What qualification will I receive? As a training partner of the VDI, the VFA Academy issues VDI certificates upon passing the final exam (courses A2, B, and C). Courses B and C can be attended without attending the previous course and without taking the final exam. You will then receive a VFA certificate of participation.
Who is the target audience? All employees in the elevator industry who want to attend the follow-up courses A2, B, and/or C and complete them with a certificate. Also ideal for career changers into elevator technology in assembly, maintenance, and sales, as well as for electrically oriented employees.
What is covered? Safety -Legal/Regulatory Framework Occupational Safety Mechanics -Elevator Systems, Hydraulics, Rope -Safety Components -Mechanical Components Electrical Engineering -Electrical Drive Technology -Electrical Control Systems -EMC System Assessment Part 1 Exchange of Experiences
What qualification will I receive? As a training partner of the VDI, the VFA Academy issues VDI certificates upon passing the final exam (courses A2, B, and C). Courses B and C can be attended without attending the previous course and without taking the final exam. You will then receive a VFA certificate of participation.
Who is the target group? Assembly and disassembly workers, supervisors, assembly managers, and service managers
What is covered? Safety -Legal/Regulations and BetrSichV (Workplace Safety and Health Ordinance) -Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Protection -Fire and Explosion Protection Mechanics -Planning, Project Management -Mechanics and Hydraulics -Technical Design, Welding and Vibration Engineering -Drive Technology Calculations Electrical Engineering -Functional Modules of Control Systems -Electrical Drive Technology -Diagnostics and Service Concepts -Building Automation System Assessment Part 2 Exchange of Experience
What qualification will I receive? As a training partner of the VDI, the VFA Academy issues VDI certificates upon passing the final exam (courses A2, B, and C). Courses B and C can be attended without attending the previous course and without taking the final exam. You will then receive a VFA certificate of participation.
Who is the target group? Assembly and disassembly workers, supervisors, assembly managers, and service managers
Who is the target group? Assembly and disassembly workers, supervisors, assembly managers, and service managers
Who is the target group? Assembly and disassembly workers, supervisors, assembly managers, and service managers
Who is the target group? Assembly and disassembly workers, supervisors, assembly managers, and service managers
What is covered? Safety -Legal/Regulations and BetrSichV (Workplace Safety and Health Ordinance) -Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Protection -Fire and Explosion Protection Mechanics -Planning, Project Management -Mechanics and Hydraulics -Technical Design, Welding and Vibration Engineering -Drive Technology Calculations Electrical Engineering -Functional Modules of Control Systems -Electrical Drive Technology -Diagnostics and Service Concepts -Building Automation System Assessment Part 2 Exchange of Experience
What is covered? Safety -Legal/Regulations and BetrSichV (Workplace Safety and Health Ordinance) -Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Protection -Fire and Explosion Protection Mechanics -Planning, Project Management -Mechanics and Hydraulics -Technical Design, Welding and Vibration Engineering -Drive Technology Calculations Electrical Engineering -Functional Modules of Control Systems -Electrical Drive Technology -Diagnostics and Service Concepts -Building Automation System Assessment Part 2 Exchange of Experience
What is covered? Safety -Legal/Regulations and BetrSichV (Workplace Safety and Health Ordinance) -Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Protection -Fire and Explosion Protection Mechanics -Planning, Project Management -Mechanics and Hydraulics -Technical Design, Welding and Vibration Engineering -Drive Technology Calculations Electrical Engineering -Functional Modules of Control Systems -Electrical Drive Technology -Diagnostics and Service Concepts -Building Automation System Assessment Part 2 Exchange of Experience
What is covered? Safety -Legal/Regulations and BetrSichV (Workplace Safety and Health Ordinance) -Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Protection -Fire and Explosion Protection Mechanics -Planning, Project Management -Mechanics and Hydraulics -Technical Design, Welding and Vibration Engineering -Drive Technology Calculations Electrical Engineering -Functional Modules of Control Systems -Electrical Drive Technology -Diagnostics and Service Concepts -Building Automation System Assessment Part 2 Exchange of Experience
What qualification will I receive? As a training partner of the VDI, the VFA Academy issues VDI certificates upon passing the final exam (courses A2, B, and C). Courses B and C can be attended without attending the previous course and without taking the final exam. You will then receive a VFA certificate of participation.
