243. Ordinance of the Federal Minister of Economics and Labour on Vocational Training in the Apprenticeship System of Plant Electrical Engineering (Plant Electrical Training Order)

On the basis of § § 8 and 24 of the Vocational Training Act, BGBl. No. 142/1969, as last amended by the Federal Law BGBl. I No 79/2003, shall be ordered:

Teaching profession Plant electrics

§ 1. (1) The teaching profession is set up with a teaching period of four years.

(2) In the teaching contracts, teaching certificates, certificate of teaching qualifications and teaching letters, the teaching profession is to be described in the form corresponding to the sex of the apprentist's apprentiate (plant electrician or plant electrician).

Professional profile

§ 2. Through vocational training in the course of teaching and in the vocational school, the trained apprentice is to be able to carry out the following activities in a professional, independent and self-responsible way:

1.			Read and apply technical documentation,
2.			Set work steps, working methods and working methods,
3.			Planning work processes, assessing work results, applying quality management systems,
4.			Professional use of relevant tools, measuring instruments and working methods,
5.			carry out work in the light of the relevant safety rules, standards, safety standards and environmental standards;
6			. Select, procure and verify the required materials,
7.			Knowledge of the processing of materials made of steel, non-ferrous metals and plastics,
8.			Dimensioning, dressing, laying and connecting cables and wires,
9.			Assemble, wire and install electromechanical and electronic components into assemblies,
10.			Application of switching devices and components of digital technology and analog technology,
11.			Program, connect, and network freely programmable controllers, including systematic troubleshooting,
12.			Systems and assemblies of the energy supply and energy distribution, measurement technology, control and control technology, process control technology as well as drive technology create, program, parameterize and set up, check, put into operation and wait,
13.			Identify, isolate and eliminate errors, defects and faults in electrical and electronic components, devices and systems,
14.			Manufacture of electronic, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic control systems
15.			Measure, assess and check electrical and professional non-electrical variables,
16.			Establish, examine and document protective measures for the prevention of personal injury and property damage,
17.			Computer-assisted production of assembly, current flow and circuit diagrams,
18.			Record and document technical data on the workflow and the results of the work,
19.			Advise customers on the use, application and maintenance of electromechanical and electronic equipment,
20.			Application of internal and non-operational communication systems, eg production planning systems and Internet.

Professional image

§ 3. (1) The following vocational training shall be established for the training. The skills and knowledge referred to shall be conveyed, at the latest in the teaching year referred to in each case, in such a way as to enable the apprentice to pursue qualified activities in the sense of the professional profile, which shall, in particular: Independent planning, carrying out, controlling and optimising.

