General prerequisites

SOME GENERAL PREREQUISITES FOR PARTICIPATION

Language of instruction: German, English or the language of your country. We proceed on the assumption that candidates will have proficiency in the language of instruction at the level of someone who has completed a secondary school education.

Physics and mathematics: We proceed on the assumption that candidates will have a basic knowledge at skilled-worker level.

Practical training: We always recommend practical training in cases in which candidates lack periods of professional experience or in which a specific industrial sector has been opted for.

Preparation for the examination: This is a freshening up of the candidate’s existing practical skills, but is by no means a substitute for practical training.

Examination: This will be carried out on the day immediately following the training course or practical training course. In the case of combination-type training courses, the Level 1 and Level 2 exams are carried out on the same day.

Clothing and occupational safety: Both the Level 1 and Level 2 training courses and the practical training courses involve skilled manual work. Participants have to bring appropriate working clothes and personal protective gear (safety footwear, protective goggles, overalls, etc.) with them. The training and examination centres do not provide these.

Safety regulations:At the beginning of each training course the participants are familiarized with the safety regulations. If the latter are infringed, the training and examination centres accept no liability and the participant concerned can be excluded from the rest of the training course.

Periods of professional experience and visual acuity test: Before registering for a training course and examination, it is necessary for you to have accumulated some professional experience of using the method concerned. The periods in question are stated for the respective methods – they do not correspond to the period of professional experience required for certification. Furthermore, you have to submit up-to-date visual acuity test. You will find a form for the visual acuity test in the download Downloadbereich section of our website - www.sector-cert.com.