Estonian Register of Professions
The register of occupational qualifications systems is a state register, which contains information on sector skills' councils and different informations on occupations.
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Summary
The register of occupational qualifications systems is a state register, which contains information on sector skills' councils, competence based occupational qualification standards, occupational qualifications and their levels, occupational qualification certificates, the procedures for awarding occupational qualifications, and awarding bodies. The Estonian Register of Professions gives the data about occupational qualification standards, occupational qualification certificates, catalogue of occupational qualifications.
| URL | Kutsekoda |
|---|---|
| Focus | Citizens |
| Start date | 1 Jan 2001 |
| Domain | Public matter |
| Scope | National/Federal |
| Country | Estonia |
| Nature and status of project | Rolled Out |
| Is the OOP case/enabler mandatory? | Opt-in |
Enabling assets or components
Relevant Enablers
Estonian data exchange layer for information systems (X-Road)
Estonian Public Key Infrastructure
Estonian Catalogue of Public Sector Information (RIHA)
Estonian three-level IT baseline security system ISKE
Legal interoperability
Professions Act, RT I, 30.01.2015, 2, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/501072015005/consolide
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Establishment of the Register of Professions, RT I, 29.07.2016, 15, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/129072016015?leiaKehtiv
Socio-cultural influence factors
Users of Register of Professions
• Estonian Qualifications Authority
• Awarding Bodies
• Professional Certificate owners
• Ministries, offices and boards
• Schools
Data handling / data exchange
Type of data sharing
Actual data
Data handler
| Stakeholder name | Stakeholder type | Stakeholder role | Kind of data |
|---|---|---|---|
Register of Professions (The Ministry of Education and Research) | Government | Data provider | Qualification data |
| www.eesti.ee citizen view (all personal professional certificates, incl. expired) | Government | Data consumer | Qualification data |
| Citizens (personal data or statistics) | Citizen | Data consumer | Qualification data |
| Public administrations officers (statistics and access if legally allowed) | Government | Data consumer | Qualification data |
| Population Register | Government | Data provider | Qualification data |
| Estonian National Geoportal | Government | Data provider | Qualification data |
| Estonian Sports Register (Licence to provide service) | Government | Data provider | Qualification data |
| Register of Economic Activities (Licence to practice) | Government | Data provider | Qualification data |
| Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund (Professional qualification of training provider and trainee) | Government | Data consumer | Qualification data |
| Statistics Estonia (Rate of qualified population) | Government | Data consumer | Qualification data |
| Estonian Environment Information Centre (Licence to practice) | Government | Data provider | Qualification data |
| Punishment Register (Professional qualification of trainee) | Government | Data consumer | Qualification data |
| Estonian Education Information System (Professional qualification of VET teacher; Professional standards) | Government | Data consumer | Qualification data |
| Estonian Agricultural Registers and Information Board (Qualification of service provider or support applicant) | Government | Data consumer | Qualification data |
| Estonian Rescue Board (Licence to provide service) | Government | Data consumer | Qualification data |
Architecture
Structure of the Register:
• sub-register of Professional Councils
• sub-register of Awarding Bodies
• sub-register of Professional Standards,
• sub-register of Professional Certificates (and Professional Certificate Supplement)
For example: Register of professional standards is an online database with preinsertion application; automatic termination of disclosure and reports are re-newed every night. Estonian Education Information System uses X-road service for validating and presenting connection between curricula and professional standard (Curricula must base on professional standard).
Linking registers
Through national X-road link to:
• Population Register (database of citizens ID number and name; authentication of register users wit ID-Card)
• Estonian National Geoportal (addresses of awarding bodies)
• www.eesti.ee citizen view (all personal professional certificates, inc expired)
• Estonian Sports Register (Licence to provide service)
• Register of Economic Activities (Licence to practice)
• Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund (Professional qualification of training provider and trainee)
• Statistics Estonia (Rate of qualified population)
• Estonian Environment Information Centre (Licence to practice)
• Punishment Register (Professional qualification of trainee)
• Estonian Education Information System (Professional qualification of VET teacher;Professional standards)
• Estonian Agricultural Registers and Information Board (Qualification of service provider or support applicant)
• Estonian Rescue Board (Licence to provide service)
Source: https://scoop4c.eu/cases/estonian-register-professions
Disclaimer: Please note that this article is a result of the SCOOP4C Pilot Project, not an application of a CEF Building Block.