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Download full textBritish Columbia Construction Industry Skills Improvement Council, New Westminster. – 1992
This document reports two literacy task analyses conducted in Burnaby, British Columbia, on a job site designated "large" and another considered "small." The report of the analysis of the "large" job site: (1) describes the goals of the analysis, which include identifying the basic skills required for the jobs studied…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Building Trades, Carpentry, Construction Industry
McKeag, Janis – 1993
A survey of Local 343-United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America and the Manitoba Construction Labour Relations Association, Manitoba, determined the critical, essential, and important workplace skills of carpenters. A survey instrument was developed and mailed to 438 active members of Local 343; 110 surveys were completed and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Building Trades, Carpentry
McKeag, Janis; Todd, Laurie – 1993
The Environmental Improvement Project at Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting in Flin Flon, Manitoba, presented a unique opportunity for field observation and assessment. Field observation of the approximately 70 carpenters employed with various companies provided information on the types of communication used and the circumstances in which the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Building Trades, Carpentry
McKeag, Janis – 1994
A project of Local 343 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and the Construction Labour Relations Association (CLRA) of Manitoba documented the workplace literacy skills needed by union carpenters on job sites in Manitoba. The following techniques were used: mailed questionnaires to the carpenter members of Local 343 and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Building Trades, Carpentry
Lengert, Gerald – 1981
This course outline was prepard to help apprentice drywall installers and teachers of drywall finishing courses to learn or teach the skills necessary for the apprenticeship course in British Columbia. The course outline consists of 11 tracks (units) that cover the following topics: estimating, job inspection, safety, applying bead, filling…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades, Buildings
Lengert, Gerald – 1983
This manual, a self-study guide for apprentices in the drywall finishing trade in British Columbia, attempts to establish standards for the trade. It tells how to produce a properly taped and filled drywall surface and describes what that surface should look like. The standards emphasize quality work that can be realistically achieved on the job.…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades, Buildings
