Partial qualification · Electrical
ELAQ electronics technician, module 1
Electrical – training – qualification: content from the first year of training as an electronics technician.
Book an on-site consultation- Qualification
- Module exam
- Duration
- 6 months
- incl. 5 weeks in a company
Training room type 2: installation panels at the desks
Your path to a qualification.
Module 1 is the start. After that the path continues in a company, up to the journeyman’s or skilled worker’s exam.
This course · approx. 5 months
Module 1 at BFI
Electrical engineering, installation, controls and IT: the content of the first year of training as an electronics technician.
This course · approx. 5 weeks
Work placement
You work in a partner company and apply what you have learned.
This course
Module 1 exam
The exam is held by the guild for electrical and information technology or by the IHK. You also receive the BFI certificate.
Optional · 28 months
In-company retraining
Optional: afterwards you can do in-company retraining as an electronics technician, in any specialism. Or you can take further partial qualifications in electrical engineering.
Goal
Journeyman’s or skilled worker’s exam
At the Chamber of Crafts or the IHK. If you pass, you have the vocational qualification.
How module 1 works.
Six months in two steps: first at BFI, then in a company.
approx.5months
Theory and practice
Measuring, installation, protective measures and controls.
5weeks
Work placement
You work in a partner company for five weeks.
Goal
Module 1 exam
Plus a BFI certificate.
- Classes
- Mon–Fri, 08:00–15:15
- Holidays
- 2 weeks
- Curriculum
- PDF in German, 0.4 MB
See all learning content4 learning fields, each explained · 768 teaching units
Module 1
You learn the basics of electrical engineering. You read circuit diagrams and their symbols, build basic circuits and test them with measuring instruments.
For example
You measure voltage and current in a circuit, do the calculation and find a fault that way.
160 of 768 teaching units
21% of the whole course
The largest part of module 1. You plan installations, choose cables, wire and protect the circuits. Then you test the protective measures.
For example
You install a two-way switch circuit for a lamp and then test the protective measures with the meter.
368 of 768 teaching units
48% of the whole course
Control systems switch devices according to fixed rules. You read and draw circuit diagrams, describe how they work and adapt the control system.
For example
You wire a small control system from the circuit diagram and check that it works as the description says.
120 of 768 teaching units
16% of the whole course
Electronics technicians work with computers and networks too. You set up hardware and software, connect devices to the network and protect data.
For example
You set up a computer, connect it to the network and create a backup.
120 of 768 teaching units
16% of the whole course
How you finish.
At the end you haveModule 1 examand BFI certificate
- Who assesses
- The exam is held by the guild for electrical and information technology or by the IHK. BFI also gives you a certificate.
- What it allows you to do
- You know the content of the first year of training as an electronics technician. With it you can go on to in-company retraining or further partial qualifications in electrical engineering.
- Good to know
- Module 1 is a start, not a vocational qualification. Only the journeyman’s or skilled worker’s exam gives you that.
Sources: ELAQ module 1 flyer (PDF, German)
From the classroom.
Lights on, from either end.
A two-way switching circuit in a hallway: two switches, one lamp. The cables run in the installation zones defined in DIN 18015-3. Planning, wiring and testing installations is the largest part of module 1.
- From the learning field
- Planning and carrying out electrical installations
Move your mouse over a switch.Tap a switch.Drawing for illustration.
Where you learn.
This is where your module takes place. 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.
Karl-Heinz Zimmermann 
Gerhard Hausmann 
Holger Kessler 
Peter Muschaweck 
Erwin Mehwald 
Tim Frauendorfer 
Patrick Walter Michael Haas
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What comes next?
- Nuremberg qualification networkThe employment agency, the IHK and regional companies train skilled workers together.To the qualification network (German)
- Employment agency
- IHK
- Companies
Skilled workers for the region
Rather the whole trade right away?Retraining as an electronics technician leads to the journeyman’s certificate of the Chamber of Crafts in 28 months.Retraining as an electronics technician
Who is it for?
For getting started in electrical engineering. We clarify at the consultation whether module 1 suits you.
- RequirementsSkill and care
- You like working with your hands, understand technology and work carefully and responsibly.
- Who for?Aiming for a qualification
- You want a vocational qualification in the electrical field, from the Chamber of Crafts or the IHK.
- 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
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- 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.