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Download full textMartin, Laura M. W.; Beach, King – 1992
Performances of 45 individuals with varying degrees of formal and informal training in machining and programming were compared on tasks designed to tap intellectual changes that may occur with the introduction of computer numerical control (CNC). Participants--30 machinists, 8 machine operators, and 7 engineers--were asked background questions and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Manufacturing, Educational Background, Employee Attitudes
Mann, Sandra; And Others – 1992
This packet contains 15 lessons developed in a workplace basic skills project for the metal casting industry established jointly by Central Alabama Community College and Robinson Foundry, Inc. The lessons cover the following topics: (1) green sand schedule; (2) the core room; (3) the core room (continued); (4) figuring time; (5) the cleaning room;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Assembly (Manufacturing), Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs
Rasmussen, Bonnie – 1992
A workplace basic skills project for the metal casting industry was established jointly by Central Alabama Community College and Robinson Foundry, Inc. Evaluation of the project was made through a commercial test of hourly workers' general literacy level gains, instructor-developed pre- and posttests of mastery of the industrial process and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Assembly (Manufacturing), Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs
Batchelor, Leslie A.; Abercrombie, Richard, Ed. – 1980
This training manual, the first of two volumes, comprises the first six blocks in a nine-block in-service training course for apprentices working in heavy duty mechanics. Addressed in the individual blocks included in this volume are the following topics: shop equipment and practices; procedures for starting, moving, and stopping equipment; the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Auto Mechanics, Electricity, Engines
Batchelor, Leslie A.; Abercrombie, Richard, Ed. – 1980
This training manual, the second of two volumes, comprises the final three blocks in a nine-block in-service training course for apprentices working in heavy duty mechanics. Addressed in the individual blocks included in this volume are engines, basic electricity, and winches. Each block contains a section on parts theory that gives the purpose,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Auto Mechanics, Electric Batteries, Electric Circuits
British Columbia Dept. of Education, Victoria. – 1982
This manual is intended (1) to provide an information resource to supplement the formal training program for boilermaker apprentices; (2) to assist the journeyworker to build on present knowledge to increase expertise and qualify for formal accreditation in the boilermaking trade; and (3) to serve as an on-the-job reference with sound, up-to-date…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Blue Collar Occupations, Blueprints, Construction Materials
