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Training log examples: Industrial mechanic (Industriemechaniker/in)

The training log of industrial mechanics covers manufacturing, assembly and maintenance tasks. Describe which part you made from which material, with which process and tolerances. The first year is mostly filing, drilling, measuring and joining, later turning, milling, control technology, maintenance and fault finding. In the last year the in-company job for the final exam takes centre stage.

Chamber
IHK
Duration
3.5 years
Regulation
Training regulation for the industrial metal trades, 2018

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 Basic training: filing, drilling, measuring

Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:1
Ausbildungsbereich:Training workshop
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Marked out, sawed and filed a workpiece in S235JR to size according to the drawing
Drilled and countersunk holes and cut M6 and M8 threads by hand
Checked dimensions with a calliper and square and logged deviations
Cleaned the workplace, looked after the tools and put them away
28
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Workshop safety briefing: safety glasses, machines, accident prevention
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
LF 1: Reading technical drawings, tolerances and fits
LF 1: Materials and their properties
* 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 Turning and milling on machine tools

Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:2
Ausbildungsbereich:Production
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Turned a shaft in C45 to the drawing and set cutting values from the table
Milled a keyway on the milling machine and checked it with a micrometer
Checked the cooling lubricant and disposed of chips properly
Wrote the production report, noted scrap and discussed the cause
32
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Briefing on hazardous substances: cooling lubricants and skin protection
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
LF 5: Calculating cutting parameters and cutting values
LF 5: Choosing coolants for machining
* 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 Maintenance and fault finding on a plant

Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:3
Ausbildungsbereich:Maintenance
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Inspected a conveyor belt per the maintenance plan, greased bearings and checked belt tension
Replaced a faulty proximity switch and tested the function in the control program
Dismantled a pneumatic cylinder, replaced the seals and reassembled it
Filled in the maintenance report and reported the spare parts needed
36
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Lockout/tagout briefing: isolating the plant and securing it against restart
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
LF 12: Maintenance strategies and maintenance plans
LF 13: Pneumatic and electro-pneumatic controls
* 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 In-company job for the final exam

Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:4
Ausbildungsbereich:In-company project work
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Planned the in-company job: work steps, material and time needed agreed
Assembled and aligned the assembly and checked function and dimensional accuracy
Documented the results and took photos for the documentation
Practised the presentation for the technical discussion with my trainer
38
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Talk about the procedure of the final exam part 2
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
LF 14: Planning and implementing technical systems
LF 15: Optimising technical systems
* 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 1Manufacturing components with hand tools
  2. LF 2Manufacturing components with machines
  3. LF 3Producing simple assemblies
  4. LF 4Maintaining technical systems
  5. LF 5Manufacturing individual parts with machine tools
  6. LF 6Installing and commissioning control systems
  7. LF 7Assembling technical subsystems
  8. LF 8Manufacturing on numerically controlled machine tools
  9. LF 9Repairing technical systems
  10. LF 10Producing and commissioning technical systems
  11. LF 11Monitoring product and process quality
  12. LF 12Servicing technical systems
  13. LF 13Ensuring the operability of automated systems
  14. LF 14Planning and implementing technical systems
  15. LF 15Optimising technical systems

Source: KMK framework curriculum for industrial mechanics, 2004 as amended 2018 (via BIBB and a Saxon teaching aid). School topics go into the block “Themen des Berufsschulunterrichts”.

Tips for this training log

  • Name the material, process and measuring tool, for example “shaft in C45 turned, checked with a micrometer”. It shows what you really did.
  • Write down tolerances and measured values if you know them. Deviations and their causes show progress.
  • Record safety: briefings on machines, hazardous substances and lockout/tagout, in the instruction field.
  • Note maintenance and fault-finding tasks: symptom, test, cause, action.

Common mistakes

  • Only “filed” or “turned” without workpiece, material and dimension. Nobody can tell what you learned.
  • Hiding scrap and mistakes. A measured fault with its cause is a good entry.
  • Mixing school topics and in-company tasks in the same field instead of keeping them apart.

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