Certifications
Level 5 — deciding within your remit
Level 5 attests that you choose the method, make trade-offs within a defined remit and supervise a small team. The catalogue carries 18 of them, from 60 to 80 credits, that is 600 to 800 supervised hours.
The step between doing and deciding
Senior technician and supervisor: the holder receives an objective rather than an instruction. They set the method, allocate the work, hold an hours budget and report on the result achieved. That is the step where the trade stops being execution and becomes judgement, and that is what the qualification attests.
- Turn an objective into a dated, costed work plan
- Choose a method and justify that choice to a manager
- Supervise a small team and allocate the work
- Hold an indicator, explain it, and propose a correction
- Write the professional document that commits: report, procedure, specification
Six level 5 qualifications and their volumes
The 18 level 5 qualifications share one architecture: 5 blocks, one of them devoted to professional conduct. Six of them appear below with their filed figures.
| Professional qualification | Duration | Credits | Supervised hours | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web and Mobile Developer | 1 year | 80 | 800 h | 5 |
| Company Accountant | 9 months | 70 | 700 h | 5 |
| HSE Supervisor | 9 months | 70 | 700 h | 5 |
| Systems and Network Administrator | 9 months | 70 | 700 h | 5 |
| Project Coordinator | 10 months | 70 | 700 h | 5 |
| Interface Designer | 10 months | 70 | 700 h | 5 |
From level 4 to level 5, the real path
- 01
Have the acquired recognised
Blocks validated at level 4 and experience on the job are reviewed at admission, on documented evidence.
- 02
Set the remaining path
Admission issues a dated path covering only the blocks left to work on, with their hour volume.
- 03
Validate block by block
Each block has its assessment and its attestation. The effect on the job shows before the full qualification.
- 04
Obtain the qualification and its reference
The qualification is awarded on the last validated block, with the public verification reference and the detailed transcript.
What this level weighs in the catalogue
- level 5 qualifications
- 18
- blocks to validate
- 90
- credits depending on the qualification
- 60 à 80
- of work per credit
- 25 h
Of which 10 h supervised — the rule holds for all four levels.
Questions about level 5
Do I need a level 4 qualification to aim for level 5?
Professional experience serves as an entry route just as well as a previous qualification. Admission reviews both routes against the same grid, and issues a path that accounts for what is already mastered.
Is level 5 distinguishable from level 4 on the document?
Yes: the document carries the level number and its wording, "Senior technician and supervisor". That wording comes from the filed catalogue, and it appears identically on the public verification page.
How long does a qualification at this level take?
From 9 to 12 months depending on the qualification, for 600 to 800 supervised hours. Those durations come from the filed catalogue: they recalculate from credits, at 10 supervised hours per credit.
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