Preparation · Metal and electrical
Preparatory course for technical retraining
Six weeks that make starting your retraining easier: basics in metal, electrical work and maths.
Book an on-site consultation- Qualification
- BFI certificate
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- before retraining
Metal workshop
Seminar room type 1: electrical installation on perforated panels
Your 6 weeks.
Six weeks full time, Monday to Friday. Then you start your retraining well prepared.
- Week 111 – 15 Jan
- Week 218 – 22 Jan
- Week 325 – 29 Jan
- Week 41 – 5 Feb
- Week 58 – 12 Feb
- Week 615 – 19 Feb
- Study techniques, technical maths and MS Word + Excel
- Metal technology
- Electrical engineering
Metal and electrical: the order changes from course to course.
GoalBFI certificate
Then: your retraining
- Classes
- Mon–Fri, 08:00–15:15
- Curriculum
- PDF in German, 0.4 MB
See all learning content4 learning fields, each explained · 240 teaching units
Preparatory course
How do I learn well? You practise study techniques for retraining, work with Word and Excel and prepare your application.
For example
You write your CV in Word and research which companies are looking for skilled workers.
40 of 240 teaching units
17% of the whole course
You brush up on what you can already calculate and learn what retraining requires.
For example
You convert millimetres to metres and rearrange simple formulas.
40 of 240 teaching units
17% of the whole course
In the metal workshop you work by hand and on machines: filing, drilling, cutting threads, turning and milling. At the end you measure whether the part is right. You learn the technical terms along the way.
For example
You drill a hole, cut a thread into it and check the size with a caliper.
80 of 240 teaching units
33% of the whole course
You learn how current flows and build your first circuits yourself. With measuring instruments you check that the protective measures work. You learn the technical terms along the way.
For example
You install a lamp with a switch and measure whether everything is connected safely.
80 of 240 teaching units
33% of the whole course
How you finish.
At the end you haveBFI certificateafter an exam at BFI
- Who assesses
- BFI holds the exam itself at the end. If you pass, you receive the BFI certificate.
- What it allows you to do
- You have the basics for technical retraining: metal, electrical work, maths, study techniques, and Word and Excel.
- Good to know
- The course is optional and not yet a vocational qualification.
From the classroom.
Metal and electrical in one piece.
A steel plate with holes and dimensions, with a first circuit on it: a switch and a lamp. You practise filing, drilling and measuring in the metal workshop. In the electrical part you build your first circuits yourself.
- From the learning field
- Basics of metal technology
- Basics of electrical engineering
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Try it yourself.
In the metal workshop you measure with a vernier caliper, accurate to 0.05 mm. Measure the bolt.
- 1Slide the movable jaw up to the bolt.
- 2Read the whole millimetres: which mark at the top is just before the zero of the vernier?
- 3Find the vernier line that lines up exactly with a mark at the top. Each vernier line counts 0.05 mm.
Vernier caliper with a 1/20 vernier: 20 divisions over 39 mm, reading to 0.05 mm. Standard for callipers: DIN EN ISO 13385-1.
Where you learn.
This is where you prepare for your retraining. Take a look at the rooms in 3D before your first day.
You learn from them.
You learn in small groups of approx. 15 people.
Metal technology
Susanne Weller 
Vladimir Blazan 
Roland Pangerl 
Jörg Küfner 
Tibor Rohay 
Tobias Weikert
Electrical engineering
Karl-Heinz Zimmermann 
Gerhard Hausmann 
Holger Kessler 
Peter Muschaweck 
Erwin Mehwald 
Tim Frauendorfer 
Patrick Walter Michael Haas
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Who is it for?
For anyone about to start technical retraining. We clarify at the consultation whether the course helps you.
- RequirementsSkill and interest
- You like working with your hands, understand technology and work carefully.
- Who for?Before retraining
- You want to become a skilled worker through retraining and start well prepared, also as a bridge until the start.
- Who pays?Education voucher
- The employment agency or job centre can cover the full cost.
You will meet
Gabriele Herrmann
Silvia Haala
Maximilian Weber
Johannes Weber
Two portraits edited with AI, based on real photos
- Duration
- approx. 60 min
- Cost
- Free
- No obligation
- Location
- Färberstraße 41
- Underground: Opernhaus, Weißer Turm
Free parking: we validate your parking ticket at the appointment.
Wheelchair accessible: ramp at the entrance, lifts throughout the building.