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National Professional Standards for Violin Makers

1. Career Overview
1.1 Occupational Name
Violin maker.
1.2 Occupational Definition
A person who uses specialized equipment and tools to make violins from materials such as wood and metal.
1.3 Occupational level
This profession has five levels, namely Junior (National Vocational Qualification Level 5), Intermediate (National Vocational Qualification Level 4), Senior (National Vocational Qualification Level 3), Technician (National Vocational Qualification Level 2), and Senior Technician (National Vocational Qualification Level 1).
1.4 Professional Environment
Indoor, at room temperature.
1.5 Characteristics of Professional Abilities
Has strong auditory, color vision, and intellectual abilities, flexible fingers and arms, coordinated movements, and a certain level of musical cultivation and expression ability.
1.6 Basic Educational Level
Graduated from junior high school.
1.7 Training Requirements
1.7.1 Training period
Full time vocational school education is determined based on its training objectives and teaching plans. Promotion training period: no less than 480 standard hours for beginners; Intermediate level not less than 320 standard class hours; Advanced level not less than 160 standard class hours; Technicians shall have no less than 100 standard class hours; Senior technicians shall have no less than 100 standard class hours.
1.7.2 Training Teachers
Teachers who train junior and intermediate workers should have a professional qualification certificate at or above the senior level in their profession; Teachers who train senior workers should have a professional qualification certificate of technician or above in their profession; Teachers who train technicians should have a senior technician professional qualification certificate or intermediate or higher professional technical position qualification in the relevant profession; Teachers who train senior technicians should have a professional qualification certificate for senior technicians in their profession for more than 3 years or relevant professional qualifications for senior professional and technical positions.
1.7.3 Training venue equipment
Theoretical knowledge training venues should have standard classrooms; The training venue for skill operation should have necessary equipment and facilities. The venue needs sufficient lighting and complete safety facilities.
1.8 Appraisal Requirements
1.8.1 Applicable objects
Personnel engaged in or preparing to engage in this profession.
1.8.2 Declaration conditions
——Junior (those who meet one of the following conditions)
Having completed the required standard hours of formal training for this profession and obtained a certificate of completion.
Have worked continuously as a trainee in this profession for more than 2 years.
The apprenticeship period for this profession has expired.
——Intermediate (those who meet one of the following conditions)
After obtaining the primary vocational qualification certificate for this profession, continuously engaged in this profession for more than 3 years, completed the required standard hours of intermediate formal training for this profession, and obtained the graduation certificate.
After obtaining the primary vocational qualification certificate for this profession, engage in this profession continuously for more than 5 years.
Engaged in this profession continuously for more than 7 years.
Obtain a graduation certificate from a vocational school (major) with intermediate skills as the training objective, which has been reviewed and recognized by the labor security administrative department.
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