Technical assistant for metallography and physical material analysis
Technical assistant for metallography and physical material analysis is an apprenticeship in Germany.
Job description
The metallography is a field of materials science and literally means metal description. Metallographers mainly deal with the microstructure of materials and make their contribution to quality assurance / material testing in laboratories in industry and research. The professional field of "metallography" was developed at the Lette-Verein in Berlin around 1906 and has been continuously updated since then. Originally it was a purely female job. Since the introduction of the technical diploma in training (1976), men have also been interested in this area of materials science. Today, not only metals are the subject of analysis, but also combinations of metal, glass, ceramic and plastic. Since 1988, the job title for metallographers trained at the Lette-Verein with a state examination has been: Technical assistant for metallography and physical material analysis , since 2017 the job title has been technical assistant for metallography and material analysis . Another training location in Germany is the technical vocational college in Solingen , where technical assistants for metallography and materials science are trained.
education
The training as a technical assistant for metallography and physical material analysis at the Lette-Verein is a state-recognized school-based vocational training and can be completed after three years with the technical diploma. High school graduates will be trained in this profession, which is in great demand by the industry, in just two years, as they already have a university entrance qualification. The metallographic apprenticeship always begins on the first day of school after the summer vacation of the Berlin schools.
Admission requirements
Applicants for the training should have an interest in scientific contexts, enjoy manual activities, good powers of observation or the will to develop them, and enjoy working with technical devices.
- Two-year vocational training: The prerequisite is the general university entrance qualification (Abitur) or the technical college entrance qualification (Fachabitur)
- Three-year vocational training: The prerequisite is the intermediate school qualification (MSA) or secondary school qualification or an equivalent school education
At the Lette-Verein (Technical Vocational School), admission depends on participation in an interview, the grades in the mathematical and natural science subjects as well as the subject of German and the availability of all the documents listed in the application for admission. Applicants of foreign origin must provide evidence of sufficient knowledge of the German language and take a test (German, mathematics, physics).
School fees
As a foundation under public law, the Lette-Verein charges school fees for attending its training courses. This training currently costs € 95 per month (as of May 2011).