Training Objective and Targeted Skills
The Metal Framework Technician works on all types of buildings, public works, and industrial equipment, in machining workshops and on construction sites. Their main mission consists of studying the metallurgy project, designing structures, and ensuring compliance with standards, execution plans, quality, and the operational schedule.
That is why at IFMBTP, we are committed to training Specialized Technicians in Metal Framework capable of translating consultations into 2D and 3D plans, implementing them using conventional or digital tools, and overseeing the assembly and erection of structures under the best working conditions.
Specialized Technician in Metal Framework Training Program
Lasting 2,175 hours spread over two years, the IFMBTP training program dedicated to Specialized Technicians in Metal Framework is based on a work-study system combining theory and practical fieldwork. It is structured into 29 modules and three practical internships, allowing trainees to train alternately at their training institute and in a professional environment.
Specific Skills
- • Prepare the metal framework construction file
- • Dimension elements of metal structures
- • Apply cutting and machining techniques
- • Apply welding and assembly techniques for metal structures
- • Carry out erection and installation of metal structures
- • Prepare a quantitative estimate
- • Plan metal construction works
- • Monitor site progress
Transversal Skills
- • Situate oneself with regard to the profession and the training approach
- • Strengthen French language skills
- • Characterize materials and elements of metal framework
- • Apply fundamentals of static mechanics and structural analysis
- • Apply HSST rules and environmental protection measures
- • Apply administrative and legal regulations
- • Manage contracts
- • Use ICT (office tools)
- • Apply CAD/CAM technical drawing techniques
- • Establish the relationship between trades and metal framework
- • Apply numerical methods and calculations in framework
- • Communicate in a professional environment
- • Communicate in English in a professional environment
- • Manage personnel
- • Apply a risk management and problem-solving approach
- • Apply a quality approach
- • Leverage employability improvement programs
- • Situate oneself with regard to entrepreneurship
Practical Internships: Full Immersion in the Professional World
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Internship 1: Workshop introduction: design and production
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Internship 2: Site introduction: erection, work monitoring and quality control
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Internship 3: Professional integration: overall analysis of a metal framework project
Practical internships are a fundamental component of the Specialized Technician in Metal Framework training. They allow you to work in a concrete professional context and to develop your technical skills directly in the field. During the three internships, you will participate in the design, manufacturing, and erection of metal structures. You will learn to read and interpret workshop and assembly plans, use specific machines, assemble elements in the workshop, and coordinate lifting and installation operations on site. These experiences will allow you to apply theoretical knowledge acquired in training, to sharpen your technical rigor, and to prepare effectively for the demands of the profession in the metal construction sector.
Career Opportunities
Upon completing the training, the Specialized Technician in Metal Framework may work as an employee or self-employed professional, as:
Admission Requirements for the Specialized Technician in Metal Framework Program
To access the Specialized Technician in Metal Framework program, trainees must:
- Hold a scientific baccalaureate, an equivalent diploma, or a technician diploma in a specialization field allowing access to Metal Framework training.
- Be at least 17 years old
- Selection based on application file
- Pass the oral interview
Trainees must also possess the following qualities: observational skills, rigor, autonomy, dynamism, stress resistance, organization, and analytical and synthesis abilities.