Pos.	1. Year of Teacher	2. Year of Teacher	3. Year of Teacher	4. Year of Teacher
1.	Introduction to the tasks, the branch position and the offer of the teaching company	Knowledge of the market position and the customer base of the teaching company
2.	Handling and maintenance of tools, working tools, machines, devices and devices to be used
3.	Knowledge of materials and auxiliary materials, their properties, possibilities for use and processing possibilities
4.	Knowledge of work organisation, work planning and work design
5.	Use of information technology tools such as personal computers, programming devices, PC networks, etc.
6.	Basic skills in materials processing, such as measuring, tearing, filing, sawing, drilling, sinking, thread cutting, assembling of hand and using machines and equipment	-	-	-
7.	Special skills in material processing, such as bending, cutting, sheet metal processing, easy turning and milling by hand and using machines and equipment		-	-
8.	Manufacture of detachable connections such as screw connections, pin connections, quick fastening systems and unsolvable joints such as soft soldering, brazing, bonding, welding		-	-
9.	Application of simple fastening and mounting techniques
10.	-	Construction and installation of machine elements and components, manufacturing of simple devices and spare parts
11.	Knowledge of electrical engineering	Knowledge of the operation and function of electrical components, devices and systems
12.	Lashing, laying and connecting cables and wires
13.	Manufacture of clamp connections, solder joints, plug connections and other cable connections
14.	Reading and making simple sketches, current flow and circuit diagrams		Reading and production of circuit documents, assembly, flow and function plans, also computer-based
15.	-	Setting up, connecting and commissioning of machines, equipment, systems and plant components together with functional control
16.	Knowledge of electronic components	Application of electronic components and assemblies and knowledge of their function and operation
17.	Create (simple) controls according to schematics	Assembly and wiring of electromechanical and electronic components to assemblies according to circuit documents and instructions
18.	-	Systematic troubleshooting and rectification of faults in electromechanical machines, systems, plant components and equipment as well as their documentation
19.	-	Knowledge of the operation and function of components and assemblies of hydraulics and pneumatics		-
20.	-	-	Application of electropneumatic and electro-hydraulic control systems and regulations
21.	Knowledge and application of analog, digital and signal technology
22.	-	Knowledge and application of control, control and drive technology
23.	-	Connecting, setting, commissioning, parameterizing devices of control and signal technology such as transducers, transducers, sensors, etc.
24.	Knowledge of programming	Programming, parameterizing, connecting and networking freely programmable controllers, including systematic commissioning and troubleshooting
25.	-	Expansion, dismantling, maintenance, repair and assembly of machines and equipment, also in connection with electromechanical, electronic, pneumatic and hydraulic systems
26.	-	Application of operation-specific process control and bus systems
27.	Measurement of electrical (such as analog and digital) and professional non-electrical quantities
28.	Knowledge of the measures taken to protect against electric shock	Application and verification of measures to protect against electric shock	Know and check mechanical and electrical regulations on safety devices, such as NOT-OFF or reporting systems
29.	Knowledge of quality management measures		Cooperation in quality management
30.	-	Knowledge of project management
31.	Knowledge and application of English technical terms
32.	Knowledge and application of the relevant mechanical engineering and electrical engineering and safety regulations (such as the Machinery Safety Regulation, the Low Volts Ordinance, the Electromagnetic Compatibility Ordinance) and the Standards (EN, ÖNORM, ÖVE, TAEV)
33.	Expert presentation of work results using presentation aids (such as workpieces, flipchart, foils, Powerpoint)
34.	Rhetoric, professional expression
35.	Working together in a team, dealing with conflicts
36.	Self-employed procure of information (e.g. from relevant documents, Internet)
37.	Knowledge and application of the measures and regulations relevant to the profession for the protection of the environment, such as the operational measures for meaningful use of energy in the work-related work area, the separation of residues as well as the recovery and Disposal of waste
38.	Knowledge and application of the other relevant provisions and measures for the protection of life and health
39.	Knowledge of the obligations arising from the apprenticeship contract (§ § 9 and 10 of the Vocational Training Act)
40.	Knowledge of the labour law provisions which are subject to the law

(2) In the course of training in the professional knowledge and skills (with special attention to the requirements and requirements of the company (in order to ensure that the apprentite's personality is formed in order to provide him with the necessary skills for a specialist), he/she must be able to Key qualifications in terms of social competence (such as openness, teamwork, conflict ability), self-competence (such as self-assessment, self-confidence, self-reliance, resilience), methodological competence (such as presentation skills, rhetoric in German language, comprehensibility in the broad guidelines of the The English language) and competence for self-directed learning (such as willingness, knowledge of methods, ability to select suitable media and materials) to be conveyed.

§ 4. The teaching of the knowledge and skills listed in vocational training positions 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 31 and 32 is through a theoretical training course in teaching or in a training association to the extent of 120 Hours to support. Records shall be kept on this.

Intermediate Check

Outline

§ 5. (1) After the second year of teaching, an intermediate examination may be taken. It comprises the training contents of the first and second year of teaching and consists of a practical and a theoretical examination.

(2) The practical test shall include the items of test work and expert discussion.

(3) The theoretical test shall include the following items:

1.			technology,
2.			Technical communication.

(4) The theoretical examination shall not apply if the candidate for examination in the subjects of the subject-teaching proves the successful completion of the second class of the professional vocational school for the teaching profession.

