Education programmes of job
Nature of work
The profession of Programmingassistant engineer is a profession in the engineering field. It presents the joint between the academic supervisor who supervises the engineering project and the technician orcraftsman who executes the task. The Programming Assistant Engineer is responsible for:- ICDL skills and dealing with operation systems
- The basics of telecommunication systems, IT and basic applications for modern electronic systems.
- Analysis of IT systems and database for small and medium enterprises and organizing office work.
- Transferring the algorithms into programming language to serve database.
- Skills in maintaining PCs (software and hardware).
- Preparing tender books for purchasing and maintenance of PCs in the, which includetechnical and financial details.
- Preparation of technical reports related to the task and developing work methods using advanced technology.
- Ability to work within a team.
- Providing and use of occupational safety tools.
- Providing the healthy working conditions.
- Application of quality assurance and industrial safety procedures.
Environment of work
- The Programming Assistant Engineer works for 8 hours daily throughout the week, except weekends and official holidays. He/She may have to work overtime even on holidays especially when there is installation or periodic or emergency maintenance works than requires long time.
- Does not need special uniform.
- May have to sit for long hours behind desk and watch monitors.
- Can work individually in own workshop to perform PCs maintenance or programming, or by joining some tenders for a turnkey projects in the field of PCs and programming.
- He/She should have a commitment to the international specification standards for electrical machines, installing the systems in the proper environment and works on assuring the performance quality.
- He/She should have integrity and honesty and should not submit to any emotional effects and should give his/her opinion and record the results of his/her work honestly and neutrally.
Professional life
- The ProgrammingAssistant Engineer can perform the work whether in the public or private sectors. He/she is mostly the head of the execution team. The wage at the start when working for the public sector is about 20000 Syrian Pounds.
- The professional course of the programmingassistant engineer develops by gaining administrative and practical experiences through employment progression as workshop chief then to the larger circles and departments in managing projects as an expert which includes planning tasks for the execution stages and defining the execution priorities.
- For the top ranking graduates of the technical institutes, they can proceed to the faculty of the same profession.
- They can travel to make some maintenance or to give a practical expertise for the installation of PCs.
Sectors of careers
The programming assistant engineer can perform tasks within the following professional sectors:- Private sector, i.e. his/her own workshop specialized in maintenance of PCs.
- Public and private sectors in all industrial and service establishments that deals with PCs.
- The programming assistant engineer can continue higher education in electrical departments or IT department at public universities (available for 3% top ranking students).
- Also can continue higher education in electricalor IT departments at private universities according to the criteria set by them.
Getting the job
The profession can be achieved through admission to the Technical Institute for Computer department of programming after finishing the senior high school scientific section with a score suiting the requirement defined by the ministry of higher education, or after finishing vocational senior high school electrical section also with a score suiting the requirement defined by the ministry of higher education.The student at this department study the following knowledge fields: preparation field includes foreign language, computer science that helps in modern research and communication, other professional knowledge fields in PCs and programming, professional computer programs related to electrical circuits, and a supportive knowledge fields includes metrology, quality engineering, industrial and occupational safety.
Skills
General Skills:- Works effectively within a multidisciplinary team, and knowledge of different working environment.
- Showing personal effective skills at the working environment in the sense of ability for inventing solutions and giving innovative ideas.
- Self and continuous learning to be up-to-date with fast technical development and the possibility to transfer the knowledge and skills in the field ofelectrical machines.
- Accomplishment of the required tasks on time and effectively managing the time according to priorities.
- Management of tasks and resources effectively and the ability of improvement.
- Commitment to professional criteria and ethics
- Evaluation of employees and working to update their skills continuously.
- To have knowledge in PCs, hardware and software.
Sources and references
- Internal Book of Technical Institutes, University of Aleppo, 2008.
- Arabic Classification of Professions, Arab Labor Organization, 2008.
- National Accreditation Reference standards, Ministry of Higher Education, Syria, 2012.