Higher technical college for ophthalmic optics in Cologne
| Higher technical college for ophthalmic optics in Cologne | |
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| founding | 1952 |
| Sponsorship | Central Association of Opticians |
| place | Cologne |
| management | Andreas Berke |
| Website | www.hfak.de |
The Higher Technical School for Ophthalmic Optics Cologne (HFAK) is a private, state-recognized substitute school for ophthalmic optics. The course lasts two years and ends with the examination to become a “state-certified optician”. In addition, the master's examination in the optician trade can be taken.
history
When the German technical schools in Jena and Berlin were difficult to reach after the Second World War for opticians from the western occupation zones, the delegates' meeting of the Central Association of Opticians ( ZVA ) decided to found the association's own technical school in Cologne. On February 4, 1952, she began her work at the Old University in Claudiusstrasse.
In 1953 it was officially recognized as a "substitute school". Since then, the school budget has been borne jointly by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the ZVA. In 1960 the school received the status of a technical college. In 1976, her budget exceeded the million mark for the first time.
In 1958 the company moved to the building on Cologne's Bayenthal belt. With the purchase and renovation of a neighboring building and finally an extension with a new wing in 1967, the usable area increased in line with the increasing number of students. In the summer of 2001, a new building with a cafeteria and eye examination rooms was built in place of the old cafeteria. In 2010 the HFAK was modernized.
The first director was the optician Karl Schachtschabel. In 1957 Josef Reiner took over the school management, from 1989 to 2015 Wolfgang Wesemann, and Andreas Berke has held this position since 2015.
At the moment, lessons at the HFAK are given by 10 full-time and 5 part-time lecturers.
School board
The HFAK is supported by the Central Association of Opticians ( ZVA ).
Education
The course is a full-time course over two years, divided into four semesters. The course begins at the beginning of March and the beginning of September.
Prerequisites for admission to the HFAK are a secondary school diploma or a qualified secondary school diploma, completed vocational training as an optician, a vocational school diploma, a journeyman's examination in the optician trade and proof of at least six months of work as a journeyman.
The HFAK has the status of a substitute school. There are no tuition fees. A material subsidy is levied per semester. There is the possibility of funding through BAfÖG and AFBG .
Course content
Studying at the HFAK prepares you for the day-to-day work of an optician. The focus is on the subjects of ophthalmic optics, optometry, communication and operational management. The HFAK is organizationally part of the vocational college.
The training and examination takes place according to the APO-BK.
The curriculum is based on the requirements of the Ministry of Education and the ECOO Euro for Ophthalmic Optics and Optometry (ECOO).
The most important subjects are:
- Refraction determination
- Contact lens fitting
- Glasses optics and glasses fitting
- Optometric examination procedures
- Magnifying visual aids
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- Instrument optics
- Anatomy, physiology, pathology
- communication
- Business administration
- Operational management
- marketing
- Occupational safety
Additional offers
- Guest lectures by external speakers from research and industry
- Participation in regular further training events of the WVAO
- Semester trips to optical companies
- Additional courses in optometry
- Exam preparation for the optometrist exam
- Examination to obtain the technical college entrance qualification
- Carrying out the examinations for the ECOO Euro diploma and the optometrist in the premises of the HFAK
- Specialized library
degrees
The studies at the HFAK end with the final examination to become a “state-certified optician”. Optionally, the examinations for "master optician" and for obtaining the technical college entrance qualification can also be taken. Even without a master craftsman's examination, HFAK graduates acquire the right to be registered in the trade register, to practice and train the optician trade independently.
Web links
Higher College for Ophthalmic Optics Cologne (HFAK)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Funding options through BAfÖG ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Possibility of funding through Master BAfÖG ( Memento of the original from February 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Information from the Ministry of Education about technical college courses ( memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ APO-BK Training and Examination Regulations for the Vocational College ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Requirements of the Ministry of Education for the curriculum
- ↑ ECOO euros for ophthalmic optics and optometry
