ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IN ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION
Who is the target audience? Installation and maintenance personnel working in elevator construction Entry requirements Completed apprenticeship in a technically related trade (Chamber of Skilled Crafts) or a technical profession (Chamber of Industry and Commerce) OR Equivalent professional experience (at the employer's discretion) corresponding to 2 years of work experience in elevator technology
What topics are covered? Basic content for qualified electricians in elevator construction (32 units): -Electricity basics: Prerequisites, regulations; Physical principles of electricity; Direct current circuits, electric field, magnetic field Effects of electric current; Focus on direct current; Electrical components, technical applications. -Basic electrical training for qualified electricians: Summary of electrical basics; Focus on alternating current technology, introduction to measurement technology and circuit symbols and circuit diagram reading, practical measurement I: Basic electrical circuits; Electric current: Hazards, protection, first aid. -Self-study phase, in your own company (23 units): VFA worksheets on relevant standards, VDE regulations, DGUV regulations, and electrical engineering. Subsequent evaluation and discussion in the following in-person module: - Advanced content for qualified electricians in elevator construction (25 teaching units): Focus: Three-phase technology, three-phase circuits (reversing contactor, star-delta), practical measurement II: troubleshooting and measurement theory (VD), company-specific requirements; Electric current: hazards, protective measures, first aid; review, assessment of learning outcomes.
What qualification will I receive? A VFA certificate in cooperation with the BG ETEM (German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the Energy, Textile, Electrical and Media Products Industries). The employer can then order the certificate.
Who is the target audience? All electrical specialists working in elevator construction for specific tasks – especially graduates of the relevant VFA advanced training courses – who want to refresh their theoretical knowledge because the maximum period of approximately two to three years recommended by the employers' liability insurance associations has passed since their last training.
What topics are covered? -Prerequisites – Definitions -Regulations -Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering -Hazards, Accident Prevention, First Aid -Protective Measures and Testing -Measurement Technology – Circuit Technology -Company-Specific Requirements
What qualification will I receive? Automated VFA certificate confirming successful completion of the refresher module.