Installation andconfiguration
Maintenance and repair
maintain and repair the equipment they instal. This can involve preventivemaintenance and servicing, replacement of faulty components or upgrading ofhardware to improve performance and efficiency. They diagnose and troubleshoottechnical issues to find out their causes, resolve the problems and prevent orlimit future incidents.

Equipment operation
 operate equipment and infrastructure and ensure the installations performtheir functions optimally. To do this, they may read manuals or even undergospecialised training. Technicians may also teach other people how to use theequipment. For example, when a company instals a new networking infrastructureand the users don't know how to use it to connect to the internet, a technicianis usually the one who shows them how the equipment works. Equipment operationcan also involve collaborating with colleagues, such as other technical staff.

Equipment fabrication