Industrial electrician (industrial engineering)
The fastest route into the electrical industry.
⏱ 16 months (full-time)📅 Start: 2 March 2027🎓 IHK qualification✓ 100% funded
Facts
What you do as an industrial electrician.
Your tasks
Connect electric motors and systems
Assemble and wire control cabinets
Commission industrial systems
Localise circuit faults
Handle servicing and testing tasks
Observe safety standards (VDE)
Your topics
Industrial electrical engineering
Control technology
Systems&Industrial engineering
Motors&Drives
Metrology
Occupational safety
Industrial electrician at a glance
Duration16 months (full-time)
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Next start02.03.2027
FormatFull-time, Mon–Fri
LocationAcademy Vocational, Sandradstr. 3-5, 41061 Mönchengladbach, Germany
QualificationIHK qualification (skilled-worker/final exam)
Funding100% funded by the education voucher
Good to know:16 months instead of 28: if you want to get started faster and are looking for compact basic training, this is your profession.
Perspective
What happens after retraining?
Industrial electricians work in plant and production technology. Afterwards: rise to electronics technician for industrial engineering or EFK specialisation.
