Education and training for operation of selected agricultural machines and equipment

The course is intended for company workers who operate self-propelled agricultural crop-harvesting machines – combine harvesters, self-propelled foragers and similar special machines. We deliver training for whole groups of employees directly at your company or in the field. Under § 16 ods. 2 of Act No. 124/2006 Coll., a participant must be at least 18 years old and medically fit for the work.

Selected agricultural machines are listed in Annex No. 1a písm. r) of Act No. 124/2006 Coll.: self-propelled foragers, combine harvesters and special machines for harvesting agricultural crops. When training for your company, we can adapt the content to the specific machine fleet your workers operate.

After verification of professional knowledge, the participant obtains a record of completed education and training of operating personnel under § 16 ods. 1 písm. b) of Act No. 124/2006 Coll. — not a licence card or certificate. The record authorises the worker to operate the given agricultural machine in accordance with BOZP regulations.

The record is issued by a person authorised to provide education and training (a training organisation authorised by the National Labour Inspectorate), not by the labour inspectorate. The labour inspectorate only withdraws the record in the event of a serious breach of regulations under § 16 ods. 11 of Act No. 124/2006 Coll.

Under Decree No. 356/2007 Coll., the basic professional training has a duration of at least 16 hours (qualification group 09.1). For company groups, we adapt the organisation and dates to your operation, including seasonal peaks during the harvest.

A participant must demonstrate medical fitness for the work by a medical assessment which, under § 16 ods. 4 of Act No. 124/2006 Coll., must be no older than six months. The assessment is based on a preventive medical examination in relation to the work. We recommend arranging the assessment of medical fitness before the training date.

Under § 7 ods. 5 of Act No. 124/2006 Coll., refresher familiarisation is carried out at least once every three years. In addition, under § 16 ods. 8 the record holder is obliged to complete refresher professional training within five years (a duration of at least 6 hours) and to repeat it every five years. These are two separate obligations.

Under § 16 ods. 5 of Act No. 124/2006 Coll., the record is issued for an indefinite period. It becomes invalid if the holder does not undergo a preventive medical examination (within 5 years, § 16 ods. 6), fails to complete refresher professional training (within 5 years, § 16 ods. 8) or has the record withdrawn (§ 16 ods. 12).

For the operation of machinery (agricultural, construction, forestry), a record of completed education and training is issued under § 16 ods. 1 písm. b) of Act No. 124/2006 Coll. A licence card or certificate (písm. a) is issued for other activities — for example a crane operator, a load slinger, forklift trucks or a chainsaw. Colloquially the record is also called a “machine operator's card”, but its official name is a record.

Under § 19 of Act No. 125/2006 Coll., an employer faces a fine of up to EUR 100 000, and for a serious breach from EUR 1 000 to 200 000. If the breach results in an occupational accident causing serious harm to health, the fine is at least EUR 20 000, and in the case of death at least EUR 33 000. The record is tied to a specific person.

Under Slovak rules, the course focuses on theoretical professional training and knowledge verification; the worker acquires practical operation of a specific machine through hands-on training directly at the employer. We can arrange practical training on request according to the type of machines.

A record issued under Slovak regulations is valid throughout the territory of the Slovak Republic. For work abroad, recognition of the qualification is governed by the rules of the given state and the employer's requirements, so we recommend checking the specific conditions.

Professional knowledge is verified by a written test and an oral examination before an examination board. After successful completion, a record of completed education and training for the operation of agricultural machinery is issued.

Yes, we organise the training for groups of employees and can adapt it to your company's operation, including seasonal peaks during the harvest. We agree the date and place so that the training interferes as little as possible with the running of the operation. For larger numbers of workers, we can split the training across several dates.

Basic course from 149,90 € per person (prices exclude VAT). Refresher training 21,90 €. Update professional training (AOP) 44,90 €. We confirm the exact price based on the number of participants and the training format.