Practical examination (intermediate examination)

Audit work

§ 6. (1) The examination must be carried out in the form of an operational work order, after the examination board has been specified.

(2) The work order shall include the following activities:

1.			A mechanical work with a focus on materials processing by hand and using machines and equipment: such as trade fairs, incentives, figs, drilling, sinks, thread cutting and assembling.
2.			An electrical work carried out by the Commission or by the Commission, or by the Commission or the Commission. Installation plans must demonstrate all the following skills:
a)			Lashing, laying and connecting lines, including making connections,
b)			Make a simple installation circuit or machine control,
c)			Creation of a measurement protocol on electrical quantities.

(3) The Examination Committee, taking into account the state of training, the purpose of the intermediate examination and the requirements of the professional practice, has to submit a work to each examiner, which can usually be worked out in five working hours. In this connection, the mechanical work referred to in paragraph 2 Z 1 and the electrical work referred to in paragraph 2 Z 2 shall be based on a period of two and a half hours each.

(4) The examination in the subject-matter of the examination must be terminated after six working hours.

(5) The examinee may use its own materials under the condition that the Examination Committee can exclude materials from its use in individual cases.

(6) The following criteria shall be used for the evaluation of the test work:

1.			In the mechanical work:
a)			professional working methods,
b)			Dimensional accuracy,
c)			Angularity and flatness,
d)			proper functioning,
e)			Using the right tools and measuring instruments in a professional way.
2.			In the field of electrotechnical work:
a)			proper assembly in accordance with specified documents,
b)			proper manufacture of electrical connections,
c)			Execution of the circuit or Control (e.g. cable routing, clamping points, conductor damage, etc.),
d)			the correct functioning of the electrical appliances, machines or installations, including the closure of the function,
e)			Correct measurement and test results,
f)			Using the right tools and measuring instruments in a professional way.

Expert discussion

§ 7. (1) The expert interview shall be submitted before the entire examination board.

(2) The expert discussion has to be developed from the practical activity. In this case, the practical knowledge of the test specimen can be determined using technical expressions. In the expert discussion, the examinee shall show that he is presenting subject-related problems and their solutions, showing the technical background relevant for an order and justifying the course of action in the execution of this contract.

(3) The purpose of the topic is to correspond to the purpose of the intermediate examination and the requirements of professional practice and has to cover the following subject areas:

1.			Materials science and mechanical work,
2.			accident prevention,
3.			the fundamentals of electrical engineering,
4.			electro-technical protective measures and safety regulations;
5.			Switching and control technology,
6.			Metrology.
Material samples, tools, demonstration objects or display boards can be used for this purpose. Questions concerning the relevant safety regulations, protective measures and accident prevention as well as relevant environmental protection and disposal measures should be included. The examination is in the form of a conversation that is as lively as possible, with a call for discussion by means of the description of situations or problems.

(5) The expert discussion shall take 15 minutes for each test item. It is, in any case, after 20 minutes to finish. An extension of not more than ten minutes shall be carried out on a case-by-case basis if the examination board is not otherwise able to assess the performance of the test specimen without a doubt.

Theoretical examination (intermediate examination)

General provisions

§ 8. (1) The theoretical examination shall be carried out in writing. It can be carried out jointly for a larger number of examinees, if this is possible without impairment of the test sequence. The theoretical examination can also be carried out in a computerised form, although all the essential steps for the examination board must be comprehensible.

(2) The theoretical test shall in principle be held prior to the practical examination.

(3) The tasks shall be in accordance with the scope and level, the level of training, the purpose of the intermediate examination and the requirements of professional practice.

(4) The written work of the examination candidate shall be marked accordingly.

Technology

§ 9. (1) The examination shall include the answer to one task in each of the following areas:

1.			Fundamentals of electrical engineering and electronics,
2.			electrical components and installations,
3.			the fundamentals of control technology,
4.			Metrology,
5.			Technical mathematics.

(2) The test can also be checked in programmed form with questionnaires. In this case, at least four tasks are to be performed from each area.

(3) The tasks shall be carried out in such a way that they can normally be carried out in 60 minutes.

