Looks at preventive/predictive maintenance as it is used in industry. Discusses core preventive maintenance tools that must be understood to prepare students. Includes a list of websites related to the topic. (JOW)

Multicultural activities should be integrated into technical curricula. Schools must make a serious effort to sensitize students to the nuances of other cultures so they are better able to meet the challenges of the workplace. (JOW)

Lists 15 principles for working safely with equipment. Describes phases of an ergonomic hazards program to identify and prevent problems and causes of cumulative trauma disorders in the workplace. (SK)

An exemplary university/business partnership involved the development of a training program to enhance workplace productivity for a relatively small manufacturing facility. The objectives were to educate the work force in the principles of workplace organization and lean manufacturing practices. (Author/JOW)

It is time to add another layer to the technical education curriculum, a management of technology capstone. Technical education needs to be closely attuned to changes in the workplace in which technical workers play an increasingly important role. (JOW)

Summarizes efforts to address the problem of how to involve industry in the design and delivery of education and training and to ensure its relevance for work preparation. Describes a work-based training program in Germany and a statewide industry-driven process for updating postsecondary technical education curricula in Georgia. (JOW)