A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Project Period:

1 October 1992-31 March 1996

Federal Funding Source:

Department of Education

Federal:

$1,091,233

Non-Federal:

1,091,317

Total:

$2,182,550

Occupational Area(s):

Entry level electronics technicians (covers those employed within basic and applied research, product development, manufacturing, marketing, maintenance, and repair of electronic components devices and systems)

Status:

Standards were published in June 1994. Measurement criteria for the skill standards were published in December 1995.

Description of standards document:

Raising the Standard: Electronics Technician Skills for Today and Tomorrow is based upon a detailed analysis of the duties an electronics technician is expected to perform and a breakdown of each duty into the specific tasks required for its performance. The skill standards includes two lists of duties and tasks: the first is for the work-ready, entry-level electronics technician; the second, included as an example of specialty skills, is for the consumer electronics technician. The basic skills form the underpinnings for additional knowledge, skills, and techniques--including knowledge of equipment and techniques specific to one of the eleven specialties--not identified in detail here but required for work in some of the specialties. The rest of the manual presents the skill standards in detail, separated into five chapters: Desirable Behaviors and Work Habits; Technical Skills; Test Equipment and Tools Skills; Basic and Practical Skills; and Additional Skills.

Description of companion document:

Characteristics of Competency, Measurement Criteria for Entry-Level Electronics Technician Skills was developed using teams of experts consisting of working technicians, line managers, and electronics instructions. The document presents the measurement criteria by skill category and skill standard. Each page identifies a skill standard, describes the criteria to be successfully performed to determine that the standard has been achieved, and summarizes the achievements of the technician who meets that standard. The measurement criteria are arranged using the same section names, order, and numbering used in Raising the Standard

Excerpt(s) of a standard:

Demonstrate an understanding of acceptable soldering/desoldering techniques, including through-hole and surface mount devices.

Partners:

Over 100 companies, educational institutions, and agencies have participated directly in the development of the skill standards and over 1,500 people have been given the opportunity to comment on the draft standards. Included with Electronics Industries Foundation (EIF) and Electronics Industries Association (EIA) in the management team responsible for overseeing this cooperative effort are the National Association of State Directors of Vocational Technical Education consortium (NASDVTEC), the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM & AW), and Educational Testing Service (ETS).

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