Introduction: A graduate of sanitary engineering is a multidisciplinary profile. A possibility for employment is seen in a position of management representative of ISO management systems. Purpose: The purpose of the thesis was to prove that a sanitary engineer holds the most appropriate profile for a post of a management representative of ISO management systems in service industry. Methods: The work of two engineers with the above-mentioned position employed in two different companies has been compared. The representative »A« is a sanitary engineering graduate, whereas the representative »B« is a bachelor of science employed in chemical technology. A further comparison and the examination of appropriateness of three study programmes (sanitary engineering, chemical engineering, quality management) in terms of suitability of competences that the graduate receives has been made. Results: The hypothesis can be partially confirmed in relation to the technical and professional part of the ISO system establishment, whereas it has been rejected in relation to the theoretical knowledge of ISO standards. A sanitary engineering graduate is multidisciplinary and technically well versed, which is not the case with a quality management graduate. However, the later becomes well acquainted with standards (ISO 9001 and 14001) during studies and can easily set up the management system in a company. Questionable is only the technical knowledge of the activities of the company in which the ISO system is being set up. Discussion and conclusion: We conclude that there is a possibility of cooperation between programmes that would produce the »perfect team«. This is very difficult to achieve in practice, since the post of a management representative in service industry is held by an individual, not a team. A sanitary engineering study programme upgrade (additional contents) at the master's level is a possible solution as well as the replacement or supplementation of optional subjects at the bachelor's level. Organization of lectures with the missing content at a lifelong learning center would prove optimal. Sanitary engineering graduates would held lectures for colleagues with similar jobs.
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