Training as an electrically skilled person for defined activities – more than I expected

Two weeks ago, I finished my training as an electrically skilled person for defined activities at IHK Nordschwarzwald. The course was led by master electrician Giuseppe Albano.

And I’m still excited about it.

What others said beforehand

Before I started, colleagues and other people kept telling me roughly the same thing. Two weeks? You’ll cover the basics. There won’t be time to go into much depth.

They were wrong.

There was a lot more to it

I hadn’t expected that depth myself, either.

Contactors, relays, motor circuits. Different fuse types, including NH fuses. TN-S and TN-C systems.

We went well beyond wiring up a socket and calling it a day. There’s real skill involved in getting this right.

Each session built on the one before it.

Giuseppe Albano explained why we do things a certain way. What happens when something goes wrong? How do you think through a job safely? The rules were there, and we got to understand the electrical reasoning behind them.

That was what got me interested. Once something makes sense, I want to know more.

Why this matters in my work

For my work servicing automatic sliding and swing doors, qualifying as an electrically skilled person for defined activities, or as a fully qualified electrician, is basically required. That’s the official reason for taking the course.

It’s come to mean much more to me than the certificate. Understanding what I’m doing helps me work more safely and do a better job. It also helps me get things done faster.

Thanks to Baier GmbH

Thank you to Baier GmbH for giving me the opportunity to take this course.

I don’t take that for granted.

I want to put the knowledge to use responsibly and keep building on it at work.

And I want to keep digging into how things work. Doors, obviously. But that curiosity now reaches into the other trades, too.