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Field logbook · Local-first

Every hour on the tools,
on the record.

Log your hours, get competency sign-offs, and export a submission-ready record — a free, browser-based replacement for paper books that go missing and spreadsheets nobody keeps.

No accountStored on your deviceCSV + PDF export

Trade apprenticeships still run on paper logbooks and loose spreadsheets. A book can be lost, water-damaged, or left on a site — and with it, months of recorded hours. A digital record that lives somewhere reliable, that a supervisor can sign, and that you can export, shouldn't be a hard thing to have.

ApprenticeLog is a small, honest tool aimed at that specific problem.

What it does

The core of a logbook, done properly.

No PDF to fill in by hand. No spreadsheet to maintain. Everything below works right now, in your browser.

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Hours Logging
Record each work session by date, task, competency, site, and hours. Your running total updates the moment you save.
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Competency Tracking
Every entry maps to a trade competency, with a progress bar toward the hours you set for each area.
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Sign-off Requests
New entries are marked pending. A supervisor reviews them and signs off — their name, the date, and any note are recorded against the entry.
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Live Totals
The dashboard shows exactly how many hours you have logged and how many are signed, against a target you can adjust.
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Local & Private
Your logbook is stored only in your own browser. There is no account and no server — nothing leaves your device unless you export it.
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Export & Print
Download a spreadsheet-ready CSV, or open a print-ready logbook — your details, every entry, and a signature declaration — to save as PDF for your training provider.

Log, sign off, track, export.

Four steps. No paper, no chasing, no lost records.

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Log your hours
Record each session — date, hours, task, competency, and site. It saves to your browser instantly and updates your totals.
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Request a sign-off
Every new entry is marked pending, ready for the supervisor who oversaw the work to review it.
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Supervisor signs off
On the same device, your supervisor opens the review page, checks the entry, enters their own name, and signs it. Their name and the date are stamped onto the record.
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Track and export
Your dashboard shows live totals against your target and per-competency progress. Export to CSV, or generate a print-ready logbook with a declaration page to submit.

What the logbook looks like.

An illustrative example of the week view — your real entries and totals live on your dashboard.

Week Log — example
Electrical trade · illustrative data
19.0 h
this example week
TaskHoursDateStatus
Cable installation — conduit run, Level 36.5hMon 7 Jul✓ Signed
Switchboard wiring — main distribution board4.0hTue 8 Jul✓ Signed
Testing and tagging — portable appliances3.5hWed 9 Jul● Pending
Motor circuit installation — 3 phase5.0hThu 10 Jul● Pending

Illustrative preview — not a record of any real person's hours.

Free & open

No account. No billing. Yours.

ApprenticeLog is a free personal-project tool. There are no paid tiers and no data collection — it runs entirely in your browser and your logbook is stored on your own device.

Free to use
Log unlimited hours and sign-offs. There is nothing to pay and nothing to subscribe to.
No sign-up
Open the page and start. No email, no password, no personal details required.
Your data stays local
Entries are saved in this browser only. Clearing your browser data clears the logbook, so export a CSV to back it up.
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A note on what this is

This is an independent tool, not affiliated with any training authority or certificate board, and it doesn't claim to meet any specific regulator's format. Treat it as a reliable working record and a backup — and always confirm the exact requirements and accepted formats with your own training provider before you rely on it for a formal submission.

— Built by Brian Josiah

It works right now.

There's no waitlist and nothing to install. Open the logbook, add your first entry, and your totals start tracking immediately.

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