Training log examples: Mechatronics technician (Mechatroniker/in)
The training log of mechatronics technicians combines mechanics, electrical engineering and control technology. For each task, say which part was mechanical, electrical or programmed. The first year focuses on metalworking, electrical basics and simple controls, later years on assemblies, PLC programming and commissioning. The final year brings fault finding on plants and the in-company job for the final exam.
- Chamber
- IHK
- Duration
- 3.5 years
- Regulation
- Training regulation for mechatronics technicians (MechatronikerAusbV), 2011
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 Mechanics and electrics in basic training
Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:1
Ausbildungsbereich:Training workshop
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Sawed, filed and drilled an aluminium base plate according to the drawing
Built a simple circuit with push button, relay and indicator lamp on a breadboard
Measured voltage and current with the multimeter and compared them with the calculation
Practised soldering circuit boards and checked the solder joints
Built a simple circuit with push button, relay and indicator lamp on a breadboard
Measured voltage and current with the multimeter and compared them with the calculation
Practised soldering circuit boards and checked the solder joints
34
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Safety briefing: workshop, electrics and fire protection
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
Reading technical drawings and parts lists
Electrical basics: series and parallel circuits
Electrical basics: series and parallel circuits
* 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 Pneumatics and a first PLC control
Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:2
Ausbildungsbereich:Assembly and control technology
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Built a pneumatic circuit from the plan: cylinders, 5/2-way valves, flow control valves
Connected proximity sensors and solenoid valves to the PLC and labelled them
Programmed and tested a sequence control for two cylinders in function blocks
Searched for and fixed a wiring fault
Connected proximity sensors and solenoid valves to the PLC and labelled them
Programmed and tested a sequence control for two cylinders in function blocks
Searched for and fixed a wiring fault
32
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Briefing on compressed air and handling pneumatic systems
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
Pneumatic controls: reading circuit diagrams
PLC programming: basic instructions and sequence chains
PLC programming: basic instructions and sequence chains
* 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 Commissioning a plant
Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:3
Ausbildungsbereich:Plant engineering
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Assembled a module of a conveyor system and aligned drive and sensors
Set parameters on the frequency converter and started the motor on a trial run
Extended the PLC program, added an emergency-stop fault message and tested it
Wrote the commissioning report and entered the measured values
Set parameters on the frequency converter and started the motor on a trial run
Extended the PLC program, added an emergency-stop fault message and tested it
Wrote the commissioning report and entered the measured values
36
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Briefing on emergency stop, protective devices and isolating plants
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
Drive technology: three-phase motor and frequency converter
Commissioning and documenting mechatronic systems
Commissioning and documenting mechatronic 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)
Year 4 Fault finding and the in-company job
Ausbildungsnachweis (wöchentlich)
Name des/der Auszubildenden:
Ausbildungsjahr:4
Ausbildungsbereich:Maintenance
Ausbildungswoche vom:
bis:
Betriebliche Tätigkeiten*Stunden
Narrowed down a fault on a production plant: checked sensor, wiring and program in turn
Replaced a faulty proximity switch and set the switching distance again
Planned the in-company job for the final exam and defined the work steps
Documented the cause of the fault and the measure in the maintenance report
Replaced a faulty proximity switch and set the switching distance again
Planned the in-company job for the final exam and defined the work steps
Documented the cause of the fault and the measure in the maintenance report
34
Unterweisungen, betrieblicher Unterricht, sonstige Schulungen*Stunden
Talk with my trainer about the procedure of the final exam part 2
Themen des BerufsschulunterrichtsStunden
Maintenance and systematic fault finding
Exam preparation: documentation and technical discussion
Exam preparation: documentation and technical discussion
* 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)
Tips for this training log
- In each entry, separate what was mechanical, electrical and programmed. That shows you cover all parts of the occupation.
- Name components and values: “cylinder controlled via 5/2-way valve” or “switching distance set to 4 mm”.
- Record fault finding: symptom, test steps, cause, measure. That is exactly what the exam asks for.
- Enter programming work with the language or software, for example a PLC program in function block diagram.
Common mistakes
- Only “worked on the plant” without module, activity and result.
- Not mentioning programming and wiring although they made up most of the week.
- Leaving out safety briefings, especially for work with compressed air or voltage.
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