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

Project Period:

1 December 1992-30 November 1995

Federal Funding Source:

Department of Labor

Federal:

$372,416

Non-Federal:

373,663

Total:

$746,079

Occupational Area(s):

Production worker and maintenance technician

Status:

Standards were published in February 1995.

Description of standards document:

There are two levels of certification, Basic Competency and Mastery. These are distinguished by more difficult work activities performed competently in the six functional areas which define the job. These areas are: soil receiving/sorting; cleansing, extraction, and drying/conditioning; pressing and finishing; assembly, segregation, and shipping; stockroom; and repair. The standards include work activities statements, a "skill check" (a notation indicating whether or not a hands-on demonstration of competency is available), essential skills and knowledge, evidence of successful performance criteria and assessment strategies.

Description of companion document:

UTSA has completed written and performance assessment guides, competency achievement records for individual workers, and administrators' guide, an employee selection guide, and learning resource modules.

Excerpt(s) of a standard:

Functional Area: Soil receiving/sorting

Work Segment (Function): Receive and sort/classify soiled goods

Work Activity: Sort soiled goods by route/account number or code.

Essential Skills/Knowledge: Match, compare, count numbers, and/or transfer numbers or sequences of numbers from one source to another source.

Partners:

The stakeholder coalition includes: 1) an advisory council representing the AFL-CIO Laundry and Dry Cleaning International Union, National Education Association, National Institute for Work and Learning, Government of the District of Columbia (Department of Employment Services), American Association of Community Colleges, JTPA Private Industry Council (Washington, D.C.), Responsive Vocational Education, and Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training; and 2) a management-level task force representing nine UTSA member companies. In addition, worker panels provide expertise and input as needed. Project support is provided by the Marshall Institute, Inc., of Raleigh, North Carolina, and the U.S. Department of Labor.

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