EnglishAn alarm and security electrician generally works in an electrical engineering company and the main occupation is usually installations of various kinds. There is a great breadth of tasks within the profession. This means that you need to have good basic knowledge in the field of electricity.
Through adult education
Study through your local adult education center (Komvux) and be eligible to apply for student loans and grants from CSN.
As a private person
You can also pay for your education yourself with an installment plan and our trial offer.
Through a company
Your employer pays for your training with our trial offer.
Alarm electricians and safety electricians are a broad education. Depending on where you work, you may have different job titles. For example, telecommunications technicians, service and installation electricians, cable technicians, broadband fitters, telecom fitters and more. Working as a telecommunications technician can include installing computer and telecommunications equipment, burglary and fire alarms or access control systems.
It can also be about, for example, pulling cables and inserting cable TV networks. Installation of data and telecommunications networks in offices and industries can also be included in the job, as well as building data networks for data, media and image transmission. In some cases, the work also includes installing facilities for air and ship navigation.
There is a great breadth of tasks within the profession. Therefore, it is important that you have good basic knowledge of how to do electrical installations. The job can also include commissioning and programming of, for example, alarms and other installations. In other words, the job can include everything from cabling to programming.
Part of the work involves servicing and repairing installed installations such as automatic alarms, TV antennas or telephone networks. Then it is important to find out what is wrong by talking to the customer, examining and making measurements with different measuring instruments. When the fault is located, it is rectified and the equipment is set up and tested.
An alarm installer, or alarm electrician and security electrician, installs fire alarms, burglar alarms, TV surveillance systems, access control systems and other safety equipment. They work with most things from planning to assembly, commissioning and technical description of the installation. They also service alarm systems. The work may also include training for the users of the alarm systems. It is therefore important to have knowledge of the laws and regulations that regulate the work with alarms.
Approved primary school. We also recommend passing the high school's first courses in Swedish, English and Mathematics.
If you complete the entire program, it totals 1500 credits, including the municipal adult education project (Komvuxarbete).
You will alternate between studying our online courses remotely and attending the school in Sundsvall. The program includes 15% workplace-based learning (WBL).
We have our own web-based education portal, where you can access your courses with study schedules and information on the goals and requirements needed to pass. The education portal also provides support and additional information you need during your studies.
In the program, you will use various simulation programs, so you must have access to a computer (PC) with a Windows operating system.
