Introduction to the College-Level Mechanical Equipment Installation Sector

Installing mechanical equipment at college level is what? - Illustrative image

According to the regulations on the minimum volume of knowledge and competency requirements that learners achieve after graduating from intermediate level, college level in the field of installing mechanical equipment, which are issued together with Circular 47/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, it is stipulated that the installation of mechanical equipment at the college level is a field in which the professional's main job is in the installation of constructions and plants such as thermal power plants, hydropower plants, oil refineries, drilling rigs, cement plants, etc. These involve the installation of shaped steel equipment, equipment clusters, and production line systems in the industry, meeting level 5 requirements in the Vietnamese National Qualifications Framework.

A professional in Installing mechanical equipment can work independently or in groups with tasks such as installing and aligning monolithic machines like mechanical processing machines; installing production line systems like steel rolling lines, welding robot lines, forming lines; installing shaped steel equipment such as industrial building frames, conveyor frames, and racks; installing material containing equipment such as tanks, reservoirs, dust filters, and hoppers; installing round pipe equipment like water supply pipes, fire fighting pipes, oil supply pipes, and gas supply pipes; installing square and rectangular pipe equipment like ventilation, dust extraction, air conditioning, steam and gas conduits, and assembling, disassembling, maintaining mechanical drive system clusters, and joints. Moreover, professionals in Installing mechanical equipment also have the capability to process support clusters for the installation process, pre-assemble mechanical detail clusters in workshops, transport products to construction sites, and complete the installation work.

The minimum volume of knowledge is 2,500 hours (equivalent to 90 credits).

For detailed regulations, see Circular 47/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, effective from February 10, 2019.

Le Vy

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