IHETC Academy
Level 5 — Senior technician and supervisor
Level 5 prepares you to run an activity and a small team: organise work over a period, handle the unexpected, guarantee the quality of what is delivered. It is the first level at which you answer for results produced by others.
What this level prepares you for
Level 5 prepares you to run an activity and a small team: organise work over a period, handle the unexpected, guarantee the quality of what is delivered. It is the first level at which you answer for results produced by others.
- qualifications at this level
- 18
- credits in total
- 1 270
- supervised, in total
- 12 700 h
- of stated duration
- 9 à 12 mois
Catalogue rule: 10 supervised hours per credit.
The qualifications at this level
Each row names the trade targeted, then publishes the duration, credits and supervised hours from the filed catalogue. These are the figures an equivalence office recomputes first.
| Qualification | Trade targeted | Duration | Credits | Supervised hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web and Mobile Developer | junior to experienced developer | 1 year | 80 | 800 h |
| Payroll and HR Administration Officer | payroll officer | 9 months | 60 | 600 h |
| Customs Declarant and Freight Forwarding Agent | declarant, forwarding agent | 9 months | 60 | 600 h |
| HSE Supervisor | zone safety supervisor | 9 months | 70 | 700 h |
| Senior Automation and Instrumentation Technician | industrial automation technician | 1 year | 80 | 800 h |
| Systems and Network Administrator | infrastructure administrator | 9 months | 70 | 700 h |
| Application Developer | experienced developer | 1 year | 80 | 800 h |
| Company Accountant | sole accountant of an SME | 9 months | 70 | 700 h |
| Logistics and Forwarding Manager | forwarding operations manager | 9 months | 70 | 700 h |
| Data and Applied AI Technician | data technician, AI solutions integrator | 10 months | 70 | 700 h |
| Business Development Manager | account manager, senior salesperson | 10 months | 70 | 700 h |
| Project Coordinator | project coordinator, assistant project manager | 10 months | 70 | 700 h |
| Digital Product Owner | product owner, digital project officer | 10 months | 70 | 700 h |
| Compliance and Control Officer | compliance officer, control officer | 10 months | 70 | 700 h |
| Interface Designer | interface designer, UI designer | 10 months | 70 | 700 h |
| Design and Quantity Surveying Technician | quantity surveyor, construction design technician | 10 months | 70 | 700 h |
| Food Quality and Hygiene Technician | quality technician, HACCP officer | 10 months | 70 | 700 h |
| Executive Assistant | executive assistant, office assistant | 10 months | 70 | 700 h |
The stance expected
A level is defined by the responsibility exercised, not by hours attended. At this level, the catalogue targets senior technician and supervisor: here is what that covers, in practice.
- Organise the work of a small team over a defined period
- Settle an on-site contingency, and document the decision taken
- Report a result through indicators a third party can recompute
Questions about level 5
Do I already need to be supervising a team?
The framework is written for whoever takes on that responsibility, whether they already exercise it or are preparing for it. The blocks devoted to work organisation and indicator reporting are worked on real situations brought by the learner.
How much work does this level represent?
Every qualification publishes its credits and supervised hours, and the catalogue rule is constant: one credit is worth 25 hours of work, of which 10 are supervised. The table above gives the exact count, qualification by qualification.