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SITRAIN
SITRAIN Certification Program
Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Overview of Topics
Drive technology Automation Systems CNC automation
Industrial Safety systems - Safety

Process automation
communications Integrated
Low voltage controls Sensors, measurement, Electrical installation

and distribution, TIP and test engineering technology

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Learning Options with SITRAIN
1. Learning in the 2. Customized

Training Center learning
3. Learning 4. Learning with 5. Learning

with BTs WBT with books

Customized SITRAIN Training Courses
You request, we provide training... 2. Customized

learning
On your premises worldwide
In your language
Through our trainers with their excellent technical
and educational background
With your Training equipment or ours
On topics which are of particular relevance for your
machines and plants

Blended Learning with SITRAIN
Combination of face-to-face and online learning

Combination of learning media and methods for preparing, accompanying and
reworking courses
Certification test
Entry test (optional) Face-to-face sessions
(optional)
Optional module 1 Optional module 2

Blended Learning: The Advantages
Higher learning efficiency by: Entry test

(optional)
Face-to-face
sessions
Certification test
(optional)
Combination of learning methods and wide selection of

available media Optional Optional
module 1 module 2
Specialist trainers oriented towards professional

requirements
Portioned modules of visual resources; interactive learning
Training equipment designed for methodological and didactic effectiveness
Competitive advances through:

Customization: flexible in contents, media, location, time and duration
Safe application of theoretical knowledge in extensive hands-on sessions
Acquaintance with the entire product range allows optimum matching of all components
of a plant
Cost reduction:
Self-learning programs that are independent of time and location as well as online
learning - reduce absence times, travel expenses and costs

The Success of SITRAIN
Training results in:

Optimum configuration of individual components of a plant
Quick troubleshooting
Reduced failure and restart times
Increased employee satisfaction and loyalty
Shorter familiarization times following changes in technology and staff
To sum it up:
Lower costs and higher profits!

The Advantages of SITRAIN
Our strengths are:

Comprehensive range of training courses
Up-to-date course contents
Balanced ratio of theoretical and hands-on sessions
Limited number of course participants
High-quality course documents
Siemens as guarantee for quality
The manufacturer as training provider
To sum it up:
High quality know how transfer directly from the market leader and manufacturer

SITRAIN Ratings by Course Participants (in %)
Source: TNS Infratest 2008, poll among course participants and decision makers
General performance Willingness to recommend

70
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60
60
50
50
40 2003
40 2003 2006
2006 2008
2008 30
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20
20
10 10
0 0
Excellent Very good Good Acceptable Bad For sure Probably Potentially Probably not Not for sure
Repeat custom Competition benefits

70 70
60 60
50
50
40 2003
40 2003
2006
2006
2008
2008 30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0 Very big Big advantage Medium Low advantage No advantage
For sure Probably Potentially Probably not Not for sure advantage advantage

SITRAIN Ratings by Decision Makers (in %)
Source: TNS Infratest 2008, poll among course participants and decision makers
General performance Willingness to recommend

70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40 2006
2006 2008
2008 30
30
20
20
10 10
0 0
Excellent Very good Good Acceptable Bad For sure Probably Potentially Probably not Not for sure
Repeat custom Competition benefits

70 70
60 60
50
50
40 2006
40
2006
2008
2008
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0 Very big Big advantage Medium Low advantage No advantage
For sure Probably Potentially Probably not Not for sure advantage advantage

What is the SITRAIN Certification Program?
A worldwide certification by SITRAIN for industry...

Achieved though a worldwide certification test upon completion of the TIA
programming or service training course
The certification is currently recertified every 3 years by participating in training
for continued technical developments and taking the certification test again
Certification certificate to verify the acquired skills
For all additional information, please refer to Link

Entry qualification Automation with SIMATIC S7
Service, maintenance and Projection and

commissioning programming in the
in the automation automation
Siemens Certified Service

Technician Level 1

Technician Level 2
Siemens Certified
Programmer

The SITRAIN Certification Program
Enables You to...
Siemens Certified Service Technician Level 1

Hardware assembly and commissioning of a programmable logic control
Carry out simple program changes
Identify and troubleshoot basic soft and hardware bugs
Program saving and documentation
Being able to comprehend complex programs
Carry out program changes quickly and safely
Minimize potential error sources in the plant
Quickly diagnose and troubleshoot complex faults in the networked plant
Siemens Certified Programmer :
Structure and create S7 programs
Work efficiently with SIMATIC STEP 7
Shorten the engineering phase
Design TIA structures
SITRAIN Certification Program:
Requirements and Certification

