Professional examination: Marcel Wyler in new office
BEHIND THE SCENE Not only the participants, but also Marcel Wyler successfully mastered the professional examination of vehicle restorers in his new function as president of the examination board.
Mr. Wyler, what do you have to bring with you to pass the professional examination?
At the examination, those who bring practical experience with them and who have learned during their training to master the action competencies according to the qualification profile stand out. It is important that candidates not only rely on the theoretical content of the training centers, but have also gained practical experience in a suitable workshop parallel to the training course.
How does the professional examination relate to everyday working life?
Vehicle restorers should later be equipped to advise, calculate, plan and implement practical work as workshop managers in a restoration company. This is precisely the goal we are striving for with the professional examination. The Interessengemeinschaft Fahrzeugrestaurator (Igf, editor) offers adequate training to professionals from the automotive industry. During a good two years, eight modules are attended and trained at different institutions.
Which eight modules are attended during the training?
The modules are called Projects, Car Electrics, Engine, Drive, Body and Chassis, Customers, Determining Order Effort and Processing the Customer Order. In addition to the vehicle restorer specializing in automotive technology, there are also further training courses for car body painting and car body tinsmithing. There was no examination for these specializations this year. If we want to safeguard and preserve this old cultural asset in the future, it is important that we continue to be allowed to train these professions. Due to the generational change in the garage trade, experienced old hands are becoming increasingly rare.
To what extent does your role as president of the board of examiners change?
As the former head of audit part 3, I was only responsible for one audit part with three sub-items. Now I am responsible for a total of four examination parts with seven sub-items. In addition, I am also primarily responsible for the examination management of the two additional specializations of car body painting and car body tinsmithing. I am also responsible for the organizational implementation of the examination and for accompanying the examination experts on site.
How did you experience your first professional examination in your new role?
At the first exam, I wanted to gain an insight into the exam items that were still unknown to me. I conducted an expert training session, focusing on exam part 1 and 3 with the practical tasks. I focused specifically on the technical discussion and the various tasks. In addition, I presented the course of the professional examination at the examination board meeting, which confirms the examination results and decides on the final award of the professional certificates. In order to bring all this work under one hat, I am grateful for the great preparatory work of Thomas Jäggi as secretary. He is a great support to me and knows the specifications and lists very well.