What qualification will I receive? As a training partner of the VDI, the VFA Academy issues VDI certificates upon passing the final exam (courses A2, B, and C). Courses B and C can be attended without attending the previous course and without taking the final exam. You will then receive a VFA certificate of participation.
What qualification will I receive? As a training partner of the VDI, the VFA Academy issues VDI certificates upon passing the final exam (courses A2, B, and C). Courses B and C can be attended without attending the previous course and without taking the final exam. You will then receive a VFA certificate of participation.
What qualification will I receive? As a training partner of the VDI, the VFA Academy issues VDI certificates upon passing the final exam (courses A2, B, and C). Courses B and C can be attended without attending the previous course and without taking the final exam. You will then receive a VFA certificate of participation.
Who is the target group? Those responsible for functional testing, foremen, project managers
What is covered? Safety -Legal/Regulations, BetrSichV (Workplace Safety Ordinance) and Monitoring/Testing -Occupational Safety and Health Mechanics -In-depth Study of Rope Systems -In-depth Study of Hydraulic Systems -Static Analysis and Strength, Fundamentals Electrical Engineering -Electrical Drive Technology -Control Systems -Bus Systems -PESSRAL System Assessment Part 3 Acoustics, Fundamentals Monitoring, Testing Exchange of Experience
What qualification will I receive? As a training partner of the VDI, the VFA Academy issues VDI certificates upon passing the final exam (courses A2, B, and C). Courses B and C can be attended without attending the previous course and without taking the final exam. You will then receive a VFA certificate of participation.
Who is the target group? Assembly and disassembly workers, supervisors, assembly managers, and service managers
What is covered? Safety -Legal/Regulations and BetrSichV (Workplace Safety and Health Ordinance) -Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Protection -Fire and Explosion Protection Mechanics -Planning, Project Management -Mechanics and Hydraulics -Technical Design, Welding and Vibration Engineering -Drive Technology Calculations Electrical Engineering -Functional Modules of Control Systems -Electrical Drive Technology -Diagnostics and Service Concepts -Building Automation System Assessment Part 2 Exchange of Experience
What qualification will I receive? As a training partner of the VDI, the VFA Academy issues VDI certificates upon passing the final exam (courses A2, B, and C). Courses B and C can be attended without attending the previous course and without taking the final exam. You will then receive a VFA certificate of participation.
Who is the target group? Planners, engineers, or equivalent
What is covered? Safety -Legal/Regulations -Fire Protection -Explosion Protection Mechanics -Special Doors -Static Analysis and Strength -Materials Engineering Electrical Engineering -Electrical Drive Technology -Control Systems (Dynamic Traffic Control Systems) System Assessment Part 4 Exchange of Experience Elevator Planning
What qualification will I receive? As a training partner of the VDI, the VFA Academy issues VDI certificates upon passing the final exam (courses A2, B, and C). Courses B and C can be attended without attending the previous course and without taking the final exam. You will then receive a VFA certificate of participation.
