This curriculum guide is designed to assist instructors in the development and implementation of a comprehensive, competency-based automotive curriculum. It contains an instructional unit for each task listed on the enclosed job analysis or DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) chart. These units include introduction, performance objectives, suggested…

This publication is one of the courses from the Oklahoma Practical Nursing series of competency-based training programs designed to coordinate the job-related experience and knowledge needed by personnel working in a practical nursing position. The nutrition module includes several concepts that are integrated throughout the Practical Nursing…

This module on private security guard training was designed under the direction of the Oklahoma Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training to teach basic skills necessary for entry-level employment in this field. This module contains four instructional units that cover the following topics: (1) public relations; (2) performing fixed post…

This module on electricity is one of a series of modules designed to teach basic skills necessary for entry-level employment in this field. This module contains four instructional units that cover the following topics: (1) electrical materials; (2) electrical tools; (3) electrical layout; and (4) electrical basic skills. Each instructional unit…

This teacher's guide was developed to aid in presenting units on general metal trades to students in Texas. The units are intended to provide students with basic knowledge and skills for each area of instruction in the general metal trades, and with the basic entry-level skills they will need to have in order to enter industry as trained workers.…

This curriculum guide, developed for use in dental assistant education programs in Michigan, describes a task-based curriculum that can help a teacher to develop a classroom management system where students learn by doing. It is based on task analysis and reflects the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that employers expect entry-level dental…

This module on concrete reinforcing is one of a series of modules designed to teach basic skills necessary for entry-level employment in this field. This module contains three instructional units that cover the following topics: (1) concrete reinforcing materials; (2) concrete reinforcing tools; and (3) concrete reinforcing basic skills. Each…

This teacher's guide was developed to aid in presenting units on general metal trades to students in Texas. The units are intended to provide students with basic knowledge and skills for each area of instruction in the general metal trades, and with the basic entry-level skills they will need in order to enter industry as trained workers. This…

This instructor's edition for a new accounts representative unit is intended to help teachers of 11th- and 12th-grade students and adults prepare them for pursuing a career in a financial institution. The unit follows a standard format that includes some or all of these nine basic components: performance objectives, suggested activities for the…

This instructor's edition for a safe deposit representative unit is intended to help teachers of 11th- and 12th-grade students and adults prepare them for pursuing a career in a financial institution. The unit follows a standard format that includes some or all of these nine basic components: performance objectives, suggested activities for the…

This module, intended for adult instruction, is an introduction to landscaping designed to help students become familiar with landscaping terminology and concepts. The material is planned for six 2-hour classes. The first three lessons aid students in interpreting landscape plans and understanding some of the reasons for plant placement and…

This curriculum guide lists competencies for banking and related financial services occupations, validated by educators and experienced persons in the field in Arizona. The competencies describe the skills required of entry-level workers. The guide is in two parts with one focusing on teller or teller-like positions, and the other focusing on…

This revised curriculum guide contains five units that are designed to help students develop an understanding of the mission of the Technology Student Association (TSA). Each unit follows a standard format that includes some or all of these basic components: performance objectives, suggested activities, handouts, information sheets, supplements,…

This color-coded guide provides a generic core employment skills and attitudes guide for special needs students that is appropriate for use in all occupational areas. The units should facilitate the mainstreaming of students with a wide variety of handicapping and disadvantaged conditions. The units are self-paced and contain hands-on materials,…

This learning activity packet is designed to help students to acquire a competency, namely: how to use knowledge of careers in the fashion industry to gain information about their career choices. The unit consists of the competency, three objectives, suggested learning activities, transparency masters, handout materials for activities, and a…