House painter and decorator

As a painter, painter or painters skilled workers are called in the trade, make the paintings of all kinds and all visible, non- visible pre- and final coatings on walls and ceilings indoors and outdoors. Likewise surfaces such as doors and windows primed and painted. Those skilled workers also coat surfaces in order to give it a protective function, such as from corrosion.

Job Title

The word is derived from Latin, macula " spot, blemish " from, is Middle High German times "stain" and gothic in relationship mela "Font". Painting therefore meant originally something like " write " or " spots " ( spots make ).

Previously, the painter was also referred to as Tüncher. This is due to an overlap of different crafts. Mid-19th century is Tünch the name of a fine layer of plaster (gypsum plaster, lime plaster ), which applies the daubed on wall and ceiling surfaces. Rarely, the name is also used in some white tie ( actually: Plasterer ) is used.

Official Designations today:

  • The official job title in Germany is a painter and refinisher. The former painter and decorator, - emphasis on vehicle refinisher is since the new training regulations of 2003, the independent three-year training professional vehicle painter.
  • In Austria the profession includes two official teaching professions, painters and decorators and painters.
  • In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the official job title is a painter / - in.
  • Painter / refinisher and in / in is the name given in South Tyrol.

Vocational

The field of industrial painter includes two areas of activity:

  • The coating, surface treatment, including the pretreatment of the surfaces and applying toppings ( wallpapering, wall, ceiling and floor coverings, film coatings, etc. )
  • The painting (painting, as amended ), the application of primer, paint and varnish layers for protection and beautification.

The scope refers to plaster, stone, wood, concrete, metal and plastic surfaces, and extends from the paint being in construction ( wall, ceiling, floors, windows, doors and furniture) on finishes of components, equipment and machinery ( protection from moisture, heat, rust, impact ) to the color design of any product, and dealing with colorants and auxiliaries of all kinds

Her most important work techniques include priming, wallpapering, spatulas (clearing, smoothing ), grinding, brushing, spraying, dipping and flooding, work equipment include paint brushes, paint rollers and scrapers, injection units, devices and guns, paints and coatings, chemical solvents and others.

The work takes place both locally in the exterior and in the interior, as well as in shops and factories, now increasingly spray booths and painting lines on ladders or scaffolding ( facades, large objects ). Also putting up scaffolding ( scaffolds or normal working scaffolds ) may also belong to the company due to the painting trade. The commercial painting and Lackerei extends from small business to industrial production. Besides playing in many jobs and the contact with the customer, advising on products, design and production and sale of a role.

Some areas of this craft are also carried out by other professional groups:

  • Interior / interior ( carpeting and wallpaper )
  • Plasterer or plastering ( painting grounds versions )
  • Background artist (special profession of event professionals)
  • Decorative painter ( muralist, Lüftlmaler )
  • Conservation area ( Renovation, renovation of facades ), restorer of mural
  • Road Maintenance Professional Occupation ( road marking )
  • Colorants chemist, lab technician during the manufacturing process
  • Baubiologe
  • Building physicists
  • Bodenleger

In Austria women are against men as heavy workers within the meaning of hard work and the regulation made ​​thereunder career list. Employer must report the presence of heavy labor in women over the age of 35 years ( men over the age of 40 ) independently of health insurance ( § 5 heavy labor regulation).

Training

Germany: Painters

The job description Painters is divided into three subject areas:

  • Design and maintenance (painter and decorator )
  • Church Painting and Preservation
  • Structural and corrosion protection

The three disciplines have the same training content according to the training regulations in the first two years. Differentiation takes place in the third year of training. There is also a two- year training program for buildings and Objektbeschichter culminating in a qualification test, which is identical to the intermediate examination of the regular painters and finishers. Passing this exam entitles the holder to transition into the normal training and the dropping of the final examination after a further year training.

Previously at least three, maximum of five years of practical experience were required as a journeyman, to log the master test for the painting and decorating trade. Today it is possible for new examination regulations in the painting and decorating crafts to take the master's examination directly after completion of the final examination. It is to be expected that most journeymen can not finance directly after obtaining the journeyman's certificate a master course. However, a financing option is the master - federal financial aid. The costs for the mostly state schools are moderate. More expensive is the only private school, which is also the oldest German school, which year after year very high number of graduates submit.

