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Applied Academic & Workplace Skills for Collision Repair & Refinish Technicians.

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Title: Applied Academic & Workplace Skills for Collision Repair & Refinish Technicians.
Language: English
Authors: National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation, Herndon, VA.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 135
Publication Date: 1995
Sponsoring Agency: Department of Education, Washington, DC.
Intended Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Document Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Descriptors: Academic Education, Auto Body Repairers, Education Work Relationship, Integrated Curriculum, Job Skills, Motor Vehicles, Occupational Information, Painting (Industrial Arts), Postsecondary Education, Repair, Secondary Education, Standards, Task Analysis
Abstract: This task list of workplace skills for collision repair and refinish technicians resulted from grant from the U.S. Department of Education to the National Automotive Technician Education Foundation (NATEF) of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. The skills list is integrated with academic skills. This document lists the following 13 workplace skills, each with subskills: developing an employment plan; seeking and applying for employment opportunities; accepting employment; communicating on the job; interpreting the economics of work; maintaining professionalism; adapting/coping with change; solving problems and critical thinking; maintaining safe and healthy environment; demonstrating work ethics and behavior; demonstrating technology literacy; maintaining interpersonal relationships; and demonstrating team work. The list is followed by four sections that provide the following: (1) a narrative for language arts-related academic skills for the NATEF collision repair and refinish technician task lists; (2) a matrix showing how the language arts skills relate to the NATEF technical skills for collision repair and refinish and definitions of these applications; (3) a list of the language arts/communication skills integrated into the structural analysis and damage repair skills; and (4) the NATEF task list listing the technical skills for collision repair and refinish occupations. (KC)
Entry Date: 1996
Accession Number: ED385776
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This task list of workplace skills for collision repair and refinish technicians resulted from grant from the U.S. Department of Education to the National Automotive Technician Education Foundation (NATEF) of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. The skills list is integrated with academic skills. This document lists the following 13 workplace skills, each with subskills: developing an employment plan; seeking and applying for employment opportunities; accepting employment; communicating on the job; interpreting the economics of work; maintaining professionalism; adapting/coping with change; solving problems and critical thinking; maintaining safe and healthy environment; demonstrating work ethics and behavior; demonstrating technology literacy; maintaining interpersonal relationships; and demonstrating team work. The list is followed by four sections that provide the following: (1) a narrative for language arts-related academic skills for the NATEF collision repair and refinish technician task lists; (2) a matrix showing how the language arts skills relate to the NATEF technical skills for collision repair and refinish and definitions of these applications; (3) a list of the language arts/communication skills integrated into the structural analysis and damage repair skills; and (4) the NATEF task list listing the technical skills for collision repair and refinish occupations. (KC)