Study Guide

Objectives

Students are able to:
- work in the vehicle repair shop management using the automotive industry software
- serve a variety of different kind customers
- make a workplan for the workshop mechanics
- make a cost estimate to the customer

Content

Garage engineering work-based learning takes place in the third year of study during the spring period. The work based learning includes in particular practical customer service skills, product technology, while gaining experience with the different types of companies. It is based on the need of companies to obtain well prepared engineers especially for after sales management and customer service jobs . Work based learning is guided by the company and the of the University of Applied Sciences representatives.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail

Students get their trainee jobs on their own intiative. Credit units are applied for with a form after the training in September.

The training job must be in the automotive industry and teach substantially more as opposed to the previous training jobs. For example if the student has previously worked as a car mechanic, this job is no longer accepted as training. The student must move to a completely new job.

A traning agreement is done at the start of the traning between TAMK, student and employer.

Further information

Students will get their work based learning jobs on their own initiative. Learning task agreement is made between the employer, the student and the teacher of the University of Applied Sciences.

The company must provide guidance into the automotive engineering work.

Work base learning is reported in two different seminars. The first is in the middle of the period is held for second year students. The second seminar will be held at the end of the third year and is held among the third year students.