Industrial mechanics (VS8)
179 credits
Technical study in a vocational study programme
Industrial mechanics is a certified trade. The average duration of study is four years upon
completion of basic study in metal trades, a total of six semesters in a school and 60 weeks of
workplace training. The objective of the study programme is to prepare students to carry out
those tasks that industrial mechanics perform, i.e. construction and maintenance of engines and
macinery, cooling and freesing systems and pneumatic controls. The study programme
concludes with a journeyman’s examination that provides qualifications to work in the trade
and to enter a study programme leading to a master’s craftsman examination.
General subjects
Foreign languages
Icelandic
Athletics
Life skills
Mathematics
Specialised subjects
Engine mechanics
Physics
Material technology (metal)
Basic technical drawing
Quality awareness
Metal hand crafting
Shield gas metal arc welding
(MIG/MAG)
Shield gas welding (TIG)
Technical drawing
Refrigeration and freezing
technique
Piping systems
Gas welding
Metal construction measurements
Measurements
Plate work
Electronics
Theory of electricity
Electric arc welding
Turning
Logical circuits
First aid
Automation and controls
Computer aided design (CAD)
Computer graphics
Environmental theory
Projects planning and execution
Engine theory
1
25 credits
DAN1 102 ENS 102 + 4 credits
ÍSL 102 202
ÍÞR 101 111 201 211 + 2 credits
LKN 103
STÆ 102 + 2 credits
94 credits
AVV 102 202 304 403
EÐL 102
EFM 102 201 302
GRT 103 203
GÆV 101 202
HVM 103 203
11 credits
2 credits
5 credits
6 credits
3 credits
6 credits
HSU 102
TIG 1322
ITM 114
2 credits
2 credits
4 credits
KÆL 122
LAG 112
LSU 102
MÆM 101 201
MRM 102
PLV 102 202
RAT 102
RAF 113
RSU 102 2023
REN 103 202
RÖK 102
SKY 101
STY 102 202
CAD 113
TTÖ 102
UFR 102
VTÆ 132
VFR 102 222 322
2 credits
2 credits
2 credits
2 credits
2 credits
4 credits
2 credits
3 credits
2 credits
5 credits
2 credits
1 credits
4 credits
3 credits
2 credits
2 credits
2 credits
6 credits
Norwegian or Swedish.
Students select either TIG 132 or RSU 202.
3
See footnote 2.
2
8 credits
4 credits
6 credits
3 credits
4 credits
Hydraulics
Safety and environment
Workplace training 60 weeks
VÖK 102 202
ÖRF 101
4 credits
1 credits
60 credits