Strojni tehnik/strojna tehnica

Certificate holders will be able to:

• use professional knowledge, information technology and software in the addressing of real practical problems within the field;
• size and shape machine parts, select standard machine components and construct assemblies;
• mathematically resolve technical problems in their professional field and create analytical and graphic presentations;
• use technical terminology, process data in order to obtain information and manage technical and technological documentation;
• study and use technical and technological documentation, technical regulations and standards, technical drawings and manufacturers' instructions;
• perform measurement and control procedures and use measurement and control machines, devices, tools and accessories;
• plan steps from idea to execution of a product or service;
• participate in the planning and construction of new products and proposals for improvements to existing products;
• select a technological procedure for processing, forming or joining materials with regard to the type of material and the purpose of use;
• select and use materials and tools for processing and processes in various machine engineering fields;
• apply judgement on the rational use of energy, use of energy sources and waste management;
• assess possibilities for the development and use of unconventional energy sources and the rational use of energy;
• assess the environmental justification of the use of individual machines, devices and systems;
• implement and provide for measures for occupational health and safety, environmental protection, fire safety and accident prevention;
• seek rational and professional solutions in the implementation of activities in the working environment;
• apply entrepreneurial thinking and critical assessment, and conduct themselves responsibly and in a social manner in the working environment;

(elective)

• carry out parametric spatial modelling of products, prepare assemblies and draw up technical documentation;
• select machining processes and program NC machines by setting and correcting machining parameters;
• construct tools and instruments, and assemble, disassemble, test and maintain tools;
• plan technological processes and draw up basic technological documentation for manufacturing, taking into account ergonomic effects;
• analyse the operation of control functions, determine the type of automation in manufacturing and assess the effects of robotics;
• determine and select energy installations and machines and maintain and optimise energy systems;
• plan elements and systems of building heating, cooling and ventilation installations;
• monitor and supervise technological processes of heat generation and distribution.

Certificate holders supplement their key vocational knowledge and abilities with key general knowledge in line with national standards.