The new trainees can look forward to a very varied training programme and should be open to new things. (...) The HU has a lot of cool old buildings, such as the main building on Unter den Linden. That's quite interesting to see.
Application deadline
This training will not be offered again until 2027. We will be accepting applications for this from 01/09/2026.
About the profession
In the architecture specialisation, including interior design, structural engineers create floor plans, sections and views of buildings and rooms, for example. They draw execution plans. For computer-aided drawings, they operate CAD systems (CAD = computer-aided design), which consist of a computer, screen, mouse and keyboard. They use the associated software, save data and operate connected additional devices such as scanners, printers and data transfer devices. Civil engineers also create drawings on drawing boards or drawing machines and can also use ink pens, drawing paper, rulers, compasses, scales and protractors.
Prerequisites
You must have successfully completed lower secondary school or have an equivalent level of education and have good mathematical and spatial skills. It makes sense to enjoy working with computers and drawing. The construction internship is part of the training programme and requires good physical fitness.
Training content
Theory
Training-related lessons (part-time or block teaching) at the vocational school
Vocational subjects:
- Technology, technical maths
- Technical drawing, CAD computer science
General education subjects:
- German, economics and social studies, English
- Sports
Practical training
In the 1st year of training you will learn, for example
the basics of technical drawing, e.g. visualising surfaces with straight and regularly curved boundaries
Construction drawing standards, guidelines, technical rules, construction drawing types and symbols
Fundamentals of construction skills, in particular setting up and operating construction sites, securing construction sites
the use of different building materials, for example wood, stone, slabs, lime, plaster.
During the first year of training, you will complete a 12-week work placement at a building yard.
The following is taught in the 2nd year of training:
what is important when surveying and measuring terrain and building components
how different types of projection are used
what needs to be taken into account when determining quantities, masses and dead loads of building materials and components
how information and electronic data processing are used in a sector-specific manner
During the specialised vocational training, you will learn about the course of construction projects through site inspections with a site manager to supplement the skills and knowledge described in the general training plan.
In the 3rd year of training, you will deepen the following knowledge (specialising in building construction including space-creating finishing), for example:
Drawing floor plans, sections and views in different scales according to design sketches
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Training duration and salary
Duration of training: 3 years
Payment (according to TVA-L BBiG):
- in the 1st year of training € 1,236.82
- in the 2nd year of training € 1,290.96
- in the 3rd year of training € 1,340.61
Training time: 39 hours 24 minutes per week
Holiday: 30 days per year
Trainer
Dörte Fleischer
staff member for technology, service and administration
Tel.: +49 30 2093-99809