technician
As technicians professional groups or individuals are often referred to in technical work areas of work.
The technician is also a professional title in Germany and Switzerland .
- in Germany are technicians individuals who have a rise of education and the state exam at a College of Technology at tertiary level have passed and thus the professional title Certified Technician (Engl. State-Certified Engineer) may result.
- In Switzerland, it is a higher vocational education at the tertiary level with a thesis on the job title Diplom-Techniker (HF / TS) .
Germany
In order to be allowed to use the protected professional title of state-certified technician , a corresponding further training course must have been completed at a technical college and the final state examination must be passed. Most technical schools are state technical schools, but there are also private organizations that offer this further training.
In the GDR , training to become a technician was reintroduced at the end of the 1980s to supplement engineering training. This qualifying training lasted 2 years after the previous successful completion of a related vocational training and was comparable to that in the FRG.
Technician in Switzerland (Dipl. Techniker TS / HF)
In Switzerland, the title of Diplomierter Techniker / in HF or Diplomierter Techniker / in TS is a protected professional title. This title is only obtained after successfully completing the qualification procedure for Techniker TS / HF. The final qualification includes a. the diploma thesis (analogous to the project work of a German state-certified technician).
The change from TS ( technical school ) to HF ( higher technical school ) took place in 2005. Dipl. Techniker TS may use the title of Dipl. Techniker HF, so the titles are equivalent.
Training in Switzerland
The training comprises a total of at least 3600 or 5400 hours of learning (of which approx. 2000 teaching hours), whereby in the case of part-time training, the professional activity can be counted as 720 or 1080 hours. As a rule, the prerequisite is a completed apprenticeship in the chosen technician specialization, but exceptions are possible if you can provide evidence of appropriate qualifications.
The courses have 5, 6 or 7 semesters or 4 full-time semesters.
Subjects and specializations
Grandfather clause
Before the new framework curriculum, there were many different technical subjects in Switzerland, e.g. B .:
- Operations technician HF / Technician company processes HF: The operations technician is at the center of business processes in modern companies. He designs these according to customer-oriented, economic and practical criteria.
- Technicians HF in computer science: . The tasks of a computer scientist HF include the systematic development of programs in several high-level programming languages and also the project planning and implementation of networked communication systems. The basic knowledge ranges from electronics to IT, the areas of application are software development stations as well as IT centers.
- IT Service Engineer HF: In this subject, the system-technical side of IT is in the foreground. This means the design, installation and operation of complex IT infrastructures according to recognized rules of IT service management. Organizational and business knowledge ensure the successful use of IT resources. The area of application is usually in IT operations.
- System technician HF: The system technician is an electronics specialist; he is very familiar with hardware and software. The design and measurement of electronic circuits and the systematic development of programs are only part of his expertise. Its area of application is mainly in development and production.
- Technician HF in mechanical engineering: The mechanical engineering technician can specialize in construction (CAD, calculation, etc.) or automation (robotics, programming, etc.) during the course of the training. A mechanical engineer HF has a key position within the project planning, development and construction of products, machines and systems. He is a generalist and entrepreneur.
- Technicians HF in electrical engineering: . The electrical engineer HF develops electrical and electronic circuits (hardware) and programs (software) for systems and devices for the regulation and control of procedures, processes and information or is responsible for the transmission of information (communication technologies). Depending on the area of application or project size, it is used for the development or support of sub-systems or entire projects. The electrical engineer HF works, for example, as an assistant to the engineer FH, as a group or project leader. In the further course of the course, the electrical engineer chooses one of the two fields of energy technology or microprocessor technology.
- Technician TS Agriculture
Also technicians, but special in many points:
- Technician HF nuclear power plant technology
A complete overview is published by SERI. The old legal framework curricula are still recognized and the corresponding training continues to be offered.
New law
With the conversion of the technical schools to higher technical schools for technology, a framework curriculum for the dipl. Techniker HF writes which names and contents of the disciplines more strictly regulated.
- Construction management
- Construction planning
- Electrical engineering
- building technology
- Wood technology
- Computer science
- Food technology
- mechanical engineering
- Mechatronics
- media
- Metal construction
- Microtechnology
- System technology
- telecommunications
- Textile
- Corporate processes
There are also related training courses that are based on a different framework curriculum:
- dipl. Business IT specialist HF
- dipl. Agricultural Technician HF
title
After completing the technical school, the (privately legally) protected titles Professional Bachelor ODEC and / or Ing. EurEta can be applied for under certain conditions .
The BBT officially recommends " College of Professional Education and Training PET Degree in <Field of Study> " for the translation into English .
Training opportunities
Post-graduate courses are offered by higher technical schools .
Technicians can apply “sur dossier” to universities of applied sciences.
