Clerk EFZ
(Service and Administration)

During the 3-year apprenticeship as clerk with Swiss Certificate of Proficiency, Fischer Söhne AG offers apprentices good specialist knowledge of various commercial areas. Depending on previous school education, there are three profiles available (Profile B, Profile E, Profile M with vocational diploma).

Apprentices will experience rotation in the job. They will get an insight into all departments in order to be able to utilise their broad knowledge base later. They will work in Sales, Purchasing, Accounts and production planning. They will also get to know the Quality Assurance, Despatch, Workshop and Production departments. Operating the telephone system and processing orders up to invoicing are jobs handled in the first year of the apprenticeship. The apprentice will often be given jobs they can deal with themselves, therefore encouraging independence.

Right at the beginning of the apprenticeship, these youngsters gain basic knowledge of everyday office life thanks to a basic course in the Vocational College. Later they take a total of four corporate courses, in which apprentices are given more advanced training. In these courses, the apprentice acquires knowledge for the world of work and the period of learning. In the Vocational College, the subjects of accountancy, information - communications - administration, commerce and society, physical education, as well as German, English and French are taught. A young clerk therefore enjoys a very broad, general education. Apprentices in the M-Profile go to school for an extra ½ day. Once they have obtained their Vocational Diploma, apprentices have greater opportunities on the job market and the option of going directly on to higher education.

The final apprenticeship examination mark is made up of several parts. Not only does the final apprenticeship examination count, but also performance marks gained at the Vocational College in the 2nd and 3rd years of the apprenticeship. In addition, the apprentice develops process units as well as two ALS per year in the business and three work units in the Vocational college. These different appraisals result in a practical and academic final mark.

Having completed the apprenticeship, students have a good, broad technical knowledge, a high level of self-confidence and excellent social skills, and therefore these young professionals have many paths open to them for professional further development.

 

Clerk EFZ apprenticeship at Fischer Söhne AG

Every morning when I come into the office, I fill the printer with paper and tidy up the conference rooms. At 7.30 precisely, we disconnect the night switch on the office telephone. Registering customer orders is one of my main tasks. In the meantime, the telephone rings. Some customers place their orders by phone, others require further information about our products and others may just want to be put through to someone else. In this way I have learnt to deal with these tasks in a flexible way.

In order to be able to give our customers the right information, I also work in Production. By switching jobs like this I can learn a lot about our products. In addition, I have also had an insight into Accounts. In the second year of my apprenticeship I will get an insight into Despatch, Purchasing, Quality Assurance and the Workshop. Working in different departments helps me learn a lot about our company.

Every evening, I do the customer filing. In other words all information, orders and invoices from our customers are filed away. At 17.00 hours, we switch the telephone back onto the night service. I have some jobs that I can deal with myself. I am in charge of the office supplies and am responsible for making sure we have enough of everything. I appreciate these jobs, because I have to work independently and have certain responsibilities myself.

I am very satisfied with my apprenticeship at Fischer Söhne AG. I am allowed to work independently. I have a certain amount of variety in my work and experience many changes of department. This makes you flexible, co-operative, accurate, fast and friendly. I also get to know different work situations. I have contact with our customers and can work in a brilliant, young team.

For further information about job descriptions please see: www.berufsberatung.ch

Plastics Technologist EFZ
(Specialising in extrusion blow moulding or injection moulding)

During the 4-year apprenticeship, a plastics technologist gets basic training in drilling, turning, milling and grinding in the first year. They also take the mandatory introductory courses at the Swissmechanic Training Workshops in Lenzburg. In the second year of the apprenticeship, they learn about the structure and functioning of injection and extrusion moulds, then how to set up and put into service injection and extrusion blow moulding systems.

At the end of basic training they take a 1-day examination module in injection moulding and a mechanical examination, the results of which count towards the final apprenticeship mark.

After basic training comes training in a specialist field. The apprentice learns how to completely sample tools, as well as in-depth optimisation of extrusion blow moulding and injection moulding machines.

Training finishes with the IPA, or integrated examination. This examination is carried out just like a normal job and the results of the work are completed with a presentation. Having completed an apprenticeship, there are many options for further development open to these young professionals.

For further information on the job description please see: www.berufsberatung.ch

Polymechanic EFZ
(Specialising in fabrication of parts)

During the 4-year apprenticeship, a polymechanic gets basic training in manual work, such as filing, soldering and drilling and in working with machines involving turning, milling and grinding in the first two years. They also take the mandatory introductory courses at the Swissmechanic Training Workshops in Lenzburg. Basic training finishes with a 1-day examination module, the results of which count towards the final apprenticeship mark. After basic training, there follows instruction in a specialist field. The apprentice is introduced to making extrusion moulds, injection moulding tools and equipment. To do this they work on modern CNC milling machines and lathes. Training finishes with the IPA, or integrated examination. This can involve a small tool, piece of equipment or part of a tool. The condition here is that whatever is made has to be capable of being used in actual operations. This is completed by means of a presentation in front of specialist supervisors and an expert from outside the company.

Having completed an apprenticeship, there are many options for further development open to these young professionals. 

For further information on the job description please see: www.berufsberatung.ch

We provide the opportunity to find out more about the jobs of plastics technologist and polymechanic by means of a week's work experience, thus enabling interested parties to see if they are suited to these jobs.

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