1- Description of the profession: (which the graduate will practice upon graduation from vocational education and training institutions)
The activities of professionals working in professions related to the specialization of industrial electricity and computerized automatic control are different and varied, as they include the installation, operation and maintenance of various industrial machines, as well as the installation, operation and maintenance of control panels and devices, as well as in the field of manufacturing and marketing them. The professions in which industrial electricity graduates work include some or all of the following professions:

Industrial machinery maintenance: Reads executive plans for industrial machinery operating systems, provides work materials according to quantities and specifications, installs and operates machinery maintenance workshop equipment, implements preventive maintenance programs for them, installs and operates industrial machinery switches, fills out work forms, and applies occupational safety and health procedures and instructions.

Elevator installation and maintenance Reads electrical and mechanical executive plans for elevator installation, installs elevator motors, switches, control and protection devices according to the manufacturer's manual, connects electrical extensions to operate the elevator's electrical devices according to specifications, installs the elevator's mechanical parts according to instructions, implements preventive and curative maintenance programs according to maintenance programs, fills out work forms, and applies occupational safety and health procedures and instructions.

Protection and Control Devices Professional: Works under the supervision of an electrical technician / electrical protection systems and reads the executive plans for protection systems and counting and measuring devices, installs and operates protection device operator equipment and implements preventive maintenance programs for them, provides work materials according to quantities and specifications. Installs, inspects and maintains these systems according to instructions, documents and monitors the reading of counting and measuring devices, adjusts the anchors of protection devices according to the instructions and established values, and applies occupational safety and health procedures and instructions.

2- The competencies required to perform these tasks: (The competencies and skills that are trained in vocational education and training institutions to be able to practice the profession according to the description above)
To perform the previous tasks, electricians in the previous professions need the competencies of knowledge, skills and necessary trends, starting from general competencies in the field of familiarity with the principles of electricity, electronics and mechanics to specialized competencies in the field of identifying power electronics, optical, thermal and digital electronics, and programmable logic control (PLC), and knowing their parts, circuits and uses, and mastering the skills of following electrical and mechanical executive diagrams and working according to them, as well as mastering the skills of building and examining electronic circuits and using different circuits in installation and maintenance. As well as mastering specialized skills in the field of diagnosis and calibration. Mastering the skill of installing and maintaining engines and their parts, and various industrial machines, as well as knowing control systems and dealing with switches and sensors and using them, and mastering the skill of installing, maintaining and using them when necessary. And getting to know programmable logic control, mastering its programming and knowing its industrial applications. Possessing knowledge of measuring and inspection devices, tools and equipment used and general safety procedures, in addition to acquiring English language skills, especially those related to the profession, and reviewing catalogs related to the profession, and acquiring skills in using computer programs specialized in maintenance work. He also needs the necessary life skills such as communication skills, and dealing with customers, and the competencies that enable him to perform the necessary work for the profession (which are the qualifications required for the labor market), in addition to mastering modern technology skills that the labor market needs.

2- Professional development:
The possibility of starting as a professional assistant after graduation, even though the period varies according to previous experience and the ability to develop, and then work as a professional, and it is possible for his/her work to develop over time to become a specialist with experience in the field, and in medium and large workshops it is possible to develop to work as a supervisor of workers in the field, and many technicians establish their own work (maintenance workshop, sales shops, sales and installation companies...). Income develops and multiplies according to development, gaining experience and demonstrating the ability to develop, and this is what distinguishes a graduate of a vocational education and training institution from someone who joins the labor market without a profession.
Vocational graduate
In addition, income and employment are linked to the general economic situation, but statistics showed a high ability for vocational graduates to find work or open their own business.

1- Vocational training locations

Some of the above centers provide internal housing for students from outside the governorate. They also provide short courses for workers in the profession.
Some centers provide training in aspects of the specialization and others include additional fields. For detailed knowledge of the competencies gained by training in these institutions, please visit their website

2- Admission requirements

• Vary according to the Vocational Education and Training Institution
• Most of them focus on students who have completed the basic stage of education (tenth grade) and are between the ages of 16-20 years.

There are short courses on demand in these centers to develop the skills of workers in the profession and the unemployed or according to the target group.

3- Possibility of completing education

• Industrial schools that train through the applied or industrial guidance system
• Vocational training centers that can hold courses that qualify students to apply for the guidance

Those who have completed the vocational guidance can complete their education in colleges and applied universities. Those who have not completed the vocational guidance through their institution can apply for it through private study two years after graduation and work in the profession (some institutions hold qualifying courses to apply for the exam). However, the certificate obtained from these centers qualifies its holder to work as a professional in the labor market without the need to complete his/her studies.