VITALIS Internship Metal Processing


For students of Car Mechanics, Mechatronics, Electrics, Metal Professions


Participants in the metal workshop
Dimensional accuracy in the workshop
Machine working in the internship

 Learning Outcomes

    The student learns/knows:

  • What the most important metal materials are called and what characteristics they have
  • What basic manual metalworking techniques are available, e.g. chipping, sawing, filing or bending
  • Which mechanical metalworking techniques are available, e.g. drilling, milling, grinding or turning
  • How to read technical drawings and tables
  • How to make simple sketches, how to transfer measurements to the workpieces
  • Select machine tools according to workpiece requirements
  • How to observe the regulations and safety rules when working with electrical systems, devices and equipment

 Focal Points and Tasks

    The student develops their understanding of:

  • Basic exercises in metalworking
  • Basic exercises in welding
  • Basic exercises in forging
  • Basic exercises in sheet metal working and finishing
  • Basic exercises in parts manufacturing

 Learning outcomes common to all professions

  • Health and safety at work - observes health and safety rules and SOPs
  • Professionally oriented foreign language - improved ability to use a foreign language (English/German) in the execution of tasks and the ability to formulate short and comprehensible statements to communicate in the workplace
  • Personal and social competences - develops a culturally and ethically sound approach to working with others in a company, increased creativity and consistency in their actions, copes with stress, responsibility and assigned tasks
  • Organisation of work in small teams - increased ability to communicate and work collaboratively with colleagues, organise work in a team

 VITALIS Internship

  • All internships according to the Dual vocational training in Germany and the principles of ECVET
  • Our internships take place in small groups under the guidance of qualified and experienced staff
  • The internships are scaleable - depending to the knowledge of participants from different classes
  • According to the length of stay the internships can be customized and combined
  • Our internships can be funded by Erasmus programme - open for all member states of the European Union