This publication contains statewide standards for the heavy equipment mechanic program in Georgia. The standards are divided into 12 categories: foundations (philosophy, purpose, goals, program objectives, availability, evaluation); admissions (admission requirements, provisional admission requirements, recruitment, evaluation and planning);…

The instructional materials developed on power mechanics are based on the concept of performance objectives as organized by EPIC Diversified Systems Corporation. Objectives within the document are divided into four categories; (1) program objectives, (2) performance objectives, (3) process objectives, and (4) activities. These are categorized by a…

This document is intended to help education and training institutions deliver the Machine Tool Advanced Skills Technology (MAST) curriculum to a variety of individuals and organizations. MAST consists of industry-specific skill standards and model curricula for 15 occupational specialty areas within the U.S. machine tool and metals-related…

This document contains the outcomes of a pilot project to develop materials and methods of integrating occupational health and safety into the curriculum of the technologies at a technical college. Section I is a model of how to integrate health and safety into a vocational-technical curriculum. Based on the Outcomes-Based Guidelines developed by…

This document presents information about the apprenticeship training program of Alberta, Canada, in general and the gas utility operator certificate program in particular. The first part of the document discusses the following items: Alberta's apprenticeship and industry training system; the occupation committee and its members; the Alberta…

This module is the fourth in a series that is designed to help students achieve greater professional and personal success as power line technicians. Each module represents one or more complete units of instruction with components organized into one instructor and one student "package": the instructor's manual and the student workbook.…

This module is the fifth in a series that is designed to help students achieve greater professional and personal success as power line technicians. Each module represents one or more complete units of instruction with components organized into one instructor and one student "package": the instructor's manual and the student workbook. The…

Designed to train an entry-level mechanic, this heavy equipment mechanic program guide presents the standard curriculum for technical institutes in Georgia. The curriculum addresses the minimum competencies for a heavy equipment mechanic program. The general information section contains the following: purpose and objectives; program description,…

This module is the sixth in a series that is designed to help students achieve greater professional and personal success as power line technicians. Each module represents one or more complete units of instruction with components organized into one instructor and one student "package": the instructor's manual and the student workbook. The…

This module is the seventh in a series that is designed to help students achieve greater professional and personal success as power line technicians. Each module represents one or more complete units of instruction with components organized into one instructor and one student "package": the instructor's manual and the student workbook.…

This curriculum guide consists of materials for use in teaching a four-part course in electromechanical technical technology. The first part contains nine units dealing with hydraulics and nine units on pneumatics. Addressed in the individual units are the following topics: an introduction to hydraulics; control of hydraulic energy; check valves…

After conducting a comprehensive evaluation of its curriculum, staff at the Westinghouse Nuclear Training Center in Zion, Illinois, undertook a research and development project aimed at upgrading the center's curriculum to the competency-based format. Included among the main activities of the curriculum development process were the following:…

This combination progress record and course outline is designed for use by individuals teaching a course in signals and communications. Included among the topics addressed in the course are the following: matter, the nature of electricity, dry cells and batteries, Ohm's law, power, magnetism, measurement instruments, Kirchoff's laws,…

This module is the third in a series that is designed to help students achieve greater professional and personal success as power line technicians. Each module represents one or more complete units of instruction with components organized into one instructor and one student "package": the instructor's manual and the student workbook. The…

This module is the first in a series that is designed to help students achieve greater professional and personal success as power line technicians. Each module represents one or more complete units of instruction with components organized into one instructor and one student "package": the instructor's manual and the student workbook. The…