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Vocational qualification in Electrical Engineering and Automation Technology (1.8.2020)

Holders of a vocational qualification in electrical engineering and automation technology have the vocational skills required in tasks in the field of electrical engineering and automation technology and can work co-operatively and safely when carrying our different work tasks involving electrical and automation installations. Qualification holders can read planning documents of the field and carry out installation work according to the installation environment. They ensure that the final result is safe and meets the requirements set for the work.

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The scope of the vocational qualification in electrical engineering and automation technology is 180 competence points. The qualification is composed of vocational units (145 competence points) and common units (35 competence points).

Of the vocational units, the scope of compulsory units is 75 competence points and the scope of optional units is 70 competence points. The vocational qualification in electrical engineering and automation technology comprises the following qualification titles:

  • Electrician
  • Automation Assembler.

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VOCATIONAL UNITS

030

Compulsory unit

3030

Working in the electrical engineering and automation sector

045

Electrician

045

Compulsory unit

4545

Low and extra-low voltage electrical installations

045

Automation Assembler

045

Optional units

045

Discrete automation installations

045

Process automation installations

045

Building automation installations

070

Optional units

045

Low and extra-low voltage electrical installations

045

Discrete automation installations

045

Building automation installations

045

Process automation installations

045

Electrical network installations

025

Electrical drive installations

025

Installation and use of an industrial robot

025

Pneumatics installations

025

Hydraulics installations

025

Fire and facility protection system installations

025

Solar power system installations

045

Network cabling

015

Planning a business

05

Workplace instructor training

015

Working in a company

015

Working as a top expert

015

A unit based on local competence require
The unit contains competence that meets local labour market needs. The competence must be suitable for the needs of more than one workplace. The education provider names the unit on the basis of operational entities in the world of work and determines its scope in competence points. The education provider defines the vocational competence requirements and the assessment of competence in a similar manner as for vocational units.

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A unit from another vocational upper secondary qualification
A unit from another vocational upper secondary qualification, further qualification or specialist qualification may be included in the qualification. Regardless of the scope of the unit to be included in the qualification, its scope in this case is at maximum 15 competence points.
Select unit from another qualification

015

Higher education studies
The unit contains higher education studies that support vocational competence.

025

Parts of common units, general upper secondary school studies or other studies supporting capacities for further studies

035

Common units

The scope of communication and interaction competence is at least 11 competence points, the scope of mathematics and science competence at least 6 competence points, and the scope of citizenship and working life competence at least 9 competence points. The common units must also contain optional targeted learning outcomes from one or several common units and part(s) of units selected by the student, making up the scope of 35 competence points of common units.

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Communication and interaction competence

66

Mathematics and science competence

99

Citizenship and working life competence

09

Optional targeted learning outcomes of common units

The optional targeted learning outcomes of common units may be other optional targeted learning outcomes determined in the qualification requirements or decided by the education provider that support the outcomes determined for that unit and its parts in the qualification requirements. The student's prior learning may also be included in optional targeted learning outcomes if it supports the targeted learning outcomes determined for that unit and its parts in the qualification requirements.