Installation technician | The activities, training and job opportunities

An installation engineer is someone who is involved in replacing, maintaining, repairing and controlling various installations. Most often, these installation works involve central heating, gas or water.

The activities of an installation engineer

The activities of an installation engineer mainly consist of installing, building and maintaining installations. The technician works with mechanical installations and electrical installations. Knowledge of multiple systems and the safety risks is very important here.

The training to become an installation engineer

To become an installation engineer, you need diplomas. This starts with MBO at level 2 and ends at higher professional education. In addition, it is also possible to specialize by obtaining additional certificates.

The required certificates

To be able to work as an installation engineer, someone must first obtain the appropriate certificates. These are:

• Minimum MBO level 2 (maintenance mechanic/
  service engineer or installation engineer) or demonstrably the same qualifications (years of experience)
• VCA-VOL certificate
• A Co-craftmanship certificate

Installation technician job opportunities

At the moment, the job opportunities for installation engineers are very good. The demand for technical people is very high. Indeed, research by Randstad in 2022 shows that technology, in addition to ICT, healthcare and education, are the sectors where the most vacancies are structurally open. So if you are interested in a job as a technical technician, the chances of getting a job are considerable!

Working as a self-employed person

As an installation engineer, you can work for a company, but you can also work as a self-employed person or as a freelancer. Some of the advantages of working as a freelancer are that you can set your own hours and that you are your own boss. You don't depend on anyone and only take on the jobs you want.‍

Open jobs for installation technician

Guidion works as installation partner exclusively with freelancers. We are mainly active in the telecom and central heating sectors. This means that we are always looking for installation engineers. Experienced and inexperienced. So would you like to work as a freelancer, but you don't have the right education? Don't worry, you can get the right certificates via Guidion and you'll be doing your first job within three months!

Do you have experience? Then you can start working for us as a freelancer right away. We provide you with a well-filled agenda. So we'll take over the search for jobs for you! Sign up as mechanic and we will contact you as soon as possible.