Diploma in Energy and Electrical Engineering (Electrical Technician)

Energy and Electrical Engineering (Electrical Technician) is a secondary vocational education programme at Riga Technical College (Rīgas Tehniskā koledža). It is taught in Latvian at Braslas iela 16 in Riga, lasts four years in the day department on campus, and leads to the qualification of electrical technician. Electrical technicians work in industrial, municipal and public organisations and in companies that generate, transmit and distribute electricity. They build external and internal electrical networks and carry out installation, operation and repair of electrical installations. Training covers finding and fixing equipment faults, safe installation work, joining parts by soldering, gluing, riveting and welding, basic metalwork, and protecting equipment against short circuits, overload and current leakage. The programme admits students who have completed basic education (nine grades). The page lists a special requirement for the specialty: good knowledge of physics and mathematics. Graduates can continue their studies at the college's Electrical Equipment programme or academic programmes at Riga Technical University (RTU).