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ERIC Number: ED267854
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 46
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
A Secondary/Postsecondary Program to Prepare Master Technicians.
Phillips, Cecil G., Jr.; Kuchinsky, Charlotte A.
A description is provided of the "Secondary/Postsecondary Program to Prepare Master Technicians," a state-funded pilot project designed to develop a "2 + 2" model in the field of electronics/electromechanical technology. Section I provides an overview of the project, a copy of the project agreement, lists of local education agency and business/industry/government participants, an organizational chart, an outline of the project structure, bylaws of the executive committee and collaboration council, a statement of project objectives, and a timetable. Section II, which focuses on curriculum development: (1) describes research to determine entry-level competencies expected by employers; (2) illustrates technical workforce changes, phases of curriculum development, the cyclical process for forecasts of occupational demand, job opportunities in the electronics/electromechanical technology field, and new technology occupations; (3) offers a brief description of the Developing A Curriculum (DACUM) approach; (4) provides a description of the master technician (MT) program, including lists of courses in the secondary and postsecondary curricula; (5) identifies advantages of the MT approach; and (6) illustrates student flow. Finally, section III presents materials developed for the project's public relations effort, with attention to the changing role of the technician; the support of business, industry and government for the program; and the promise of the academic and vocational mix of the program. Lists of speakers bureau participants and materials developed for the project conclude the report. (LAL)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Virginia State Dept. of Community Colleges, Richmond.; Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond.
Identifiers: Master Technicians; Virginia
Note: A project of the Virginia Peninsula Local Education Agencies. Several pages contain small print.