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Development of Competency Standards Model for the Auto Mechanics Department in Vocational High Schools
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Abstract | 3⁄4 This research aimed at exploring how to establish an appropriate competency standard model for the department of auto mechanics in the vocational high schools. Such a model can help the auto mech anics departments in the vocational and technical education system to train students that meet the quantity and quality demands of auto industry for manpower. The research goals were 1) to discuss the importance of competency standards, 2) to probe into the feasibility of functional analysis and 3) to develop a functional map for the trade of auto mechanics. This research analyzed the professional competency standards for the trade of auto mechanics through functional analyses. It collected literatures rela ting to the knowledge and skills needed in the profession, held expert interviews, and conducted functional analyses. Then it proposed feasible schemes for vocational schools to develop curricula that can help supply talents that auto industry needs. Liter ature analysis and functional analysis are two major methods, among others, used in this research. Index Terms 3⁄4 senior vocational high school, department of auto mechanics, competency standards senior vocational high school, department of auto mechanics , functional analysis RESEARCH BACKGROUND AND MOTIVE What competency of future auto-related professions students should acquire to satisfy the needs of the increasingly advanced high-tech auto industry, the auto technology, and the social environment, and to accord with the talent standards in the auto profession market has so far become an important subject about the development of the auto industry. At present, in order to meet the needs of new high-tech auto transportation of the 21st century, it is really necessary to establish the professional competency standard for the automobile industry. Supportive factors are as follows: l Transition in auto mechanics industry With the development of new science and technology of the auto, the vocational high school must shift the learning goal for students from the traditional technical education to the technical service education. The new learning goal is to turn out professional talents with the specialized competency and the viewpoint on the value of modern civilization. Besides the required professional mechanics, the students should also dabble in other auto-related management fields. The new goal should go forward to technical service education to develop the traditional auto repair industry. Apparently, it is urgent to probe into the auto mechanists’ competency in different angles. l Improving education quality on auto mechanists Based on the development of the auto mechanics industry and the demands for industry changes, the key competency and the professional competency of the auto-related departments necessarily need to be reevaluated to ensure the practicability of the dynamic-mechanics curricula of the vocational system, and the standard curricula of the school. What’s more, the education quality of the auto mechanists must be guaranteed. l Meeting the need for human resources of the auto repair industry The professional competency standard of auto mechanists is the interface between the auto repair industry and the professional training. In another word, in order to turn out talents qualified for the needs of the industry, the vocational high school should provide appropriate curricula and realize the link between practice and learning. That is to say, the professional curricula should positively respond to the market demand for the talents’ competency so as to cut down the contradiction between the professional curricula and the demand of the auto industry. It is the best way to develop the auto mechanists’ competency based on the opinion that the market demand of the industry should be competency-oriented. l 4Refining the auto mechanist licensing system |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.ineer.org/Events/ICEE2004/Proceedings/Papers/287_2_(1).pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
