Abschluss: Intermediate school leaving certificate

Orthopaedic technology mechanic

LOCATION OF THE TRAINING PROVIDER

Hamburg

Duration

3 years

State Recognition

Yes

Type of Training/Education

Duale Ausbildung: Schule und Praxis

SPECIALS

–

Training ALLOWANCE

A training salary is paid that increases with the years of training.

What are my activities in this job?

Orthopaedic mechanical specialists make orthopaedic aids, such as prostheses, arm supports, bandages and wheelchairs. They advise patients based on their clinical profile regarding the various options for orthopaedic aids. They then prepare sketches of these aids and manufacture them. Orthopaedic mechanical specialists fit the orthopaedic aids to the patient and advise on their function and use.

Where can I work?

After training, you will find jobs mainly in orthopaedic technology and rehabilitation workshops or in medical supply stores.

What requirements must I meet?

First general school leaving certificate
A careful and precise way of working is desirable.

How much will the training cost?

There are no costs.

Do you want to know more?

Handwerkskammer Hamburg

Berufliche Schule Gesundheit Luftfahrt Technik (BS 10)

Medical technologist for radiology (MTR)

LOCATION OF THE TRAINING PROVIDER

Hamburg

Duration

3 years

State Recognition

Yes

Type of Training/Education

Academic, with theroetical and practical parts

SPECIALS

Internships in external facilities

Training ALLOWANCE

Some providers pay a training allowance that increases over the years. Where this is not the case, funding via BAföG is possible under certain conditions.

What are my Activities in this job?

The medical-technical radiology assistance works in an environment of high-tech medicine. It perform radiological examination procedures on a doctor’s instructions in order to detect and record diseases and injuries in the human body. In doing so, she independently applies X-rays: for example, in images of bones and organs, in vascular imaging and in computer tomography. In addition, medical-technical radiology assistants work in magnetic resonance imaging, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine. Here they use sensitive examination equipment that is used to cure serious diseases – such as cancer.

WHERE CAN I WORK?

As an MTR, you will mainly be employed in hospitals and specialist practices for radiology.

WHAT REQUIREMENTS MUST I MEET?

General or subject-linked university entrance qualification
Intermediate school-leaving qualification or
Interest in natural sciences
Good to very good grades in physics, mathematics and biology
Careful and precise way of working
Health suitability

HOW MUCH WILL THE TRAINING COST?

Depending on the provider, material and/or examination costs may be incurred.

Do you want to know more?

Asklepios Bildungszentrum für Gesundheitsberufe (BZG)

Care assistance with a focus on home and family care (CA H&F)

LOCATION OF THE TRAINING PROVIDER

Hamburg

Duration

3 years

STATE RECOGNITION

Yes

TYPE OF TRAINING/EDUCATION

Academic

SPECIALS

Ausbildungsbeginn ist der erste Schultag nach den Sommerferien.
Der praktische Teil dieser Ausbildung wird in Praktikumsbetrieben erlernt.

Training ALLOWANCE

Since it is a school-based training, no training allowance is paid.

WHAT ARE MY ACTIVITIES IN THIS JOB?

Care assistants with a focus on home and family care provide basic care and support for people with a special need. These include, above all, people who are ill, senior citizens and people with disabilities. They help with personal hygiene, dressing and undressing and serving food. They motivate people to exercise and occupy themselves.

Teaching takes place in learning fields with the areas of nursing, nutrition, home economics, care and administration.

Contents (excerpt):
• Basic care
• Treatment care
• Medication theory
• First aid measures
• Introduction to care planning
• Housekeeping
• Care

If you have received the “note of equivalence with the Realschulabschluss”, you can change to other training occupations, such as generalist nursing training (GeP) or directly (without training as a social pedagogical assistant) to educator training.

WHERE CAN I WORK?

Care assistants with a focus on home and family care often work as employees or self-employed in institutions such as:

• Home-based business
• Families
• Day care centres for children
• Outpatient and inpatient facilities
• Institutions for the disabled
• Residential communities for people of all ages in need for care

WHAT REQUIREMENTS MUST I MEET?

Advanced technical college entrance qualification/ higher education entrance qualification or
Intermediate school leaving certificate or
First general school leaving certificate
Proof of main residence in Hamburg, extended certificate of good conduct without any entries.
Further requirements are the completion of the 16th year of age in the year of application, and health suitability. Beyond that, there must be no initial training.

HOW MUCH WILL THE TRAINING COST?

Those who meet the requirements can apply for a training grant (BAföG).

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?

Vocational School Burgstraße

Social Insurance Clerk

LOCATION OF THE TRAINING PROVIDER

Hamburg

Duration

3 yeras

STATE RECOGNITION

Yes

TYPE OF TRAINING/EDUCATION

Dual training

SPECIALS

Training ALLOWANCE

The training allowance varies depending on the company providing the training.
Standard values are:

1st year of training 1,100 euros
2nd year 1,200 euros
3rd year 1,300 euros

WHAT ARE MY ACTIVITIES IN THIS JOB?

Social insurance clerks are public service employees who carry out administrative activities such as determining insurance relationships, collecting contributions, granting benefits and the like. However, they also inform and advise insured persons on legal questions of membership and on the benefits of statutory health insurance. They are also active in the acquisition of new customers. They process applications for benefits in the event of illness or long-term care, working together with service providers or contractual partners such as doctors, hospitals, rehabilitation and care facilities, pharmacies, and care services. In addition, they are responsible for other administrative tasks in the internal administration and implement legal changes, for example.

