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Keefe, Jeffrey H. – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1991
Analysis of data from "Industry Wage Surveys of Machinery Manufacturers" on the skill levels of 57 machining jobs found that introduction of numerically controlled machine tools has resulted in a very small reduction in skill levels or no significant change, supporting neither the deskilling argument nor argument that skill levels…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Job Skills, Machine Tools, Machinery Industry
Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, LA. – 1992
Developed by the ABCs of Construction National Workplace Literacy Project, these curriculum materials for the occupational area of millwright contain two lessons that deal with finding the main idea. Each lesson consists of an objective, instruction, and exercises. Lesson 1 contains nine exercises, and Lesson 2 has five. The objectives for the two…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Texas State Technical Coll., Waco. – 1996
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…
Descriptors: Automation, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Manufacturing
Texas State Technical Coll., Waco. – 1996
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…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Mississippi Research and Curriculum Unit for Vocational and Technical Education, State College. – 1996
This document, which reflects Mississippi's statutory requirement that instructional programs be based on core curricula and performance-based assessment, contains outlines of the instructional units required in local instructional management plans and daily lesson plans for metal trades I, IIA (advanced welding), and IIB (advanced machine shop).…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Competence
Spottl, Georg; Windelband, Lars – European Journal of Vocational Training, 2006
Given that the early recognition procedures used to date focus on trends and the scenario technique and are less concerned with the design of VET, a research-based employment research early recognition tool was developed as part of the "EarlyBird" Leonardo Project, by means of which it is possible to identify changes at shop-floor level. What was…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Employment, Machine Tools, Vocational Education
Mississippi Research and Curriculum Unit for Vocational and Technical Education, State College. – 1996
This document, which reflects Mississippi's statutory requirement that instructional programs be based on core curricula and performance-based assessment, contains outlines of the instructional units required in local instructional management plans and daily lesson plans for machine tool operation/machine shop I and II. Presented first are a…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Competence
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1989
This document consists of materials for a 12-unit course on the following topics: (1) introduction to precision measurement; (2) semiprecision linear measurement; (3) simple layout techniques; (4) measurement with vernier and dial calipers; (5) measuring with micrometers; (6) measurement and layout on a surface plate; (7) go/no-go inspection…
Descriptors: Blueprints, Competency Based Education, Drafting, Educational Objectives
Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant. – 1973
This teacher's guide is one of a series of publications focusing on the occupational preparation of persons with special education needs. The material was developed and tested by cooperating teachers over a period of three years. Task analysis information is presented using occupational descriptions from the Dictionary Titles, covering entry level…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cooperative Education, Employment Qualifications, Industrial Arts
BOLDT, MILTON; POKORNY, HARRY – 1967
THIRTY-THREE MACHINE SHOP INSTRUCTORS FROM 17 STATES PARTICIPATED IN AN 8-WEEK SEMINAR TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE ESSENTIAL FOR TEACHING THE OPERATION OF NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOLS. THE SEMINAR WAS GIVEN FROM JUNE 20 TO AUGUST 12, 1966, WITH COLLEGE CREDIT AVAILABLE THROUGH STOUT STATE UNIVERSITY. THE PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED AN…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Machine Tools, Numerical Control, Program Evaluation
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. U.S. Employment Service. – 1968
At the present time, only 5 percent of the short-run metal-cutting machining in the United States is done by numerically controlled machined tools, but within the next decade it is expected to increase by 50 percent. Numerically controlled machines use taped data which is changed into instructions and directs the machine to do certain steps…
Descriptors: Automation, Bibliographies, Evaluation, Glossaries
Irvin, Daniel W. – Technical Education News, 1976
The school shop instructor is largely responsible for the preventive maintenance of power tools. These preventive measures primarily involve proper alignment, good lubrication, a reasonable maintenance program, and good operating procedures. Suggestions for maintenance of specific equipment is provided. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Equipment, Equipment Maintenance, Machine Tools, Mechanical Equipment
Anderson, Jerry – School Shop, 1971
Some danger areas in the school shop are identified and safety measures described. (GB)
Descriptors: Industrial Arts, Inspection, Laboratory Safety, Machine Tools
Harris, Rick – Vocational Education Journal, 1995
In a partnership between several tool companies and vocational high schools, students in construction technology classes give new products a fair and rigorous workout at a fraction of the cost of focus groups. The process allows companies to expose their products to students who, in turn, provide critical evaluation of the tools. (JOW)
Descriptors: Building Trades, Construction Industry, Hand Tools, High Schools
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Koontz, Paul – Tech Directions, 2000
The growing gap between the skills of the work force and the technical requirements of today's jobs have reemphasized the need to transform the educational system to provide the solid academic and technical skills required by the jobs of today and tomorrow. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Entry Workers, Job Skills, Labor Supply
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