professional standard and prepares the trainee for a comparable level of responsibilities and functions provided that the diploma is accompanied by a certificate from the home Member State;

(d) a diploma certifying that the holder has successfully completed training at post-secondary level of at least three and not more than four years’ duration, or of an equivalent duration on a part-time basis, which may in addition be expressed with an equivalent number of ECTS credits, at a university or establishment of higher education or another establishment of equivalent level and, where appropriate, that he has successfully completed the professional training required in addition to the post- secondary course;

(e) a diploma certifying that the holder has successfully completed a post-secondary course of at least four years’ duration, or of an equivalent duration on a part-time basis, which may in addition be expressed with an equivalent number of ECTS credits, at a university or establishment of higher education or another establishment of equivalent level and, where appropriate, that he has successfully completed the professional training required in addition to the post-secondary course.