Certifications Siemens Certified Service Technician Level 2
Siemens Certified Programmer
TIA service training course ST.SERV2 or ST-SERV3 or
Requirements for participation
TIA training course ST-PRO3
Proof of hands-on experience
Process
Duration of approx. four to five hours
S7-300 PLC
TIA-plant model Distributed I/O
Touch panel
Drive
Certification documents Uniform worldwide certificate
Result of examination specifying the performance
Three years
Validity of certification
Renewed by recertification
Recertification training for Siemens Certified Service
Technician Level 2 and Siemens Certified Programmer
Recertification Recertification training for Siemens Certified Service
Technician Level 1 will be released three years after
introduction of this certification
Capabilities of a
Application programming
and program documentation
HMI visualization
Commissioning and troubleshooting

Use of PLC components
with special functions
Design and cabling
PLC fundamentals
Selection and evaluation of
PLC components (hardware and software)
Operation of programming and diagnostics devices
Distributed I/O, communication
STEP 7 programming language
Drive technology
0% 50 % 100 %
Skills Expertise and skills for solving problems and tasks
Knowledge Fundamental technical knowledge, recognize relationships
Capabilities of a
Application programming
and program documentation
HMI visualization
Commissioning and troubleshooting

Use of PLC components
with special functions
Design and cabling
PLC fundamentals
Selection and evaluation of
PLC components (hardware and software)
Operation of programming and diagnostics devices
Distributed I/O, communication
STEP 7 programming language
Drive technology
0% 50 % 100 %
Capabilities of a
Siemens Certified Programmer
Creation of functions, function blocks and multiple

instances (using example of a processing line)
Creation and application of complex data structures
Indirect addressing of complex data structures and
parameters
Library functions for integrated error handling
S7 communication
(global data, SFB/SFC communication)
Introduction to Industrial Ethernet
Overview of engineering tools
Use of PROFINET
Implementation of drives
Use of HMI devices
0% 50 % 100 %

The success of the SITRAIN Certification Program
A worldwide certification by SITRAIN for industry...

Ensures that technology specialists are always up-to-date in their knowledge
Fulfils the requirements of quality management
(DIN EN ISO 9001)
Enables the effectiveness of staff training to be assessed
Guarantees an internationally standardized level of knowledge in automation
For all additional information, please refer to Link

Your Advance with the SITRAIN Certification
Program
As employer:
You have an up-to-date verification level for the qualifications of your
employees.
You meet the requirements of the industry standard DIN EN ISO 9001.
As participant:
You increase your value in the labor market
You secure your professional future.
As recruiter of personnel:
You are specifically searching for graduates from this program
The level of knowledge is uniform worldwide

Use of Certification Program
Benefit Reason
More knowledge
through recertification every 3 years, therefore the graduates are constantly
results in better
familiar with the latest technologies.
productivity
Satisfaction through
by faster and safer completion of tasks using the acquired knowledge.
performance
Up-to-date through the certificate even though the professional qualification may have
qualification been some time ago.
through the SITRAIN Certification Program as it
Worldwide Is offered worldwide
recognition Offers an internationally uniform training concept
Guarantees a worldwide, uniform defined level of knowledge
More efficient
through the same technical knowledge of employees from different cultures
completion of
and language backgrounds in international projects.
projects
Compliance with ISO through the certificate as verification of completion of required training
standard courses to keep knowledge level up to date.
Contents of the
SITRAIN Certification Program Modules
Siemens Certified Service Siemens Certified Siemens Certified Re-

Technician Level 1 Service Technician Level 2 Programmer certification
Course PLC solutions plus additional ideas and possibilities
content Implementation of the TIA concept (Totally Integrated Automation)
Maintenance of a plant with
Implementation of a plant with
Maintenance of a plant with Error diagnostics
Industrial Ethernet
Course Simple Error diagnostics Strategies for
Engineering tools
content Strategies for troubleshooting
Management of recipe
detailed troubleshooting Troubleshooting also in case
database in WinCC flexible
Diagnostic options of complex errors
Use PROFINET
Diagnostic options
Know programming options for
Repetition of
SIMATIC S7 to
respective
Know service options for Optimize the program
content and
Simulation of different solution SIMATIC S7 to through reusable blocks
preparation for
possibilities for Optimize system availability Shorten the programming examination
Goal
Optimizing system Optimize the plant runtime runtime
availability Optimize program change Reduce the programming
Optimizing the plant runtime times overheads
Shorten the engineering
phase
Example: Processing line Example: Processing line Example: Processing line
Simulation of hardware and Simulation of hardware and Simulation of a wide range
Practice software errors software errors of possible solutions
Interaction of different TIA Interaction of different TIA Configuration of different
components components TIA components
Recertification training
How does it work?
Countries in the world
Passed examination Passed examination Passed examination

