To train at a College of Higher Education (CHE) in construction technology, you need a vocational qualification with Federal VET Diploma or equivalent knowledge, as well as professional experience in industry, a service company or another economic sector. The following professional qualifications are recognized: Car mechanic, machine mechanic, plant and apparatus engineer, machine draftsman, technical model maker, polymechanic, production mechanic, automation technician, design engineer, physics laboratory technician, mold maker and plastics technologist. Applicants with a different educational qualification must undergo an aptitude test. Those without a Federal Vocational Baccalaureate are advised to attend a preparatory course on the basics of mathematics.

Alternatives to Construction Engineering CHE are:

• Technical business management assistant (FPE)
• Mechanical engineering (CHE)
• Systems engineering (CHE)

Training at a College of Higher Education in construction technology is designed to be part-time and takes three years. Up to the intermediate diploma after the third semester, subject-specific basics and general education are taught, after which the students devote a further three semesters to their specialist training, which concludes with a diploma examination and diploma thesis. Subjects in the specialist course include design theory, standards theory, strength theory, CAx technologies, fluid technology, machine elements, drive and gear technology, construction and design, plastics technology, machine technology and engineering. For a detailed list of the individual contents, please contact the schools directly using our contact form.

After successfully completing your training in construction technology and passing the examinations, you will be awarded the protected title of "Certified Technician CHE Mechanical Engineering".