Who is the target group? Assembly and maintenance workers working in elevator construction Eligibility requirements Completed apprenticeship in a technology-related trade from the Chamber of Crafts and Trades (HWK) or a technical profession from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) OR Equivalent professional activity (at the discretion of the employer) corresponding to two years of professional experience in elevator technology
What is included? Basic content for the Qualified Electrician (ffT) in Elevator Construction (32 teaching units): -Electrical Basics: Requirements, regulations; physical principles of electricity; DC circuits, electric fields, magnetic fields; Effects of electric current; focus on direct current; electrical components, technical applications. -Basic Electrical Engineer (ffT): Summary of electrical basics; focus on alternating current technology, introduction to measurement technology as well as circuit symbols and reading circuit diagrams, Measurement Practice I: Basic electrical circuits; Electric current: hazards, protection, first aid. -Self-study phase, in-house (23 teaching units): VFA worksheets on relevant standards, VDE regulations, DGUV (German Social Accident Insurance), and electrical engineering. Subsequent evaluation and discussion in the following classroom module: - Advanced content for qualified electricians (ffT) in elevator construction (25 teaching units): Focus: Three-phase technology, three-phase circuits (reversing contactors, star-delta), Measurement Practice II: Troubleshooting and measurement theory (VD), company-specific requirements; Electricity: Hazards, protective measures, first aid; Review course, performance assessment.
What qualification will I receive? VFA certificate in coordination with the BG ETEM (Energy, Textile, Electrical, and Media Products Accident Insurance Association). The employer can then place the order.
+ Elektrofachkraft für festgelegte Tätigkeiten im Aufzugbau Teil 2
Basic course A1:
Who is the target group? All qualified electricians working in elevator construction for specific tasks – especially those who have completed the relevant VFA training – 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 elapsed since their last training.
What does it cover? -Requirements – Definitions -Regulations -Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering -Hazards, Accident Prevention, First Aid -Protective Measures and Tests -Measurement Technology – Circuit Technology -Operational Requirements
What qualification will I receive? Automated VFA certification confirming successful completion of the refresher module.
Who is the target group? Assembly and maintenance workers working in elevator construction Eligibility Requirements Completed apprenticeship in a technology-related trade from the Chamber of Crafts and Trades (HWK) or a technical profession from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) OR Equivalent professional activity (at the discretion of the employer) corresponding to 2 years of professional experience in elevator technology
What is included? Basic content for the Qualified Electrician (ffT) in Elevator Construction (32 teaching units): -Electrical Basics: Requirements, regulations; physical principles of electricity; DC circuits, electric fields, magnetic fields; Effects of electric current; focus on direct current; electrical components, technical applications. -Basic Electrical Engineer (ffT): Summary of electrical basics; focus on alternating current technology, introduction to measurement technology as well as circuit symbols and reading circuit diagrams, Measurement Practice I: Basic electrical circuits; Electric current: hazards, protection, first aid. -Self-study phase, in-house (23 teaching units): VFA worksheets on relevant standards, VDE regulations, DGUV (German Social Accident Insurance), and electrical engineering. Subsequent evaluation and discussion in the following classroom module: - Advanced content for qualified electricians (ffT) in elevator construction (25 teaching units): Focus: Three-phase technology, three-phase circuits (reversing contactors, star-delta), Measurement Practice II: Troubleshooting and measurement theory (VD), company-specific requirements; Electricity: Hazards, protective measures, first aid; Review course, performance assessment.
What qualification will I receive? VFA certificate in coordination with the BG ETEM (Energy, Textile, Electrical, and Media Products Accident Insurance Association). The employer can then place the order.
Who is the target group? Elevator employees working in planning and project management, sales, design, development, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and maintenance.
What is covered? -Fundamentals -Regulation-related basic knowledge -Areas of application of elevators according to the new Machinery Regulation EU 2023/1230 -Interaction of safety components -Scope and accident occurrence -Tests, declaration of conformity, documentation – impact of the new Machinery Regulation The course offers support in the interpretation and implementation of the Machinery Regulation. The main topics of the course are the European and national regulations, with a focus on daily practice.
