At least three years of professional experience in metal construction after completing basic training are required for the course to become an assembly manager with Federal Diploma of Higher Education.

Metal construction workshop and assembly managers are employed in façade construction, metal construction and steel construction companies. They hold managerial positions in the assembly and workshop, where they work in operations, project and production management. In the middle loader, they manage their employees and apprentices and ensure that all work in product manufacture and assembly runs smoothly. They monitor the work, are responsible for staff scheduling and meeting deadlines, materials management and the maintenance of vehicles and workshop equipment. They also carry out practical work on steel and aluminum profile systems independently.

It is possible to complete the continuing education, further training as an assembly manager with Federal Diploma of Higher Education either part-time or full-time, although part-time training is more common.

After passing the Federal Diploma of Higher Education (FPE), graduates are awarded the qualification "Metal Construction Workshop and Assembly Manager with Federal Diploma of Higher Education" or "Metal Construction Workshop and Assembly Manager with Federal Diploma of Higher Education".

In order to be admitted to the Federal Professional Examination (FPE) Workshop and Assembly Manager FA, participants must have completed and successfully passed a total of eight modules. These are

• Marketing and acquisition
• Materials technology and process engineering
• Calculation
• Construct
• Project management
• Personnel management
• Building physics
• Management