ERIC Number: ED397251
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 266
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Partnership To Pave the International Information Highway.
Eastfield Coll., Mesquite, TX.
Eastfield Community College (ECC) of Texas' Dallas Community College District obtained funding to examine the current skill standards for the job training of telecommunication manufacturing production specialists. Together with the firm Partners in Profound Knowledge (PPK), ECC documented and compared the skill standards required for telecommunication manufacturing production specialists in the United States, Canada, and Mexico and prepared reports outlining the new skills required in community college-level telecommunications programs, the basic and Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) skills for the three countries, and the results of the skill analysis study. During the project, 139 skill standards were developed for the occupation of general electronic technician and recommendations were formulated regarding developing/updating curricula reflecting international standards at community colleges throughout Texas. Appendixes constituting approximately 60% of this document contain the following: PPK's proposal to assist ECC; the 139 skill standards developed by the partners for the occupation of general electronics technician; an American Society for Quality Control publication devoted to applying American National Standards Institute standards to education and training institutions; and an excerpt from the SCANS report, "Learning a Living: A Blueprint for Higher Performance." Contains 13 references. (MN)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Definitions, Educational Needs, Electronic Equipment, Employment Qualifications, Equipment Manufacturers, Foreign Countries, International Organizations, Job Skills, Manufacturing Industry, Material Development, Needs Assessment, Statewide Planning, Technology Education, Telecommunications, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. Community Colleges and Technical Institutes Div.
Authoring Institution: Eastfield Coll., Mesquite, TX.
Identifiers - Location: Canada; Mexico; Texas; United States
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