Visiting a preparatory school is not compulsory but is recommended because the test involves four fields trainer aptitude Vocational Education, Business Administration ( Sales assistants ), technical practice and theory. Only the latter two are also during his apprenticeship, but usually not taught in the time required for the master's examination depth.

Regional painters and finishers are also trained with the additional test plaster as a painter and decorator, specializing in plasterers.

Another way of development, the designer in the craft, plus there is nationwide work academies and design schools.

Professional body is the Federal Association of the German painter and decorator, crafts, Bundesverband color design Building

Austria: painting and coating technicians, refinishers

In Austria both apprenticeships painter and coating technicians and painters include three years of apprenticeship. Apprentices are trained in the dual system in vocational schools and training establishments. With a successfully completed apprenticeship and four other tests a vocational diploma ( Berufsreifeprüfung ) is possible as well as the master craftsman.

Previously the term painter, painters and plasterers was common. Sign maker is spun off as a teaching profession today. The professional profile scoring in Germany Decorators ( in construction ) is part of the teaching profession upholsterer and decorator. The usual in Switzerland training for car painting - in Germany Fahrzeuglackierer - is part of the teaching profession body shop technicians. For these occupations, as well as the road maintenance expert teaching years shall be in transition. Art painting and restoration aspects ( restorer ) do not count towards professional image.

Vocational schools for the teaching profession a painter and coating technicians can be found in every state, for spray painters in Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Vorarlberg, Vienna. There is also the technical school for painting and design HTL Baden school of painting Leesdorf and the technical school for crafts HTL Innsbruck construction and art, education branch Applied painting. Master School ( Austria ) n found in Baden, and at the HTBLuVA Graz Ortweinschule.

In 2008 there were 2,614 apprentices in teaching Painting and Decorating, and 281 in the teaching profession painter.

Professional organization is the National Guild of painters, painters and plasterers ( National Guild painter for painters and decorators, painters, gilders and Staffierer; sign production as linked craft ).

Switzerland: Painter / in

The training as a painter / in ( Vocational Education / basic vocational ) takes place at three venues ( Triales system ):

  • Teaching: Here the practical skills of professional painters are taught ( private companies or training workshops ).
  • About Operational Course (formerly known as introductory courses ): supporting practical knowledge and skills in addition to teaching. Based on a model training course in a course center.
  • Vocational school: teaching the relevant theoretical basis for vocational training. In addition to this evidence and solutions of everyday problems and personal training in general education.

The three -year course is completed with the final apprenticeship examination. This test will provide information about whether the knowledge of the three training places, teaching, External courses and vocational college were processed so that the certificate of competence may be granted as a skilled painter.

Training: After two, respectively four years of professional practice and the corresponding thereto knowledge which are acquired voluntarily in training schools, the tests foreman SMGV can (Swiss painter and plastering business association ) or Federally qualified painter to be stored. From each stage of the painting profession from related professions can be learned and completed by a shortened Additional teaching.

  • Related Occupations: Carrossier / paint shop in EFZ ( basic education, car painter )
  • Industrial painters / EFZ ( basic education )
  • Plasterers / in ( basic education )
  • Writing and advertising designer / in ( basic education )
  • Gilder / in ( basic education )
  • Theater painter / in ( basic education )
  • Decoration designer / in ( basic education )
  • Decorators / in SMGV / FRMPP
  • Decorators / in the theater
  • Color designer / in (BP )
  • Color mixer / in
  • Hüttemeister / in (building restoration )
  • Restorer / in (higher professional )
  • Vorführmeister / in ( colorants advice)
  • Consultant / in ( Retail )

Professional association of Swiss painting and plastering contractor association

South Tyrol: painter / refinisher and in / in

Painter / refinisher and in / in (Italian Pittore e verniciatore / Pittrice e verniciatrice ) is in South Tyrol apprenticeship training that is completed in a maximum of 54 months, and ends with the final apprenticeship examination ( journeyman's certificate) at the vocational school. The school for the profession is the Landesberufsschule Schlanders.

Training is visit specialist courses eg for font painting, decorative painting, restoration, design, as well as visit a master school - school for this are the Scuola Professionale Provinciale per l' Artigianato e l' Industria " Luigi Einaudi " in Bolzano - or taking the master craftsman examination. Specializations exist as Baumaler, car painting, industrial painters, stage painter, decorative painter.

Professional organization is the professional community of painters and finishers in the National Association of Craftsmen.

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