Technician
Job Description
Depending on their skills, technicians may hold different posts such as Electrical Instrument and Meter Technician, Electronics Technicians, Office Equipment Service Technician, Telecommunications Technician and Electrical Engineering Technician, etc. The duties of Electrical Engineering Technician and Electronics Technician are as follows:
- Perform technical tasks independently or under the direction of engineers
- Assist in the design, development, construction, installation, testing, operation, maintenance and repair of electronic devices or electrical systems
- Supervise craftsmen and operators and provide technical support
Qualities and Qualifications
- Possess necessary technical knowledge so as to comprehend the ideas of engineers and follow their instructions
- Judgematic and good at organisation
- Active in acquiring technical knowledge to upgrade their skills
- Completion of Secondary 5 and formal technical education followed by 2-year organised on-the-job training
- Completion of Secondary 5 and apprenticeship
- Qualified craftsmen may upgrade themselves to be technicians through further studies
Training Route

Note*:
Qualifications earned prior to the apprenticeship such as completion of a basic craft course may lead to a reduction in the period of apprenticeship up to maximum of 12 months.