Curricula

Objective

You strengthen the key professional skills of your orientation, expanding your understanding of practical work tasks. In addition, you master general working life skills and know how to evaluate your own professional skills and abilities.

EUR-ACE: Multidisciplinary competences
Demonstrates awareness of the health, safety and legal issues and responsibilities of the application of technology, the social and environmental impacts of technical solutions, and commitment to professional ethics, responsibility and standards of the application of technology. Able to recognize the need for independent lifelong learning and is also able to commit to lifelong learning.

EUR-ACE: Engineering practice
Ability to choose and use appropriate equipment, tools and methods. Ability to combine theory and practice to solve technical problems. Understanding of applicable techniques and methods and their limitations.

EUR-ACE: Communication and team-working
Ability to effectively communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions within the engineering community

Content

In this course, you will strengthen your core professional skills in your chosen field and expand your understanding of practical tasks. You will develop general workplace skills and learn to assess your professional capabilities and competencies. The course equips you with the ability to understand health, safety, and legal issues in the application of technology, as well as the social and environmental impacts of technical solutions. You will also learn to select and use appropriate equipment, tools, and methods, and to combine theory and practice to solve technical problems.

The precise content of the practical training depends on the work placement. In addition to professional learning, the student gains general working life skills as well as organizational skills and skills needed for functioning in the society.

Qualifications

Practical training
Professional training

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student has completed the practical training in full length and has demonstrated that they understand the essential work tasks of the field and master working life skills. The assessment is based on the practical training tutor's contact visit at work placement, discussions with the student, practical training tutor and employer. The student identifies and is able to assess their own professional strengths and development areas. These have been presented in the practical training documentation: practical training plan, documentation of practical training, feedback form, testimonial of employment and student's records of working hours.