The school-based part of the training takes place according to the framework curriculum. Accordingly, the contents are divided into the general education and subject-related areas.

Subject-related topics:
• Social security studies
• Economics
• Law
• Accounting

General education:
• Social studies
• Language and communication
• Specialised english
• Health and physical activity

WHERE CAN I WORK?

Normally, people in this profession work for health insurance companies, pension insurance companies, accident insurance companies or the miners’ social insurance.

WHAT REQUIREMENTS MUST I MEET?

Advanced technical college entrance qualification/ higher education entrance qualification or
Intermediate school leaving certificate
Good communication skills, possibly also in English
No fear of the telephone

HOW MUCH WILL THE TRAINING COST?

It is a dual training, there are no costs for the trainees.

Funding opportunities: BAföG, education loan, scholarships

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?

Vocational School St. Pauli (BS 11)

chemical technical assistance (CTA)

LOCATION OF THE TRAINING PROVIDER

Hamburg

Duration

2 years

STATE RECOGNITION

Yes

TYPE OF TRAINING/EDUCATION

Academic

SPECIALS

Training ALLOWANCE

As this is a full-time school-based training, a training allowance is rather unusual. A training grant according to BAföG regulations is possible.

WHAT ARE MY ACTIVITIES IN THIS JOB?

Chemical technical assistants prepare or carry out chemical examinations and test series. They take samples, e.g. from industrial production or the environment. They select the chemicals and equipment required for the analysis and prepare the test set-up. During the test, they control and observe the apparatus and measuring instruments. They record the procedure and the results on the computer.

Die Ausbildung beinhaltet folgende Themen:

training year:
• Chemical analytics
• Physical-chemical analytics
• Preparative chemistry
• Economic and society
• Technical english
training year:
• Preparative chemistry
• Technical analysis
• Instrumental analysis
• Economic and society
• Technical english

WHERE CAN I WORK?

The chemical technical assistant is an established laboratory profession that is needed, for example, in analytical laboratories of chemical industrial companies, at universities or at state and municipal investigation offices.

WHAT REQUIREMENTS MUST I MEET?

Advanced technical college entrance qualification/ higher education entrance qualification or
Intermediate school leaving certificate
The basic requirement is an average grade of 3.5 or better or promotion to the upper secondary school level.
Good basic knowledge of mathematics and the natural sciences

HOW MUCH WILL THE TRAINING COST?

Material and examination costs may apply.

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?

Vocational school Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, agriculture (BS 06)

Biological Technical Assistance (BTA)

LOCATION OF THE TRAINING PROVIDER

Hamburg

DURATION

2 years

STATE RECOGNITION

Yes

TYPE OF TRAINING/EDUCATION

Academic

SPECIALS

Depending on the training institution, one of the three compulsory internships can also be completed abroad.

Training ALLOWANCE

As this is a school-based training with compulsory internships in corresponding partner labs, there is usually no remuneration here. Under certain circumstances, scholarships are offered by the partner laboratory companies.

WHAT ARE MY ACTIVITIES IN THIS JOB?

Biological-technical assistants can be employed in very different areas. Wherever quality assurance must be ensured with the help of biological samples, they prepare and carry out the corresponding ones. They monitor the test procedures, document the results and evaluate them. From planning to execution, BTAs are proficient in all analytical procedures used to answer biological questions.

WHERE CAN I WORK?

After completing the training, it is possible to work in all laboratory areas. BTAs can, for example, research diseases in university research laboratories or test the quality of drinking water in water supply. BTAs are also needed at the Hygiene Institute or in the further development of, for example, corona tests. In addition, the educational programme makes it possible to improve the numerus clausus when taking up a specialised course of study, to shorten the period of study and, in some cases, to receive credit for university internships.

The future prospects for the BTA profession have been extraordinarily good for years. As a rule, BTA graduates have already been promised a job before the end of their training.

WHAT REQUIREMENTS MUST I MEET?

Advanced technical college entrance qualification/higher education entrance qualification or
Intermediate school leaving certificate
Depending on the training institution, the intermediate school leaving certificate should have an average grade of 3.5 or better.
High interest and good grades in science and mathematics increase the chances of admission. As work is also done with hazardous substances, microorganisms and possibly infectious material (such as blood and tissue), intact skin on the hands is required. Early hepatitis A and B vaccination is recommended.

HOW MUCH WILL THE TRAINING COST?

Depending on the training centre, tuition fees of up to € 4,800 are charged for the entire two-year training (€ 200 per month or € 2,400 per year). At public vocational schools, there are usually only material and examination costs.

If the prerequisites are met, it is possible to receive training funding according to the provisions of the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG). Depending on the training institution, it is also possible to receive scholarships through the respective partner labs.

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?

UKE Hamburg

Berufliche Schule Chemie, Biologie, Pharmazie, Agrarwirtschaft (BS 06)

Dental technician

Location of the training provider

Hamburg

Duration

3,5 years

State recognition

Yes

Type of training/education

Dual training: Academic and practical

Details

A careful and precise manner of working is desirable.

Training ALLOWANCE

A training wage is paid that increases for each year of training.

What are my activities in this job?

Dental technicians make dental prosthetics. Using dental impressions, they make crowns, implants or prostheses. Their duties also include the cleaning and repair of dental prostheses as well as the manufacture of orthodontic appliances such as braces. They work primarily with plastics, ceramics and metals.

QUALIFICATION: Dental technician