What qualification will I receive? VFA Certificate of Participation
Who is the target audience? -Elevator industry administrative, marketing, and sales staff -Building owners -Operators/users and facility management staff
What is covered? -Elevator market – market overview, participants, size -Regulations – basic information on elevator-related regulations (who are the regulatory authorities, EU directives and their national implementation, EN 81 series standards) -Elevator systems – overview of the various elevator systems: traction elevators, hydraulic elevators -Mechanical components – fundamentals of elevator technology with a focus on mechanics and safety components -Safety components – mechanical and electrical; type testing -Drive technology – three-phase and DC motors, geared and gearless motors, frequency converter technology, hydraulic drives -Control technology, shaft copying, display elements -Elevator inspection – explanation of the most important visible components and their interaction in an active elevator system
What qualification will I receive? VFA Certificate of Participation
Who is the target group? Employees from design, development, and planning
What is included? Basics Documentation for conducting conformity assessments and documentation required for operation Compliant documentation Operating instructions, type-examination certificates, notification and registration documents, elevator logbook; information on design-related components and systems as well as aids for personnel rescue; safety assessment, hazard analysis, and FMEA analysis Documentation for system assessment – mechanical and electrical sections System quality review/operating data, ride quality measurement; noise measurement, sound insulation measures; energy efficiency, ride behavior/ride curve/setting parameters; EMC, system interference, lightning protection; measurements according to DGUV Regulation 3
What qualification will I receive? Confirmation of participation
Who is the target group? Employees in the elevator industry who are involved in challenging engineering tasks in project planning, design, development, planning, and other relevant areas.
What is included? E-introduction – General, Occasions, Upgrades, Operational Maintenance -Conceptual Solutions for Modernization -Legal Basis – Relevant Regulations -Solutions for Modernization – Practical Experiences in the Elevator Market -Modernization of Traction Elevators -Modernization of Hydraulic Elevators
What qualification will I receive? Confirmation of participation
Who is the target audience? -Sales and engineering staff -Planners -Operators
What is included? Introduction to Special Systems Differentiation of Elevators by Use Fire Department Elevators -Basics -Technical Features -Special Technical Requirements -Limits and Restrictions -Technical Documentation Freight Elevators -Standards, Use, Technical Features -Car Elevators as a Special Type of Freight Elevator, General Information, Technical Documentation Glass Elevators -Standards and Regulations, Shaft Scaffolding -Glazing Examples, Pendulum Impact Test -Panoramic Elevators Visit to a Special System
What qualification will I receive? VFA certificate in coordination with the BG ETEM (Energy, Textile, Electrical, and Media Products Accident Insurance Association). The employer can then place the order.
Who is the target audience? - Employees in the elevator industry working in design, development, planning, and project management - Those entrusted with demanding engineering tasks - The seminar is particularly suitable for graduates of our advanced training series according to VDI 2168.
What is included? Calculations according to DIN EN 81-50, preview of DIN EN ISO 8100 - Guide rail calculations; determination of traction and pressure; suspension ropes, lower ropes, lower chains; pistons, cylinders, pressure lines; verification A3. Energy efficiency assessment according to VDI and DIN EN ISO Calculations related to the rope as a machine element Hydraulic calculations Electrical equipment calculations – Main circuit (data for electrical planners); safety circuit (loop impedance) Traffic performance calculations – Fundamentals; Conveyor performance simulation Application of calculation tools
What qualification will I receive? VFA Certificate of Participation
Who is the target group? Elevator technicians, service managers Eligibility requirements: At least one year of experience in elevator construction with installation experience
What is covered? (8 teaching units) Theory -Fundamentals of frequency converters and special features of frequency converters in elevators -Risks when working with frequency converters -Tools for working with frequency converters -Introduction to various models of frequency converters -Troubleshooting and diagnostics, common causes of errors -Procedure for defective frequency converters -Replacing frequency converters -Repairing frequency converters Practical -Performing measurements on frequency converters -Reading circuit diagrams -Commissioning various models of frequency converters
What qualification will I receive? VFA certificate in coordination with the BG ETEM (Energy, Textile, Electrical, and Media Products Accident Insurance Association). The employer can then place the order.