Mechatronic Operator
Mehatronik operater
The Mechatronics Operator training program was created at the initiative of industry and crafts due to the need for professionals capable of maintaining machines and devices in modern computer-controlled manufacturing technologies. The profession of mechatronics operator combines knowledge and skills in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and information technology.
Upon completion of education, the student will:
- be a humane, tolerant and responsible personality capable of teamwork, participation and life in a pluralistic and democratic society,
- be trained in teamwork and teamwork and participation in project work,
- have the foundations for the development of a personal organizational culture in the workplace and work environment,
- seek rational and professional solutions in the implementation of activities in the work environment,
- be oriented towards lifelong learning and training,
- be trained to apply knowledge and skills in new situations.
Classes:
The teaching of professional content is no longer conducted in the classical – by individual subjects, but is divided into classes. Linking the learning content to a meaningful whole makes it easier for the student to understand. Students acquire general and theoretical professional knowledge and some practical knowledge and skills in school, and some of their professional knowledge and practical skills will also be acquired in the work environment. Practical education in Years 2 and 3 is therefore carried out at school and in the work process itself in companies, where it is conducted under the guidance of masters in workshops and workshops.
The job (i.e. the work of a mechatronics operator):
The mechatronics operator’s abilities and skills are especially evident in the modern industry, where modern machines and lines are needed and the knowledge of different fields needs to be combined.
A mechatronics operator manages and preventively maintains production assets, knows the quality and control standards of controllers, maintains pneumatic devices, controls the sensors, replaces various belts, bearings, conveyors, repairs and maintains hydraulic aggregates, batteries, pumps, safety valves, manufactures and maintains pneumatic and hydraulic pipelines. He or she also repairs heaters, heaters, air conditioners, assists in disassembling and installing electric motors, changing oils, oil filters and cleaning tanks.
Enrolment conditions:
A student who has successfully completed one of the following educational programs may enroll in the educational program:
- primary education, or
- lower vocational training, or
- equivalent education under previous regulations
Conditions for successful completion of education
In order to complete education and get a degree, the student must be positively assessed in the following subjects:
- general education subjects
- compulsory professional modules
- optional professional modules
- the open part of the curriculum
In addition, he or she must fulfil obligations in the following subject areas:
- extracurricular activities
- obligations in practical training through work
- final exam
The final exam comprises:
- written and oral exam in Slovene
- final project work
Curriculum: MECHATRONICS OPERATOR
Program units | 1st year | 2nd year | 3rd year | TOTAL number of training hours and weeks | |||
Hours per | Hours per | Hours per | |||||
week | year | week | year | week | year | ||
A – General education subjects | |||||||
Slovene | 3 | 99 | 2 | 66 | 3 | 48 | 213 |
Mathematics | 3 | 99 | 2 | 66 | 3 | 48 | 213 |
Foreign language | 2 | 66 | 2 | 66 | 2 | 32 | 164 |
Art | 1 | 33 | 33 | ||||
Natural science | 1 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 66* | ||
Social sciences | 2 | 66 | 2 | 66 | 132 | ||
Sports | 2 | 66 | 2 | 66 | 2 | 32 | 164 |
Total from Section A | 14 | 462 | 11 | 363 | 10 | 160 | 985 |
B – Professional learning contents | |||||||
Technical communication | |||||||
Production processes | |||||||
Mechatronics | |||||||
Total from Section B | 12 | 396 | 15 | 495 | 13 | 208 | 1099 |
Of which for: | |||||||
C – Practical education at school | |||||||
Practical education | 5 | 165 | 10 | 330 | 10 | 160 | 655 |
Č – Practical training | |||||||
Practical training in companies | 114 | 114 | 684 | 912 | |||
D – Extracurricular activities | |||||||
Extracurricular activities | 64 | 64 | 32 | 160 | |||
E – The open part of the curriculum | |||||||
At the school level | 7 | 231 | 7 | 231 | 9 | 144 | 606 |
Total number of school hours (A+B+E) | 33 | 1089 | 33 | 1089 | 32 | 512 | 2690 |
Total number of practical training hours (C+Č) | 279 | 444 | 844 | 1567 | |||
The total number of school hours of school education (A+B+D+E) | 1153 | 1153 | 544 | 2850 | |||
Total (A+B+Č+D+E) | 1267 | 1267 | 1228 | 3762 | |||
Number of weeks of school education at school | 33 | 33 | 16 | 82 | |||
The number of weeks of practical training in companies | 3 | 3 | 18 | 24 | |||
Number of weeks of extracurricular activities | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
The total number of weeks of the educational process | 38 | 38 | 35 | 111 |
* Non-integrated part of science. 132 hours are foreseen for the entire Knowledge Catalog.