Requirements
CP-FAST1 CP-S7SRV/CP-FAST2 CP-S7PRG/CP-FAP
CP-FAST1-R CP-FAST2-R
CP-FAP-R
Recertification and Recertification and
Recertification and
Title examination Siemens examination Siemens
examination Siemens
Certified Service Technician Certified Service Technician
Certified Programmer
Level 1 Level 2
Date of release September 2012 September 2010 September 2010
Content Repetition SERV1, SERV2 Repetition SERV1 SERV3 Repetition PRO1 PRO3
One of three available tests One of three available tests One of three available tests
Examination
CP-FAST1 CP-FAST2 CP-FAP
Charts SCP_Rezert_d_exam, SCP_Rezert_e_exam
Duration 3 days 3 days 3 days
Price 1.035,00 EUR 1.140,00 EUR 1.140,00 EUR
Siemens Certified Service Siemens Certified Service
Certificate Siemens Certified Programmer
Technician Level 1 Technician Level 2
Validity 3 years
Training center for SITRAIN Certification Program

Training center for SITRAIN Certification Program
Siemens Certified Siemens Certified

Siemens Certified
Service Technician Service Technician
Programmer
Level 1 Level 2
Belgium Yes Yes Yes
China Yes Yes Yes
Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Denmark Yes Yes Yes
Germany Yes Yes Yes
United Kingdom Yes Yes Yes
Mexico No No Yes
Netherlands Yes Yes Yes
Norway Yes Yes Yes
Austria Yes Yes Yes
Russia Yes Yes Yes
Switzerland Yes Yes Yes
Totally Integrated Automation Offers Vertical
Uniformity
ERP
Management level (MES)

WinCC PCS 7
Operations level
(SCADA / Control System)
Control level
Field level
Totally Integrated Automation
Fewer interfaces and reduced engineering overheads

Increased intelligence in automation
Enhanced, accelerated production transparency
SITRAIN in over 60 countries

Thank you for your attention!
Infoline Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 911-895-7575

Fax: +49 (0) 911-895-7576
www.siemens.de/sitrain
Outside Germany
www.siemens.com/sitrain

Backup

Examination guidelines V 5.9
First certification
Service Service Re-

Programmer
Tech. L1 Tech. L2 certification
Participation in training Passed
Condition ST-SERV 2 ST-SERV 3 ST-PRO3
course examination
ST-SERV/PRO
Test content: training courses ST-SERV 12 ST-SERV 13 ST-PRO 13 13 and
Recert. training
Test form: Participant attendance in SITRAIN TC/ITC
Test duration Approx. 5 hours
ST-SERV/PRO
Support for test training course folder ST-SERV 12 ST-SERV 13 ST-PRO 13 13 and
Recert. training
Documents for
Certificate, Statement of attendance, Result of the examination
participants
Validity of
3 years, then recertification
certification
SIMATIC S7 70,0 60,0 70,0
Topics
SIMATIC HMI/Drives 30,0 40,0 30,0
SIMATIC S7 70,0 60,0 70,0
Test results SIMATIC HMI/Drives 30,0 40,0 30,0 Respective
maximum
Total 100,0 100,0 100,0 first
examination
SIMATIC S7 35,0 30,0 35,0
Test results SIMATIC HMI/Drives 15,0 20,0 15,0
minimum
Total 70,0 70,0 70,0
Examination guideline 1 of 2
Re-certification
CP-FAST1-R CP-FAST2-R CP-FAP-R
Requirement for Passed CP-S7PRG/

Passed CP-FAST1 Passed CP-FAST2
participation CP-FAP
Course content ST-SERV1, Course content ST-SERV1 Course content ST-PRO1
Test content
ST-SERV2, CP-FAST1-R ST-SERV3, CP-FAST2-R ST-PRO3, CP-FAP-R
Test form Participant attendance in SITRAIN training center
Duration training
2 3 days 2 3 days 2 3 days
theory and practice
Included duration of
3 hours 5 hours 5 hours
practical test
ST-SERV1, ST-SERV2, CP- ST-SERV1 ST-SERV3, ST-PRO1 ST-PRO3, CP-
Support for test
FAST1-R documentation CP-FAST2-R documentat. FAP-R documentation
Documents for Statement of attendance
participants in every
case Result of the examination (total points recorded on certificate)
Documents for Certificate Siemens Certificate Siemens
Certificate Siemens
participants in case Certified Service Technician Certified Service Technician
passed Level 1 Level 2
Validity of
3 years
certification

