PLC: Working with Simatic S7 in the TIA Portal with job-related German support

Free of cost

by funding

The course first teaches the theoretical content from the most common economic fields, including job-related German language training. You will then learn how to work with programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in the TIA portal. You will also be introduced to the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Vocational German language support for the commercial/technical sector"
    Certificate "PLC: Working with Simatic S7 in the TIA Portal"
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
    Certification exam for vocational German language support
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 16 Weeks

Job-related German language support for the commercial/technical sector

General language skills (approx. 1 day)

Repetition of important grammar topics and application of complex linguistic structures of German grammar

Reading and understanding texts from different areas, global and selective reading comprehension

Improving listening comprehension


Correspondence in a professional environment (approx. 2 days)

Layout and letter design

Contemporary salutations and letter introductions

Customer-oriented letters and e-mails

Reporting

Cover letters according to DIN 5008


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Professional field of communication management (approx. 3 days)

Confident communication in the company

Forms of communication in teams

Meetings and presentations

Conflict management

Staff appraisals

Job interviews

Sales and consultation meetings

Writing offers

Trade fairs and product presentations

Complaints


Business career field (approx. 6 days)

Human resources, management and labor law

Finance and controlling

Payroll accounting


Professional field of marketing (approx. 6 days)

Advertising

Market analysis and market research

Online marketing and e-commerce


Company processes (approx. 9 days)

Restructuring, process management, process changes

Digital transformation

Changes in energy management and environmental protection

Project management


Occupational field logistics and trade (approx. 8 days)

production

Purchasing

Delivery and transportation

Retail trade


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 5 days)

PLC: Working with Simatic S7 in the TIA Portal

System overview (approx. 2 days)

Course objective, course sequence, teaching concept

Key features of the SIMATIC S7 system family

Components of the TIA portal, STEP 7


Hardware (approx. 2 days)

Design and assembly of the automation system

Display and operating elements of the SIMATIC CPU

Addressing and wiring the signal modules

Device configuration in the TIA Portal


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Program (approx. 14 days)

Program processing by the control system

Program test with PLCSIM

Binary operations in FBD LAD IL

Time steps, counters, comparators, accumulator operations

Use of the various block types (OB, FC, FB, DB), program structuring

Data management with data blocks

FB as multi-instance

IEC-compliant blocks

Explanation and use of various organizational blocks

Program language SCL


Project handling (approx. 2 days)

Archiving and migrating projects

Using reference projects

Working with libraries

Converting S7-300 projects to the S7-1500 system


Step chain programming (approx. 5 days)

Step chain representation according to DIN 60848 (Graphcet)

Step chains in FBD and SCL

Introduction to sequence control with S7-Graph

Working with S7-Graph


Commissioning and diagnostics/working with the hardware (approx. 5 days)

Establishing a connection to a real CPU

Test tools for system information, troubleshooting and diagnostics

Recognizing and rectifying basic hardware faults

Hardware diagnostic functions of the TIA portal

Software diagnostic functions of the TIA portal

Commissioning a TIA system with software troubleshooting and fault rectification


Analog values (approx. 2 days)

Principle of analog value processing in the SIMATIC S7

Configuring the connection of analog sensors

Evaluating analog measured values in STEP 7

Output of analog values


Updating and documenting projects (approx. 1 day)

Save and document program changes made

TIA Portal tools for documentation


Project work (approx. 5 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

General knowledge of German (B1) is a prerequisite for participation in the course.

The course provides you with the necessary know-how for employment as a commercial and technical specialist, including job-related German language training, in order to achieve successful integration into the German labor market.

You will then learn how the TIA components interact. You will be able to modify and adapt existing STEP 7 programs and systematically diagnose and rectify hardware and software faults in a simple TIA system.

People with a degree in engineering, electrical engineers, automation specialists, mechatronics engineers, technicians, master craftsmen and specialists with relevant professional experience.

The course is also aimed at specialists from the commercial and technical fields, taking into account an integrative component.

Specialists in the field of automation technology are in demand in many technical sectors. Their field of activity includes, for example, the assembly, commissioning and maintenance of technical systems as well as customer service.

The course also provides you with work-related German language training to enable you to write business correspondence in accordance with current regulations and to communicate confidently both internally and externally.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.