The highest qualification category is a professional status awarded to specialists who have the highest level of professional skills, extensive experience, and deep knowledge in their field.
Key Characteristics
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Extensive experience: Ability to perform complex and responsible tasks with many years of work experience.
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Professional knowledge: Deep theoretical and practical knowledge relevant to the profession.
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Professional development: Completion of advanced training courses, certifications, and passing attestation (evaluation).
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Leadership: Often awarded to teachers, managers, and specialists with significant responsibilities.
Where is it awarded?
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In education: To teachers, lecturers, and university professors.
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In industry and manufacturing: To engineers and technical specialists.
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In healthcare: To doctors and medical personnel.
Legal Basis
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The procedure and criteria for awarding the highest qualification category are established by the Labor Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan and related regulatory acts.
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The qualification is awarded by a special attestation commission after evaluation.
Example
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A teacher may be awarded three qualification categories: third (initial), second (intermediate), and highest (top level).
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Similarly applies to engineers and other professionals.