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Download full textTexas State Technical Coll. System, Waco. – 1998
This package consists of course syllabi, an instructor's handbook, and a student laboratory manual for a 1-year vocational training program to prepare students for entry-level employment as industrial maintenance technicians. The program was developed through a modification of the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) technique. The course syllabi…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design
Stanton, Michael; And Others – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1985
Three reports on the effects of high technology on the nature of work include (1) Stanton on applications and implications of computer-aided design for engineers, drafters, and architects; (2) Nardone on the outlook and training of numerical-control machine tool operators; and (3) Austin and Drake on the future of clerical occupations in automated…
Descriptors: Drafting, Emerging Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Hula, Vicky – Florida Vocational Journal, 1978
Training to provide skilled workers for a large corporation's power plant to be built in Manatee County, Florida, is being planned in area vocational schools and community colleges in collaboration with the corporation. Several photographs illustrate the type of generator, turbine, and other equipment that will be involved in the plant's…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Industry, Labor Market, Machine Tool Operators
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. U.S. Training and Employment Service. – 1964
The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Cutting Scores, Evaluation Criteria
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Yellowknife. – 1991
This industrial technology curriculum provides at-risk students in grades 7-12 with the opportunity to explore activities, understand occupational principles, and develop entry-level skills. Industrial technology courses provide in-depth experiences in the development of skills in tool and machine operation, material processes, drawing and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides, Drafting, Entry Workers
A System for Providing Relevant Metrics Education for Vocational Teachers in Kentucky. Final Report.
Crosby, Richard K. – 1979
A project conducted in four vocational regions of Kentucky developed a system for providing vocational teachers with relevant metrics education and developed and identified materials to support and enhance the system. Ten occupational training areas selected as a focus of the project were air conditioning, auto body, auto mechanics, diesel…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Auto Body Repairers, Auto Mechanics, Drafting
