Construction and crafts
Sanitärinstallateur/in EFZ
Key facts
- Qualification
- Federal VET Diploma (EFZ)
- Length
- 4 years
You make sure water flows where it should: pipes, bathrooms, kitchens and modern building technology.
What you do
Plumbers install the pipes for drinking water, waste water and gas in buildings. You install washbasins, showers, toilets and kitchen connections, connect heat pumps and water heaters and do repairs when something drips or is blocked. You work in new buildings, on renovations and directly at customers' homes.
What you bring
- Practical skills and an interest in technology
- Good spatial awareness, to read plans
- Good marks in maths and physics
- Reliability and a friendly way with customers
How the apprenticeship works
The apprenticeship takes four years. You work in the workshop and on building sites, go to vocational school and attend industry courses. There is also a two-year way in: plumbing assistant (EBA).
Tip: Saving water, heat pumps and using rainwater: building technology is changing a lot right now. Specialists are very much in demand.
And afterwards
With work experience you can become a lead fitter, train further to become a project manager or take the master craftsperson exam. With the vocational baccalaureate you can study building services engineering at a university of applied sciences.
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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
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