ERIC Number: ED473317
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2002
Pages: 187
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards: Agricultural Machinery Service Technician.
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale.
These Illinois skill standards for agriculture machinery service technician are intended to serve as a guide to workforce preparation program providers as they define content for their programs and to employers as they establish the skills and standards necessary for job acquisition. They could also serve as a mechanism for communication among education, business, industry, and labor. An introduction provides a sample format and occupational earnings and employment information. Each skill standard contains these components: performance area; coding that identifies the state, fiscal year in which the standard was endorsed, subcouncil abbreviation, cluster abbreviation, and standard number; conditions of performance; work to be performed; performance criteria; performance elements; and performance assessment criteria, including product and process. The 80 skill standards are categorized into these 8 areas: initial set up (4 standards); harvesting equipment (4); heating, air conditioning, and ventilation (9); engine service (17); electrical system service (12); power train service (18); hydraulic system service (7); and steering, brakes, chassis, and frame service (9). (YLB)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Electrical Systems, Employment Qualifications, Engines, Equipment Maintenance, Hydraulics, Industrial Education, Job Skills, Machine Repairers, Mechanics (Process), Performance, Performance Based Assessment, Postsecondary Education, Program Content, Secondary Education, State Standards, Student Evaluation
Curriculum Publications Clearinghouse, Western Illinois University Horrabin Hall 46, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455-1390. Tel: 800-322-3905 (Toll Free); Fax: 309-298-2869; e-mail: CPC@wiu.edu Web site: http://www.standards.siu.edu/. For full text: http://www.standards.siu.edu/books/pdf/ag_machinery.pdf.
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield.
Authoring Institution: Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale.
Identifiers - Location: Illinois
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