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Training log examples: Motor vehicle mechatronics technician (Kraftfahrzeugmechatroniker/in), passenger car technology

The training log of a vehicle mechatronics technician records which work you did on which vehicle: servicing, troubleshooting, repair. The first year is about inspections, simple assemblies and measuring, later come the on-board electrics, engine management, chassis, brakes and preparing vehicles for inspections. If your company takes part in inter-company courses, they get their own entries. The examples show one week from each of the four years.

Chamber
HWK
Duration
3.5 years
Regulation
Training regulation for vehicle mechatronics technicians (KfzMechaAusbV 2013), 2013

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 Inspection and tyre change

Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:1
Ausbildungsbereich:Workshop, car service
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Carried out a manufacturer-specified inspection on a car: oil change, filters, fluid levels, visual check
Changed wheels with a torque wrench, checked tyre tread and pressure and logged them
Measured brake pads and discs and documented the result in the job order
Tidied the workshop and disposed of waste oil and old parts by type
30
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Safety briefing on the vehicle lift and on handling waste oil
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
LF 1: Reading the service plan, assigning inspection scopes
LF 2: Measuring with calipers and micrometers
* 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 Troubleshooting the on-board electrics

Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:2
Ausbildungsbereich:Workshop, electrics and electronics
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Checked battery and charging voltage with a multimeter, measured the quiescent current
Removed and replaced the alternator, fitted a new serpentine belt
Narrowed down a failed low beam using the wiring diagram: fuse, relay, bulb
Read the fault memory with the diagnostic tool and discussed the entries with the journeyman
36
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Briefing on working safely on the vehicle battery
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
LF 6: Reading wiring diagrams, measuring voltage drop
LF 5: Planning additional work on customer vehicles
* 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 Brake and chassis repair

Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:3
Ausbildungsbereich:Workshop, chassis and brakes
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Replaced front brake discs and pads, changed and bled the brake fluid
Replaced a tie rod end and an anti-roll bar link, prepared the wheel alignment
Test drive for a function check, checked braking performance on the test bench
Completed the job and handed the documentation to the service advisor
34
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Briefing on disposing of brake fluid
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
LF 10: Design and function of hydraulic brake systems
LF 9: Comfort and safety systems, airbag basics
* 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 Repairing the drivetrain and preparing for the journeyman exam

Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:4
Ausbildungsbereich:Workshop, engine and drivetrain
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Changed the timing belt and water pump to manufacturer specifications, set the valve timing with special tools
Replaced the clutch on a manual gearbox and ran a function test
Practised a typical exam task at work: troubleshooting an engine management system
Discussed the procedure and tasks of the journeyman exam with my trainer
40
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Talk to prepare for the practical journeyman exam
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)

Vocational school learning fields

  1. LF 1Servicing and inspecting vehicles and systems to specification
  2. LF 2Checking, removing, replacing and fitting simple assemblies and systems
  3. LF 3Identifying and eliminating malfunctions
  4. LF 4Carrying out conversion work to customer requests
  5. LF 5Carrying out inspections and additional work
  6. LF 6Diagnosing and repairing malfunctions in on-board electrics, charging and starting systems
  7. LF 7Repairing assemblies and systems subject to wear
  8. LF 8Diagnosing mechatronic engine management systems
  9. LF 9Carrying out service tasks on comfort and safety systems
  10. LF 10Repairing damage to chassis and brake systems

Source: KMK framework curriculum for vehicle mechatronics technicians, resolution of 25 April 2013 (learning fields 1–10 for all specialisations). School topics go into the block “Themen des Berufsschulunterrichts”.

Tips for this training log

  • Name the vehicle type and assembly, but no number plates or customer names: “Front brake discs and pads, car” is enough.
  • Put the measured values in your log, such as remaining pad thickness or charging voltage. It shows you checked and did not just wrench.
  • Record inter-company courses and safety briefings as separate entries, not within the workshop hours.
  • When troubleshooting, note the path: symptom, test step, cause, remedy. That is exactly what examiners ask about later.

Common mistakes

  • “Repaired car” with no detail on what exactly and with what result. Nobody can follow that.
  • Entering workshop hours without regard to school days, so the weekly total does not match the working time.
  • Writing all the weeks from memory at the end. The measured values and steps are then made up.

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