Microtechnologist
The microtechnologist is a state-recognized training occupation according to the Vocational Training Act .
Duration of training and structure
The training period to become a microtechnologist is usually three years. The training takes place at the training company and vocational school .
The profession has the two main focuses
This means that the learning content is differentiated in the last 52 weeks of the three-year training. There were two predecessors for this training occupation in the GDR. These were called electronics skilled workers for semiconductor technology and skilled workers for electronic components (specializing in semiconductors / microelectronics). Microtechnologists have been a recognized training occupation since August 1, 1998.
Work areas
Microtechnologists manufacture semiconductor products, e.g. B. ASICS , opto semiconductors and optoelectronic display systems and circuit carriers . You work in research and development facilities or companies that manufacture microtechnical products.
Professional Skills
In the course of the reorganization in 1998, experts from practice described the professional skills of microtechnologists in a training profile:
Microtechnologists
- plan and organize work processes, document them and carry out quality assurance measures,
- handle working materials taking into account safety and occupational health and safety regulations as well as environmental protection, store the required materials / chemicals and make them available for the production process,
- maintain the systems for the preparation of the process chemicals and ensure that the residues are properly disposed of,
- secure and check clean room conditions ,
- set up systems for the production of micro products, set up the process parameters and establish the production capability of systems,
- operate, load and monitor systems for the implementation of manufacturing and assembly processes and optimize process parameters according to the tests accompanying the process,
- carry out process-accompanying tests and final tests,
- recognize disruptions in the process flows and take measures to secure the process flows,
- recognize potential for improvement in yield, quality, throughput times and profitability,
- implement improvements using problem-solving techniques and optimize production processes,
- check systems for the production of micro-products, detect faults and carry out preventive maintenance measures.
Intermediate and final exams
A conventional intermediate and final examination takes place in this profession.
midterm exam
The microtechnologist completes an intermediate examination in the middle of the second year of training in order to be able to determine the performance level of the trainee. It consists of a practical work assignment of four hours and a corresponding written part of a maximum of 90 minutes. The trainee equips z. B. converts a production facility or carries out maintenance work.
final exam
The professional competence of the microtechnologists is determined by the final examination .
The final examination consists of a total of four examination areas:
- Examination area "Part A"
- Examination area "Assurance of quality standards"
- Examination area "Securing procedural processes"
- Examination area "Economics and Social Studies"
The examination areas "Securing quality standards", "Securing procedural processes" and "Economics and social studies" are combined into "Part B".
Examination area "Part A"
In this examination area, the trainee carries out two operational assignments in a total of 35 hours. This can be for example:
- Commissioning of a production facility and establishing production capability including work planning and
- Carrying out a process step, including work planning, determining the process capability of the system, material logistics, supply and disposal of working materials, operating and loading the system, tests accompanying the process, quality management.
He documents his work with practice-related documents. He then conducts a technical discussion with the examination board . The result of the processing of the orders and the technical discussion are each weighted with 50 percent.
Examination area "Assurance of quality standards"
In this examination area, the trainee works on written tasks from the following areas in a maximum of 90 minutes:
- Describing the procedure for the systematic localization of a fault in a system, in particular the MSR technology, vacuum technology , clean room technology or in the supply and disposal technology for media,
- Organizing and documenting work processes and quality management measures,
- Planning the supply and disposal of production plants with media and tools.
Examination area "Securing procedural processes"
In this examination area, the trainee also works on written tasks in a maximum of 90 minutes. A distinction is made here between the two main areas.
In the focus on semiconductor technology, the following areas are addressed:
- Analyzing the results of process-accompanying tests and the test results of semiconductor components
- Planning and organization of processes for the production of semiconductor components.
The following areas are addressed in the focus on microsystems technology:
- Analyzing the results of process accompanying tests and the test results of microtechnical products
- Planning and organization of process flows for the production of microsystems.
Examination area "Economics and Social Studies"
In this examination area, the trainee should demonstrate in 60 minutes that he is able to present and assess general economic and social relationships in the professional and working world.
Weighting of the examination areas
The examination areas are weighted as follows:
| Part A (two operational orders) | 50 percent |
| Assurance of quality standards | 20 percent |
| Securing procedural processes | 20 percent |
| Economics and Social Studies | 10 percent |
Passage regulation
In order to pass the exam, the trainee's performance in Part A and Part B must have been assessed with at least “sufficient”. Furthermore, the examination performance in the company assignments and in the three examination areas from Part B must have been rated better than "unsatisfactory".
An oral supplementary examination of around 15 minutes is possible in the examination areas of Part B. The prerequisite is that the final examination can be passed with the supplementary examination. A supplementary oral examination to improve the grade is not possible.
literature
- Ordinance on professional training to become a microtechnologist - from March 6, 1998. Accessed on May 4, 2015 . (PDF; 156 kB).
Web links
- BiBB : Training profile : microtechnologist .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ordinance on vocational training to become a microtechnologist. (PDF; 70 kB) at: juris.de (accessed on September 28, 2010)
- ↑ Framework curriculum for the apprenticeship as a microtechnologist. (PDF; 1.2 MB) on the website of the Conference of Ministers of Education . (Accessed September 28, 2010)
- ↑ Microtechnologist. Training profile on the BiBB website . (Accessed September 28, 2010)