(4) The test shall be terminated after 80 minutes.

Technical communication

§ 10. (1) The examination shall include the answer to one task in each of the following areas:

1.			Read graphical representations, tables, and data sheets,
2.			Reading technical drawings,
3.			Documentation of electrical engineering,
4.			General control circuits, installation plans, simple machine control systems.

(2) The tasks shall be carried out in such a way that they can normally be carried out in 60 minutes.

(3) The test shall be terminated after 80 minutes.

Replay of the Review

§ 11. (1) The intermediate examination may be repeated.

(2) The repeat examination shall be limited to the items rated "Not sufficiently".

Rejecting Audit

Outline

§ 12. (1) The final examination is divided into a practical and a theoretical examination and, at the choice of the candidate for examination, also includes a technical examination.

(2) The practical test shall include the items of test work and expert discussion.

(3) The theoretical test shall include:

1.			technology,
2.			Applied mathematics,
3.			Technical communication.

(4) The theoretical examination shall not apply if the candidate for the examination is to achieve the target of the last class of the professional vocational school or the successful completion of a vocational middle or higher school which replaces the apprenticeship has proven.

(5) The examination may be completed voluntarily if the examination of the replacement of the sub-examination department is aimed at in the course of the examination of the profession.

(6) The examination shall not be taken into consideration for the overall result pursuant to section 25 (5) BAG. The technical examination must be benoted separately. The certificate of examination can only be carried out in connection with a positive certificate of the final examination.

Practical examination

Audit work

§ 13. (1) The examination must be carried out in the form of an operational work order, after the examination board has been specified.

(2) The order shall relate to mechanical manufacturing, assembly and assembly of plant electrical products, including the planning of the work. In the context of the company's contract, occupational activities such as mechanical, mechanical, electrical and electronic assembly and wiring work, control engineering work such as assembly of parts to a Assembly of process control technology, as well as the programming of a freely programmable controller. Measures relating to safety and health protection and quality control measures must be carried out and documented by hand or computer-aided. The examination committee may provide the examinee with relevant documents on the occasion of the task.

(3) The Examination Committee has to carry out a test work on the purpose of the final examination and the requirements of the professional practice, which can usually be carried out in twelve hours. In this case, a duration of two hours is to be used for the part of the mechanical ferrate.

(4) The test work shall be terminated after 14 hours after 12 hours of work in the event of the removal of the part by mechanical means.

(5) The part of the mechanical engineer shall not be required if the examinee proves the successful completion of the test piece in the context of the intermediate examination.

(6) The examinee may use its own materials with the condition that the Examination Committee may, in individual cases, exclude materials from its use.

(7) The following criteria shall apply to the evaluation of the test work:

1.			professional working methods,
2.			Dimensional accuracy,
3.			Angularity and flatness,
4.			proper assembly in accordance with specified documents,
5.			proper manufacture of electrical connections,
6.			Correct program for PLC in accordance with specified documents,
7.			functional control,
8.			Correct test and measurement results,
9.			Proper use of the right tools, test and measuring instruments,
10.			expert work planning and documentation.

Expert discussion

§ 14. (1) The expert interview shall be submitted before the entire examination board.

(2) The expert discussion has to be developed from the practical activity. In this case, the practical knowledge of the test specimen can be determined using technical expressions. In the expert discussion, the examinee shall show that he is presenting subject-related problems and their solutions, showing the technical background relevant for an order and justifying the course of action in the execution of this contract.

(3) The purpose of the topic is to correspond to the purpose of the final examination and the requirements of professional practice. Material samples, tools, demonstration objects or display boards can be used for this purpose. Questions concerning the relevant safety regulations, protective measures and accident prevention as well as relevant environmental protection and disposal measures should be included. The examination is in the form of a conversation that is as lively as possible, with a call for discussion by means of the description of situations or problems.

(4) The expert discussion shall take at least 20 minutes for each test item. It's after 30 minutes to finish. An extension of not more than ten minutes shall be carried out on a case-by-case basis if the examination board is not otherwise able to assess the performance of the test specimen without a doubt.