Technician in the Soviet Union (qualified technician)
In the Soviet Union you only got the title of qualified technician after successfully completing a four-year visit to a state technical school ( technical center ). The subtitles were very different: hydrotechnician, electrical engineer, etc. It is not about an engineer (university degree), but a technician degree.
Comparable degrees from other countries
Austria
There is no comparable qualification in Austria. Although there are numerous professions, -technikerIn loud, but everyone who a technical apprenticeship learning, whether in the dual path / vocational college education at a middle vocational school (four year) in a career in principle equivalent (Level 4 in EQR) , and the degree is state-recognized, but all below that of a state-certified technician (Level 6 in the EQF). For all educational paths , further training is the master craftsman's examination , technical specialization or - assuming Matura - an engineering degree (university or technical college).
The five-year vocational secondary school (mostly an HTL) is in the post-secondary level (> 1 year but less than 3 years) according to EU guidelines and corresponds to the "short cycle level" (Level 5) of the EQF and is most likely with an English " higher national degree ”(HND). After 3 years of relevant practice, an HTL graduate can apply to the responsible ministry of economics for the title of "engineer". Furthermore, after 6 years of relevant professional practice, an HTL graduate can take the examination for the regulated trade of "engineering offices-advising engineers" and run one independently. After 15 years of professional experience, an HTL engineer can order the designation EUR ING Europe Engineer FEANI apply for. A HTL graduate can study any field of study without restrictions. Up to 4 semesters (5 semesters with practical experience) can be recognized at technical colleges and universities.
The graduate HTL engineer (graduation with diploma thesis after six years of professional experience) ended in 2006. The purpose of this degree was to graduate experienced HTL engineers, but only around 1000 people chose this path, and there are also problems with international recognition.
Other countries
There are similar advanced training courses and degrees outside of German-speaking countries. The common problem is a lack of (direct) comparability and consequently recognition.
| country | National title |
|---|---|
| Australia | Engineering technologist |
| Belgium | Gegraduerde / Gradué |
| Denmark | Videregående Tekniker Bygnings Konstruktør |
| Germany | state certified technician state-approved technician |
| Finland | Teknikko (Teknisk Ingeniör / Technician Engineer) |
| Canada | Certified Engineering Technologist |
| Ireland | Associate Engineer |
| Italy | Perito Industriale (German in South Tyrol: qualified industrial technician ) |
| Luxembourg | Engineer-technicien |
| New Zealand | Engineering technologist |
| Norway | Fagtkniker |
| Sweden | Ingenjör / Högskoleingenjör |
| Switzerland | dipl. Technician HF Technicien dipôlmée ES |
| South Africa | Professional engineering technologist |
| United Kingdom | Incorporated Engineer |
| United States | Engineering technologist |
The Copenhagen process and in particular the European qualifications framework are intended to improve comparability .
In the United States , a technician is usually not understood to be an engineer with a university degree, but rather a skilled worker - often semi-skilled on the job.
Web links
Germany:
- Federal Association of Higher Professions in Technology, Business and Design e. V. (BVT)
- Association of technicians
- What do technicians earn? An analysis based on the WSI wage index database.
Switzerland:
- Page no longer available , search in web archives: Framework curriculum
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of May 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), eacea.ec.europa.eu (pdf)
- ↑ http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/as/2001/1167.pdf
- ↑ http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/412_101_61/a23.html
- ↑ [1] , admin.ch (pdf; 152 kB)
- ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives ), bbt.admin.ch
- ↑ tbz.ch
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- ↑ ibz.ch ( Memento of the original dated December 11, 2010 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.
- ↑ zbw.ch ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2010 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.
- ↑ [ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 30, 2012 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. ], abbts.ch
- ↑ Techniker company processes HF ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2014 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. , sfb.ch
- ↑ http://www.tsu.ch/Informatiker.htm
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- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 30, 2012 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.
- ↑ Mechanical engineering ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2010 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. , ibz.ch
- ↑ Electrical engineering ( Memento of the original from July 14, 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. , bbz-biel.ch
- ↑ 150 years of Strickhof, corporate publication, 2003 ( memento from November 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ [2] , rs.web.psi.ch
- ↑ [ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 6, 2013 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. ], sbfi.admin.ch
- ↑ a b Framework curriculum for courses at the technical college ( Memento of the original from September 24, 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. , sbfi.admin.ch (pdf)
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- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 24, 2015 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.
- ↑ [ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated December 28, 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. ], odec.ch
- ↑ EurEta ( Memento of the original from July 7th, 2009 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. , svts.ch
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 9, 2013 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. , eureta.org
- ↑ [3] (PDF; 6.1 MB), Sydney Accord: Recognition of Equivalence of Accredited Engineering Technology Education Programs
- ^ [4] , Australian Government, Department of Immigration and Citizenship
- ^ [5] , Government of Canada, Working in Canada Tool
