Construction machine mechanics service and repair machines, vehicles and devices that are used in building construction and civil engineering. They perform service and maintenance, build machines and manufacture spare parts.

• Completed compulsory education
• Good marks in geometry and mathematics
• Skilled craftsmanship and technical understanding
• Good ability to grasp new concepts
• Independent working style
• Reliable and responsible
• Enjoy having contact with clients

• Apprenticeship duration: 4 years
• Introductory courses: two weeks per year
• School: one day per week
• Federal Vocational Baccalaureate: if a very good level of academic performance is achieved, it is also possible to complete the upper-secondary commercial school.

• Additional apprenticeship as a vehicle electrician, electrician and car mechanic
• Examination for the Federal Diploma of Higher Education: Construction machine workshop manager Federal Diploma of Higher Education
• Examination for the Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education: Construction machine master mechanic
• University of applied sciences