Office information electronics technician
The job of office information electronics technician replaced that of office machine mechanic . As more and more electronics were used in office machines , vocational training also had to be adapted to the new circumstances. In addition to the usual mechanical training, the apprentices were now fully trained as electronics technicians. As with the office machine mechanic, the training also lasts 3½ years.
The office information electronics technician repairs all devices that are used in an office with typewriters , adding , invoicing and calculating machines , booking machines , fax machines , answering machines , copiers , document shredders , cash registers and dictation machines through to computers and peripheral devices. In addition, the office information electronics technician is often out and about in the field , as many office machines are not particularly mobile.
Before the profession of IT system electronics could be learned, the office information electronics technician also carried out these activities. This also includes the planning and installation of computer networks and servers as well as the implementation of specific requirements for hardware and software and system-wide error analysis and elimination.
By learning this profession one received a very solid education in various fields:
- Metalworking
- Precision mechanics
- Electrical engineering
- Electrics
- electronics
- Digital technology
- Information technology
- Telecommunication technology
- programming
Office information electronics technicians are qualified electricians in the sense of accident prevention regulations .
The job of the office information electronics technician was replaced by the " information electronics technician - specializing in office systems technology".