Fluorescent tube glass blower

Neon sign

The fluorescent tube glass blower is a state-recognized training occupation according to the Vocational Training Act .

Duration of training and structure

The length of training to become a fluorescent tube glass blower is usually three years. The training takes place at the training company and vocational school .

Work areas

Neon tube glassblowers use glass bulbs and glass tubes to make lettering and letters, but also light advertising and figures for lighting systems. They process the glass into fluorescent tubes , shape it into the desired shape and fill the tubes with noble gases . They recycle used tubes and, if necessary, dispose of them in an environmentally friendly manner.

professional school

In Germany there are two vocational schools, the commercial, industrial and home economics school in Wertheim and the state glass technical school (Erwin Stein School) in Hadamar .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Text of the ordinance on vocational training in the ceramic industry .
2. ↑ Allocation of the KMK to occupations with low numbers of training ( memento of the original from January 1, 2011 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. , (PDF), accessed on October 19, 2010. 

Web links

• Fluorescent tube glass blowers in Berufenet the Federal Employment Agency
• Further information from the Federal Institute for Vocational Training . Retrieved March 18, 2015.
• Association of German Glass Blowers with further information on the job description. Retrieved October 19, 2010
• Website of the vocational school for fluorescent tube glassblowers in Wertheim . Retrieved October 19, 2010.