Technical assistant
Technical assistant is part of job titles in Germany . The profession of state-certified technical assistant can be learned as an apprenticeship at appropriate vocational schools or as a classic in-company training in the dual system . Technical assistants work in pharmacies (PTA), medical (MTA), chemical (CTA, ATA), physical (PhyTA), biological (BTA, ATA) and photo-technical (FTA / META) laboratories, in the food industry (CTA, ATA) and generally in the research and development of new process technologies.
School education takes two or three years. School assistant training is often coupled with the technical college entrance qualification (Fachabitur) and thus last three years in most federal states. Coupling with the general higher education entrance qualification is often also possible and then takes four years in most federal states. They build knowledge for a degree.
The training courses for medical-technical and pharmaceutical-technical assistants are regulated by federal law , all others are regulated by state law. In the case of the two nationally standardized job profiles, additions were made in some cases by state law.
Technical assistants are trained for a wide variety of scientific areas:
- Agricultural Technical Assistant (ATA)
- Technical anesthesia assistant
- Assistant for electronics and data technology
- Assistant for media technology
- Technical Assistant (BTA)
- Clothing technical assistant
- Biological-Technical Assistant (BTA)
- Biotechnological Assistant (BioTA)
- Biological-Chemical-Technical Assistant (BCTA)
- Chemical-Technical Assistant (CTA)
- Surgical Technical Assistant (CTA)
- Monument technical assistant
- Electrotechnical Assistant (ETA)
- Photo and media technology assistant (FTA / FOTA / META)
- Design-Technical Assistant (GTA)
- Design and media technology assistant (GMTA)
- Information technology assistant (ITA)
- Information and communication technology assistant (IKA)
- Construction and manufacturing assistant
- Agricultural technical assistant (LTA)
- Food technology assistant (LTA)
- Mathematical-Technical Assistant (MATA)
- Medical-technical laboratory assistant (MTLA)
- Medical-technical radiology assistant (MTRA)
- Medical-Technical Assistant (MTA)
- Surgical Technician Assistant (OTA)
- Pharmaceutical Technical Assistant (PTA)
- Physical-technical assistant (PhyTA)
- Preparation assistant
- Technical assistant for agricultural and environmental analysis (formerly LTA)
- Technical assistant for geovisualization
- Technical Assistant for Computer Science (TAI)
- Technical assistant for metallography and physical material analysis
- Technical assistant for metallography and materials science
- Technical assistant for natural history museums and research institutes
- Technical assistant for regenerative energy technology and energy management
- Textile technical assistant
- Environmental Protection Assistant (UTA)
- Veterinary technical assistant (VMTA or VTA)
former assistant professions:
The professions of surgical and technical assistant are not recognized by the state.