Exciting career options
Electrotechnology offers exciting careers in many fields. These are:
Refrigeration
& Air Conditioning
This trade covers most areas in the industry from domestic to commercial
to industrial. Tasks vary from installing, commissioning and maintaining
domestic air conditioners to beverage lines in a hotel. Refrigeration &
Air Conditioning traders people can specialise in:
- Commercial
- Hotel/Club
- Industrial
- Transport
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Industrial
Electrical contractors are requested to install, maintain and repair
electrical/electronics, installaions and equipment in factories,
warehouses etc.
- Installation and testing of main switchboards
- Installation and testing of power outlets and lighting
- Connection of power supply to production line equipment - electrical/electronics
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Mechanical
Services
Electrical contractors that work in the mechanical services area of the
industry are required to supply power to the air-conditioning plants
and install the temperature control systems.
- Building monitoring control systems
- Direct digital controls for air-conditioning
- Electrical controls and power supplies for air ventilation and air-conditioning systems
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Domestic
& Commercial
Electrical contractors involved in the domestic and commercial sector
of the industry are considered to be the heart of the industry. They
carry out their daily duties on multi-storey buildings, shopping
centres, domestic flats and houses etc
- Installation of main and sub-main switchboards
- Power and lighting systems
- Emergency and exit lighting
- Installation of power points and power supplies to specialized equipment
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Management
& Estimating
The management and estimating section of the industry offers many
opportunities and is considered to be the white collar side of the
electrical industry. This section is always exciting and sometimes
very rewarding.
- Project Management
- Managing a Business
- Self Employment
- Design and Estimating
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Data
& Communications
This area of the electrical contracting industry is always changing
because it involves the latest in telephone, computer and optical
fibre communications systems.
- Computer cabling design and installations
- Telephone/voice systems design and installations
- Optical fibre communicaiton technology
- Building management systems
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Fire Alarm
Systems
The electrical contractors who work in this specific area install the
cabling and equipment systems which detect the presence of fire or
smoke and raises an alarm both locally and/or remotely in a fire station.
- Fire alarm systems
- Smoke alarm systems
- Thermal detection devices
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Security
Security installations are carried out by electrical contractors who
have obtained the mandatory security licence.
- Security - intruder alarm systems, both installation and service
- Closed circuit television systems
- Audio and video intercom systems
- Automatic gates - door systems
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