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Training log examples: Plumbing, heating, AC mechanic (Anlagenmechaniker/in für Sanitär-, Heizungs- und Klimatechnik)

The training log in plumbing, heating and air conditioning records which systems you installed, tested or serviced, and where. The first year is about working materials, pipe joints and assembly basics, later come drinking water, drainage, heating and heat generators, and the last year covers adjusting, optimising and maintaining systems. Inter-company courses get their own entries too. The examples show one week from each of the four years.

Chamber
HWK
Duration
3.5 years
Regulation
Training regulation for systems mechanics in plumbing, heating and air conditioning (SHKAMAusbV), 2016

Example weeks

This is what one week in the training log can look like. Always write your own entries about what you actually did. The form itself stays German, as it is submitted in German.

Year 1 Working and joining pipes

Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:1
Ausbildungsbereich:Workshop and building site
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Cut copper and stainless-steel pipes to length, deburred them and joined them with press fittings
Bent steel pipe and cut threads, made the joint with sealant
Set pipe clamps and aligned lines on site according to the drawing
Cleaned tools and workplace, disposed of offcuts separately
32
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Briefing on occupational safety, protective equipment and ladders on site
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
* Wie lange wurde welche Tätigkeit ausgeübt?
Datum, Unterschrift Auszubildende/r
Datum, Unterschrift Ausbildende/r oder Ausbilder/in
Datum, Unterschrift gesetzliche/r Vertreter/in
Datum, weitere Sichtvermerke (z. B. Lehrer/in)

Year 2 Drinking water installation in a bathroom

Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:2
Ausbildungsbereich:Building site, sanitary installation
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Laid and insulated cold and hot water lines in the bathroom according to the plan
Mounted concealed fittings and a pre-wall element
Pressure-tested the lines and logged the pressure test
Connected the waste line with a slope and tested it for tightness
24
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Briefing on hygiene in drinking water installations
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
LF 5: Sizing drinking water systems and the pipe network
LF 6: Drainage systems, slope and venting
* Wie lange wurde welche Tätigkeit ausgeübt?
Datum, Unterschrift Auszubildende/r
Datum, Unterschrift Ausbildende/r oder Ausbilder/in
Datum, Unterschrift gesetzliche/r Vertreter/in
Datum, weitere Sichtvermerke (z. B. Lehrer/in)

Year 3 Heating system and heat generator

Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:3
Ausbildungsbereich:Building site, heating installation
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Mounted radiators according to the design and connected them to the distribution
Set up a condensing boiler under the supervision of a journeyman and connected it hydraulically
Filled and bled the heating circuit and tested it for tightness
Documented the installation, took photos for the system documentation
28
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Briefing: gas work may only be done by qualified specialist companies
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
LF 7: Determining heating load and selecting heating surfaces
LF 10: Design and function of condensing boilers
* Wie lange wurde welche Tätigkeit ausgeübt?
Datum, Unterschrift Auszubildende/r
Datum, Unterschrift Ausbildende/r oder Ausbilder/in
Datum, Unterschrift gesetzliche/r Vertreter/in
Datum, weitere Sichtvermerke (z. B. Lehrer/in)

Year 4 Adjusting, servicing and optimising

Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:4
Ausbildungsbereich:Customer service
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Hydraulically balanced a heating system: calculated and set the presets of the thermostatic valves
Serviced a heating system under supervision and recorded the results in the service log
Replaced a circulation pump and adapted its output to demand
Explained the state of the system to the customer in plain words
36
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Talk with my trainer to prepare for the journeyman exam
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
LF 14: Adjusting and energetically optimising systems
LF 15: Planning maintenance and keeping service logs
* Wie lange wurde welche Tätigkeit ausgeübt?
Datum, Unterschrift Auszubildende/r
Datum, Unterschrift Ausbildende/r oder Ausbilder/in
Datum, Unterschrift gesetzliche/r Vertreter/in
Datum, weitere Sichtvermerke (z. B. Lehrer/in)

Vocational school learning fields

  1. LF 1Producing components with hand tools
  2. LF 2Producing components with machines
  3. LF 3Producing and assembling subassemblies
  4. LF 4Maintaining technical systems
  5. LF 5Installing drinking water systems
  6. LF 6Installing drainage systems
  7. LF 7Installing heat distribution systems
  8. LF 8Equipping bathrooms and sanitary rooms
  9. LF 9Installing domestic hot water systems
  10. LF 10Installing heat generators for gaseous fuels
  11. LF 11Installing heat generators for liquid and solid fuels
  12. LF 12Installing resource-saving systems
  13. LF 13Installing ventilation and air-conditioning systems
  14. LF 14Adjusting and energetically optimising building services systems
  15. LF 15Maintaining building services systems

Source: KMK framework curriculum for systems mechanics in plumbing, heating and air conditioning, resolution of 29 January 2016. School topics go into the block “Themen des Berufsschulunterrichts”.

Tips for this training log

  • Add the type of system: “Drinking water line bathroom, press fittings” says more than “laid pipes”. Leave customer names and addresses out.
  • Note pressure tests, flushing and setpoints. Measured values show you tested and did not just install.
  • You may only work on gas systems under supervision and within your training. Enter only what you did or accompanied yourself.
  • Record inter-company courses and safety briefings as separate entries.

Common mistakes

  • “Building site” every day with no word on which work on which system. Your progress stays invisible.
  • Entering hours that do not match the working time, such as full company hours on a school day.
  • Entering work that a journeyman did and you only watched, without saying so.

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