Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship
Training
Project Summary
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Our Client: |
Fortune 500 consumer products producer and distributor |
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The Project:
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The
client operates several plants located throughout the United States.
All of the plants implement a standard set of production processes and
are constantly upgrading equipment and control systems. Skilled-trades
job seekers lack the high-end skills needed to effectively troubleshoot
and maintain plant equipment and complex control systems. The client
desired to employ the best of the marginal applicants and provide the
necessary training and job experiences to bring them to a fully
qualified maintenance technician level. |
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APS' Mission: |
Design
and develop curricula and supporting training materials for a
comprehensive two-year apprenticeship program for industrial electrical
control technicians and mechanics, including cross-training for
multi-craft personnel. |
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The Challenges: |
Design
and develop a standardized electrical and mechanical curricula to
prepare individuals academically for their roles as maintenance
technicians. Incorporate job-related practical exercises to build
needed plant troubleshooting skills. Work with local community colleges
to provide curriculum support for classroom training. Work with plant
maintenance management to ensure job relevance and identify practical
work exercises. |
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APS' Approach: |
APS
formed a project team of experienced industrial maintenance and training
specialists. APS worked closely with the client to develop a
college-level curriculum for electrical and mechanical trades that could
be implemented at local community colleges or trade schools. The team
worked with the client to identify appropriate academic and practical
program content and with local community colleges to address program
delivery issues. |
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The Results: |
APS
designed and developed student and instructor training materials,
hands-on laboratory and in-plant practical exercises, and job-related
work assignments to support comprehensive electrical and mechanical
curricula. APS also researched and specified necessary components and
equipment to accomplish the laboratory exercises. All courses use
commercially available text materials as references.
The courses are
scheduled on a semester system to be conducted over a two year period
coupled with course-related work assignments at the plants. The program
was implemented successfully at several of the client's locations and
has run through one complete cycle.
Overviews of the
electrical and mechanical curricula are shown below. In addition to the
program elements shown, both programs contain two blocks of
cross-training subjects for developing multi-craft technicians. |
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Electrical Maintenance Curriculum Overview
Mechanical Maintenance Curriculum Overview |
