No, you do not need to attend a complete course to become a service fitter or service technician if you already have such training and only lack the license to connect low-voltage electrical products in accordance with Art. NIV 15. In such a case, you can either attend a course lasting several days, which will provide you with the skills you need to connect or replace permanently connected electronic products, or, if you have already passed this examination, you can attend a one-day refresher course. Such a refresher course or other continuing education, further training in this area must be demonstrated every two years in order to obtain a continuing license from the Federal Inspectorate for Heavy Current Installations.

By training to become a service technician, you will acquire the necessary permits and certificates required to work professionally in the field of ventilation/air conditioning, heating or sanitary service technology. These certificates, such as the hygiene training B according to SWKI VA104-01/VDI 6022, the specialist permit for refrigerants or the permit to connect low-voltage electrical products according to Article NIV, are recognized throughout Switzerland.

In addition to the internal school certificate, the continuing education, further training courses for service fitters in ventilation/air conditioning, heating and sanitation also include the necessary specialist permits and training courses that you need to work in this profession. For example, the hygiene training B SWKI VA 104-01/VDI 6022 and the specialist permit for refrigerants in the area of ventilation/air conditioning are integrated into the training, as is the permit to connect low-voltage electrical products in accordance with Article NIV 15 in the continuing education, further training in the area of heating and sanitary.

The content of a certificate training course to become a service technician varies depending on the specialization. For example, in training specializing in ventilation and air conditioning, you will work on content such as: Connection technology, water, air conditioning technology, electrical engineering, heating technology, planning and reports, MSRL, refrigeration technology, customer communication, safety, hygiene and chemicals as well as refrigerant specialist approval. As a heating service technician, you will learn about water treatment, heating technology, hydraulic balancing, basic hydraulic circuits, regulation, measurement and control technology, communication and customer service, renewable energies and energy, as well as reports and planning, and for the specialist area of plumbing, you will learn everything you need to know about gas installation, Renewable energies and energy, regulation, measurement and control technology, electrical engineering, sanitary engineering, water treatment, drainage and dewatering, circulation systems, domestic hot water treatment, hydraulic balancing, customer care, communication, reports and planning as well as material regulations. You can find out about the exact and detailed content of the individual training courses for service technicians / service engineers from the relevant school for your continuing education, further training.