This guide is intended for use in providing the classroom portion of training for apprentices in the cabinetmaking and millwork trades. The materials focus on guiding teams of apprentices through the completion of a credenza with step-back hutch that is to be made in the traditional, colonial/country, and contemporary furniture styles. The guide…

This volume contains outlines for 16 courses in machine theory that are designed for machine tool apprentices. Addressed in the individual course outlines are the following topics: basic concepts; lathes; milling machines; drills, saws, and shapers; heat treatment and metallurgy; grinders; quality control; hydraulics and pneumatics;…

This curriculum contains materials for use in duplicating the 11-week course for machine operators that was implemented at New Hampshire Vocational-Technical College in Nashua, New Hampshire. Addressed in the course, which is designed to prepare entry-level employees, are the following topics: basic math, blueprint reading, layout tools and…

This military-developed text consists of self-instructional materials dealing with the basic tools and equipment used in metalworking shops. Covered in the individual lessons are the following topics: materials and processes; shop mathematics; blueprint reading and sketching; handtools, measuring instruments, and basic metalworking machines;…

Designed to provide the basic knowledge and hands-on skills necessary to prepare job-ready machinist trainees, these instructional materials focus on the following areas of trade and industrial education: orientation, basic and related technology, hand and bench work, and power saws and drilling machines. Suitable for use in secondary,…

One in a series of core instructional materials for apprentices to use during the first or second years of apprentice-related subjects training, this booklet deals with basic safety. The first section consists of an outline of the content and scope of the core materials as well as a self-assessment pretest. Covered in the four instructional…

The student's manual of this set consists of materials for use by individuals enrolled in an extension course to train individuals for employment as millwrights. Addressed in the individual units of the course are the following topics: millwright careers; personal safety; equipment safety; addition and subtraction of common fractions;…

This task list is intended for use in planning and/or evaluating a competency-based course to prepare machine tool, drill press, grinding machine, lathe, mill, and/or power saw operators. The listing is divided into six sections, with each one outlining the tasks required to perform the duties that have been identified for the given occupation.…

This set of competency-based learning modules consists of four career exploration modules and three science modules for use with adults with limited English proficiency. The four career exploration models contain activities designed to introduce students to career opportunities and basic job skills and safety procedures in the following fields:…

This student guide, one of a series of correspondence training courses designed to improve the job performance of members of the Marine Corps, deals with the skills needed by metal workers and welders. Addressed in the six individual units of the course are the following topics: weldable metals and their alloys, arc welding, gas welding,…

This study was conducted to provide information on equipment needs, the extent of planning to upgrade equipment, and technological advancements necessary to continue providing quality training to entry-level students and incumbent workers. The results were based on a 98 percent return from 72 area vocational-technical school directors, 17…

This curriculum guide provides six units of instruction on basic welding. Addressed in the individual units of instruction are the following topics: employment opportunities for welders, welding safety and first aid, welding tools and equipment, basic metals and metallurgy, basic math and measuring, and procedures for applying for a welding job.…

This instructional package is intended for use in training Air Force personnel enrolled in a program for apprentice masons. Training includes an introduction to masonry and provides instruction in the use of masons' hand, portable power, and shop tools; construction and maintenance of masonry structures using brick, concrete block, and tile;…

Intended to assist in the vocational education and employment of individuals who are handicapped, this catalog contains descriptions and illustrations of modified tools, equipment, and machinery for use in 38 areas. These use areas are arts, assembly, assessment, automobile repair, benchwork, communication, computer processing, cosmetology,…

This instructional package is intended for use in training Air Force personnel enrolled in a program for apprentice carpenters. Training includes an introduction to carpentry and provides instruction in the use of carpentry hand, portable power, and shop tools; construction and maintenance of wood structures; installation of building hardware; and…