Review

§ 15. (1) The examination consists of a written examination of the examination and an oral examination.

(2) The examination of the examination must be carried out as a five-hour written examination. The list of tasks shall be determined by including an expert from the higher technical school system and shall ensure that an examination of subject-theoretical, mathematical and/or subject-specific topics from the The subject area of the examination candidate takes place.

(3) The oral examination must be carried out in the form of an examination of a task of the examination of the examination, including the technical environment at a higher level. The duration of examination shall be at least 15 minutes, but not more than 20 minutes.

(4) The examination of the examination and the oral examination must be carried out with the involvement of an expert from the higher technical school system.

Theoretical examination

General provisions

§ 16. (1) The theoretical examination shall be carried out in writing. It can be carried out jointly for a larger number of examinees, if this is possible without impairment of the test sequence. The theoretical examination can also be carried out in a computerised form, although all the essential steps for the examination board must be comprehensible.

(2) The theoretical test shall in principle be held prior to the practical examination.

(3) The tasks shall be in accordance with the scope and level of the purpose of the final examination and the requirements of the professional practice.

(4) The written work of the examination candidate shall be marked accordingly.

Technology

§ 17. (1) The examination shall include the answer to one task in each of the following areas:

1.			materials science and working methods,
2.			Element-e of mechanical engineering and electrical plant construction,
3.			the fundamentals of electrical engineering,
4.			Fundamentals of electronics and digital technology,
5.			Fundamentals of process control technology (controls, regulations),
6.			electrical equipment, machinery and equipment,
7.			Test and measurement technology.

(2) The test can also be checked in programmed form with questionnaires. In this case, at least four tasks are to be performed from each area.

(3) The tasks shall be carried out in such a way that they can normally be carried out in 90 minutes.

(4) The test shall be terminated after 105 minutes.

Applied mathematics

§ 18. (1) The examination shall include the reply to one task in the following areas:

1.			General principles,
2.			Fundamentals of DC technology,
3.			Basics of AC technology,
4.			Basics of three-phase alternating current technology,
5.			Metrology,
6.			Basics of electrical equipment, machinery and equipment.

(2) Use of computational resources and tables is permitted.

(3) The tasks shall be carried out in such a way that they can normally be carried out in 90 minutes.

(4) The test shall be terminated after 105 minutes.

Technical communication

§ 19. (1) The examination shall include the reply to one task in the following areas:

1.			Reading of production drawings,
2.			Read graphical representations, tables, and data sheets,
3.			Documentation of electrical engineering,
4.			General control circuits, machine control systems, circuits of electronics, digital technology, measurement technology, functional plans of the PLC.

(2) The task shall be to be carried out in such a way that it can normally be carried out in 90 minutes.

(3) The Technical Communication examination shall be terminated after 105 minutes.

Replay of the Review

§ 20. (1) The final examination (subject to non-compliance with the technical examination according to § 15) can be repeated.

(2) If up to three items have been rated "Not enough", the repeat examination shall be limited to the items rated "Not enough".

(3) If more than three items have been rated "Not enough", the entire test shall be repeated.

(4) The technical examination (§ 15) cannot be repeated. The admission to the professional tyre test is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Act on the Professional Tyre Test, BGBl. I n ° 68/1997, in the version of the Federal Laws BGBl. I No 21/1998 and BGBl. I No 52/2002.

Closure and transitional provisions

§ 21. (1) This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2004.

(2) The Training Ordinance for the Apprenticeship Trades of Plant electricians, BGBl. II No 85/1997, without prejudice to paragraph 3, with the expiry of 31 May 2004.

(3) Apprentices who are trained in the teaching profession on 31 May 2004 can be trained up to the end of the agreed period of training in accordance with the training regulations referred to in paragraph 2 and can be trained until one year after the end of the agreed training period. Teaching time for the final examination according to the examination regulations laid down in this training regulations.

(4) The teaching periods completed in the apprenticeship system electrician in accordance with the training regulations referred to in paragraph 2 are to be expected to be fully applied to the teaching period in the teaching profession.

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