Examination guideline 2 von 2
Re-certification
During test:
CP-FAST1-R CP-FAST2-R CP-FAP-R
split-up in topics
SIMATIC S7 70,0 % 60,0 % 70,0 %

Focus
SIMATIC HMI and drives 30,0 % 40,0 % 30,0 %
SIMATIC S7 70,0 60,0 70,0

Test results SIMATIC HMI and drives 30,0 40,0 30,0
maximum
Total 100,0 100,0 100,0
SIMATIC S7 35,0 30,0 35,0

Test results SIMATIC HMI and drives 15,0 20,0 15,0
minimum
Total 70,0 70,0 70,0

Learning Paths SITRAIN Certification Program
TIA Service and Programming Training Courses
1) Check your entering requirements online at www.siemens.com/sitrain
WBT2) WBT2)
PLC for beginners (WBT) PLC for beginners (WBT)

Micromaster 420 (WBT) PROFIBUS (WBT)
SIMATIC S7 SIMATIC S7
TIA Service 1 TIA-Programming 1
ST-SERV1 5 days ST-PRO1 5 days
WBT2) WBT2)
WinCC flexible (WBT) WinCC flexible (WBT)
PROFIBUS (WBT) MICROMASTER 420 (WBT)
WBT2) WBT2)
Technician Level 1
Industrial Ethernet (WBT)WBT2) Industrial Ethernet (WBT)
WinCC flexible (WBT) CP-FAST1 3 days WinCC flexible (WBT)
Siemens Certified Service Siemens Certified
Technician Level 2 Programmer
CP-FAST2 5 hours CP-FAP 5 hours
Re-certification Siemens
Re-certification Siemens
Certified Service Technician
Level 2
CP-FAST2-R 3 days CP-FAP-R 3 days

Content of SITRAIN Certification Program
Siemens Certified Service Siemens Certified Service Siemens Certified

Technician Level 1 Technician Level 2 Programmer
Target Service personnel, operators, Service personnel, operators, Programmers, commissioning
Group users, maintenance personnel users, maintenance personnel engineers, project engineers
Startup of the hardware of a PLC

and the components of Totally
Assembly
Integrated Automation
Installation guidelines
CPU I/O modules
Wiring
Distributed I/O, drive and HMI
Startup of the hardware of a PLC Parameterization of the CPU
Software for the PLC
and the components of Totally Configuring distributed I/O
Operating system
Integrated Automation Configuring a drive
User program
CPU I/O modules Programming an HMI device
Creation and start-up of a PLC
Content Distributed I/O, drive and HMI Structuring a program by using
program
Software for the PLC a structogram
Design and structuring
Operating system Implementation of the program
Memory functions, timer
User program taking reusability aspects into
functions and counter functions
Creation and start-up of a simple account
Complex error handling in
PLC program
hard- and software
Simple program improvements
Human Machine Interface
Logic operations
Improvement of WinCC flexible
application


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SITRAIN

SITRAIN Certification Program

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Drive technology Automation Systems CNC automation

Industrial Safety systems - Safety

Low voltage controls Sensors, measurement, Electrical installation

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

1. Learning in the 2. Customized

3. Learning 4. Learning with 5. Learning

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

You request, we provide training... 2. Customized

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Combination of face-to-face and online learning

Optional module 1 Optional module 2

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Higher learning efficiency by: Entry test

Combination of learning methods and wide selection of

Specialist trainers oriented towards professional

Competitive advances through:

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Training results in:

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Our strengths are:

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

General performance Willingness to recommend

Repeat custom Competition benefits

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

General performance Willingness to recommend

Repeat custom Competition benefits

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

A worldwide certification by SITRAIN for industry...

For all additional information, please refer to Link

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Service, maintenance and Projection and

Siemens Certified Service

Siemens Certified Service

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Siemens Certified Service Technician Level 1

Siemens Certified Service Technician Level 1

Commissioning and troubleshooting

Distributed I/O, communication

STEP 7 programming language

Commissioning and troubleshooting

Distributed I/O, communication

STEP 7 programming language

Creation of functions, function blocks and multiple

Overview of engineering tools

Use of HMI devices

Skills Expertise and skills for solving problems and tasks

A worldwide certification by SITRAIN for industry...

For all additional information, please refer to Link

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Siemens Certified Service Siemens Certified Siemens Certified Re-

Countries in the world

Passed examination Passed examination Passed examination

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Siemens Certified Siemens Certified

Management level (MES)

Totally Integrated Automation

Fewer interfaces and reduced engineering overheads

Siemens AG 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Phone: +49 (0) 911-895-7575