Construction and crafts
Maurer/in EFZ
Key facts
- Qualification
- Federal VET Diploma (EFZ)
- Length
- 3 years
You build houses, walls and foundations, work outside in a team and see every day what you have achieved.
What you do
Bricklayers work on building sites. You read plans, build walls from brick or sand-lime brick, set up formwork, lay reinforcement and pour concrete. On renovations you knock down old walls and build new ones. In the evening you can see what you and your team have achieved.
What you bring
- Enjoying physical work and working outdoors
- Practical skills and a good eye for measurements
- Good marks in maths, to calculate sizes and quantities
- Team spirit, because nobody works alone on a building site
How the apprenticeship works
The apprenticeship takes three years. You work on building sites, go to vocational school and attend industry courses at a training centre. There is also a two-year way in: bricklayer (EBA).
Tip: During your taster placement, ask whether you would work more on new buildings or on renovations. Everyday work is very different.
And afterwards
In construction you can work your way up well. Many become team leaders, later site foremen and, with the advanced federal exam, master builders. A college of higher education in construction management or, with the vocational baccalaureate, a degree in civil engineering is also possible.
Klingt gut? Dann probier es aus
Ob ein Beruf passt, merkst du am besten in einer Schnupperlehre. Ein paar Tage im Betrieb sagen mehr als jede Beschreibung.
More about the occupation
What people do in this occupation and which schooling it needs is described in detail by the official career guidance service.