Structural Engineer

• A three-year apprenticeship with the city of Bocholt with an optimal combination of theory and practice
• A diverse range of tasks in the field of architecture or civil engineering and road construction
• Working with modern CAD programmes
• An attractive salary
• Working in a committed and open team
• The prerequisite for a wide range of employment opportunities after training

The profession of draughtsman requires imagination, creativity and diligence. The apprenticeship specialises in architecture or civil engineering.

• Secondary school leaving certificate
• Creativity and spatial imagination
• Enjoy planning and drawing
• Ability to work in a team
• Willingness to learn and perform
• diligence

Training is possible in two specialisations at Bocholt City Council:

• Architecture
• Civil engineering and road construction

Vocational school lessons take place at the vocational college in Borken.

The 1st year of training includes

• Basics of technical drawing
• Fundamentals of construction skills, in particular setting up and operating construction sites, securing construction sites in building construction, civil engineering and road construction
• Overview of a wide range of building materials

The 2nd year of training includes

• Recording and measuring terrain and building components
• Determining quantities, masses and dead loads of building materials and components
• Various possibilities of information and electronic data processing

The 3rd year of training includes

• Drawing floor plans, sections and views in different scales
• Drawing site plans for ground investigations, prefabricated construction elements and installation plans
• Drawing site and elevation plans and structures in civil engineering and road construction

Once you have completed your training, there are a wide range of employment opportunities, e.g:

• in the construction industry,
• in architectural and engineering offices and construction planning offices,
• in housing associations,
• in industrial and commercial companies with their own construction departments or
• building authorities in the public sector.

Field report from Pia