The Avionics Instrument Systems career ladder (AFSC 325X1) provides flight line and shop maintenance training on aircraft instrument systems, electromechancial instruments, components, and test equipment. Duties involve inspecting, removing, installing, repairing, operating, troubleshooting, overhauling, and modifying systems such as flight and…

Instrument technicians install, repair, maintain, and adjust instruments which record, indicate, meter, or control. The article offers a case study illustrating the duties, background, and training required for the job. (MW)

This package consists of course syllabi, an instructor's handbook, and a student laboratory manual for a 2-year vocational training program to prepare students for entry-level employment as instrumentation and control technicians. The program was developed through a modification of the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) technique. The course syllabi…

A guide for advancement and training in the Instrumentman 1 and C ratings for Navy personnel is provided in this manual. The chapters outline the duties and responsibilities of the Instrumentmen involved with mechanical instrument repair and calibration shops, safety procedures, watch and clock repair and adjustments, electrical typewriters,…

Implications for Maine's vocational technical institutes of changes in the pulp and paper industry are examined in this study designed to help vocational educators realize the importance of keeping current with the needs of employers in relevant labor markets. Information used was gathered from relevant literature and from indepth interviews with…

Reports on the U.S. Air Force method of training biomedical equipment technicians. The 50 self-paced modules that make up the course are randomly sequenced to reduce capital investment in training equipment. Other useful bits of information from the military are included in this article. (Editor/HD)

Focusing on machine repairers and operators, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providing current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include appliance repairers,…

The potential of distance learning (DL) to expedite the U.S. Army's efforts to redress personnel shortages in Army enlisted occupations was studied by evaluating how DL-based training strategies might affect skill shortages in the following occupations: helicopter repairer; electronic switching system operator; microwave systems…