Mechanical installation engineer
As a mechanical installation engineer, you install piping systems for gas, heating, ventilation, drinking water, or sewage systems. You maintain, repair, and configure these systems. You'll also increasingly encounter new technologies like heat pumps and solar water heaters in your work.
Description
Content of the training
You'll learn how to install systems and the necessary preparations. Piping, fitting connectors, connecting systems: it's all covered. You'll learn to work with all the materials, machines, and tools you need for your projects. By the end of the course, you'll be a true professional.
Form of the training (program)
Vocational subjects
- Professional knowledge (sewerage, heating, ventilation, drinking water and gas)
General subjects
In this vocational training course you also have general subjects: Dutch, arithmetic, citizenship and sports.
Elective courses
During your studies you can choose a number of subjects yourself. These are optional partsWith electives, you can further deepen or broaden your knowledge and skills. This means you can design a portion of your program yourself.
Practical information
Part of your program consists of an internship. You'll apply the knowledge and skills you've acquired at school in practice at an accredited training company. This is called vocational training (BPV).
During your internship, you'll receive guidance from someone at the training company where you're interning, as well as your internship supervisor from your program. You can contact them with any questions you may have. You'll also regularly discuss your internship progress.
During the entire training you will be on internship two days a week.