Skilled worker for BMSR technology
The skilled worker for industrial measurement, control and regulation technology was a training occupation in the GDR . It is an electrical profession that was additionally expanded with mechanical knowledge in order to meet the special requirements of the maintenance of measurement and control technology in large companies. The job profile of the skilled worker for BMSR technology included work on electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic and purely mechanical systems. In larger companies, the area of responsibility of the BMSR technician was clearly separated from the electrician and the locksmith .
The training to become a “skilled worker for BMSR technology” lasted half a year longer than for most professions due to the higher technical requirements and was therefore two and a half years.
The cumbersome job title “skilled worker for BMSR technology” was not used in practice in favor of the simpler “BMSR technician” or “BMSR mechanic”. Since there was also the profession of technician in the GDR, this designation did not cause irritation. Probably derived from the abbreviation BMSR, the term "brakeman", which is widely used in fun use, was.
The vocational training of the skilled worker for BMSR technology was changed with the adaptation of the professions to the designations of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce initially to measuring and control mechanic, 1992 to process control electronics and 2003 to electronics for automation technology . In many areas, the training was comparable to that of today's mechatronics engineer. However, the BMSR technician also has a switching authorization up to 1000 V (1 kV), which the automotive mechatronics technician does not have.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Skilled worker for BMSR. Retrieved April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ KIdB 2010 Alphabetical list of job titles. ihk_demografierechner_bayern.de, accessed on April 4, 2019 .